In 1929, the American government took all the jobs and money away from the people and told them they couldn't drink booze because of Prohibition. Now we find ourselves in another great economic lull, and you may be looking to save some cash but feel like getting tanked. At the following bars you can do just that and avoid the injustice of sitting at home with a six pack, a television and a crippling sensation of loneliness.

Doc's Clock
2575 Mission St. (The Mission)
Drop in any time for the hard-to-find brew Olympia, always priced at $2, or High Life and Miller Lite at $3 a piece. Doc's Clock throws an all-day happy hour on Sunday, during which you can grab $2 PBRs or $3 drafts. Drop in on Mondays for a $5 combo of an Olympia and a shot of Fernet, which like many originally "medical" inventions gets you drunk instead.

Mission Bar & Tapas
2695 Mission St. (The Mission)
This bar is easy to find; just look for the brazenly self-confident sign reading "BAR" above its door. The simple sign mirrors the simple atmosphere of the bar, not fancy but not dirty, not too hot but not too cold, just right – like the fairy tale. Here, Tecates are always $3 and PBRs $2.

540 Club
540 Clement St. (Inner Richmond)
If anyone has ever told you that nothing in life is free, they never drank at 540 Club, where free BBQ flows when the clock strikes 3 PM on Sundays. And you can lubricate that grub with an everyday $2 PBR. Come back on Monday and test your self-control with $1 well drinks from 10 to midnight.

Buckshot
3848 Geary Blvd. (Inner Richmond)
If the mustachioed British villain from Ace Ventura – the guy with the penchant for white bats – started a bar, it would look like Buckshot. Mounted antlers line the walls and taxidermic animals battle it out above the bar. Grab a $2 PBR or Tecate and kick it with the wildlife, or make use of the Skee Ball, vintage video games, or shuffleboard.

For more on How to Beat SF Recession: Drinking, check out part 2.