eagleBOLTbar

I go there mostly for their Sunday beer bust; although, I sometimes go there other days of the week. I always enjoy my time there. This appears to be a well-​run establishment that I can always on having a good time.
The clientele is mostly the older generation like myself. Although, there is a variety of people who come in there. I do not notice very much political correctness from the clientele or the staff there. Of all the gay bars in the Twin Cities, The Eagle probably has the least judgmental clientele and staff, which makes my visits that much better. (Townhouse, if you’re reading this, please take notes).
The employees do a great job at keeping everything clean and organized. I always feel comfortable when I am there. I understand that there are a lot of drunk people there. Nonetheless, the employees appear to still keep a close eye on what is going on and when there are major messes.
Most of the bartenders do a terrific job at making their drinks. My favorite from there is the appletini. I can come here any time of the day, and I can always count on good quality drinks.
I like that they have various fun events once a month, such as Leather Night and Underwear Night. I have attended both of them a few times, and I always have a good time. I like that the staff does not strictly enforce the dress code during such events, even though I still dress up according to such.
I am proud to say that I am a regular here. As long as I continue to have a good time as I always have, I will continue coming here.

Tip– they serve great food! I love the taco Tuesday’s!
About the only gay best bar in the cities.
I LOVE this place. It holds the most special place in my heart. I have been going here for about 4 years. I was always scared to go until I «grew up». Trust me. … You don’t have to be 30 to go here. It is a nice place to meet new people. Younger and older.
They have bear bar nights, leather night, costume night etc. Everyone is absolutely genuine and I enjoy the company of other nice people.
Here is my story… 3 years ago on a Black Friday I asked a girlfriend of mine to go and visit this place for the holidays. We got there and was pretty crowded. We sat down at the bar and right away I noticed a beautiful man smiling talking to his friends. His smile blew me away and I said to my friend that …“I am going to marry this man”. Weird and awkward I know but his smile hit me harder than anyone I have even met.
Never in the world would I ever walk up and talk to someone. I always wanted someone to walk up and talk to me… But this guy was different. I walked up to him and asked for his number on the cheesy «date» cards they let you write on at the bar.
Fast forward … 2 years later I met him and we are celebrating our 1 year anniversary in a week!
This place is great for meeting great people!
The drinks, food and bartenders are awesome too.

Great Karoke!!! Great wings!!! Wonderful gay bar one of the better gay bars I have been too! Super cheap beers!

Ooph. Stay away weekends when it’s any other gay club in Anywhere, USA. I came back because a friend told me some punk rock dudes hung out here at times a while back and I dig some punk rock so if nothing else I might end up hanging out with some quality people. Maybe it was an off night the night I went: I did go on a weekday after all. If there were queer punks there that night they must have been posers cuz all I saw were guys in stereotypical gay garb: tight t-​shirts or polos sometimes with a deep V, faux hawks (those things still haven’t died yet?), fake tans, and every other mainstream gay (male) fashion trend was present. As an individual whose ethics by and large veer anti-​mainstream be it in a straight or GLBT (read middle-​upper class white young gay male professional) context this was pretty much the opposite of what I was expecting. Should’ve known better and should just accept there is no such thing as a non-​mainstream GLBT bar/​club, let alone anti-​mainstream GLBT bar/​club: the gay mainstream somehow has total control over every and any gay bar that opens and will never debut an establishment that caters to the likes of us, let alone accommodate non-​mainstream types: we need straight people to do that for us (ironic, huh?).
And sadly, nothing close to punk rock played, instead it was your typical bad generic thumping dance beats passing for music and there are Beyonce, et al music videos playing on the walls with a disco ball and rainbow themed lights, The side I thought was the regular bar is actually the one that becomes the leather-​only side on weekends: I thought I read/​heard that it was downstairs on the other end of that bar or something. Whoops. The leather side at least didn’t have the music videos and bright colors that everyone else has to experience, but the music was the same and it didn’t take long for the decision as to which side I was supposed to go to was made for me. Not missing out on much over there: leather didn’t make the crowd any more attractive or younger but hey, whatever works for them. I wouldn’t get it regardless of sexual orientation. Are there straight leather bar/​clubs? Cuz I haven’t seen any. At least there wasn’t a cover (Cover? At a leather bar? That’s the last thing they want guys to do, yuk yuk!), but it was a bit of a pain having the bartender come around and tell me after I bought my PBR, for $ 4.50 mind you, that I had to wade back through the crowd and check in my messenger bag. A lot of hassle with a hefty price tag to be somewhere I don’t want to be.
So weekends are a definite no-​go (minus one star), so it’s best to go here on a weeknight if you’re looking for a more chill bar experience, but even then it’s not my scene. I soon left and had a much better time hanging out with my straight friends, including the one who steered me wrong, but hey, I got a Unilocal rant out of it.

I accompanied a gay friend who had recently come out to this bar for a night of bar-​hopping. Upon entering, it looked like a small bar similar to Club Jäger –but if you proceed towards the back, there is a separate room to the right with another bar, and a lovely patio in the back. Each specific area has a different atmosphere, which was nice.
The clientele of course, were all men, who were a lot more rugged than I expected. The bartender was friendly and quick in serving up the drinks. We went to sit in the back in the patio which was my favorite part of the place.
The other people in the back of the patio seemed nice enough, and there was a mellow vibe going on. The only weird thing that happened was when two guests came up from behind me and my friend, and circled around, asked us if they could sit with us, and then when I spoke up to answer them, they stifled a giggle and said nevermind and walked away to the next table.
I was dressed down that day, not very girly, so maybe they thought I was a boy? But when I spoke up, it was obvious I was a girl. Whatever the reason for their little inside joke, I found it to be really rude and unnecessary. Doesn’t matter if you’re a boy, girl, gay or straight, there’s no need to make fun of other people.
Honestly, I don’t know why all my straight female friends always rave about going to gay bars like it’s the best thing in the world. Nothing that great here.

Review for Bolt specifically:
Great space
Very nice long bar
With System throwing shows there, the music is very good