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Posted at 03:28 PM ET, 08/23/2011

Earthquake drink specials to shake you all night long (Updated)


Gina Chersevani shakes up earthquake-inspired cocktails at PS 7’s. (Michael Temchine For The Washington Post)
You knew that bars would start announcing Earthquake-themed drink specials as soon as they could get onto Twitter. We’ll repost our favorites here, and will add to the list as we get more. (Bars and restaurants can tweet specials directly to @goingoutguide.)

Duffy’s Irish Pub: Guinness pints for $5.90. (If the magnitude of the earthquake is revised again, the special will change.)

Nellie’s: In addition to the usual beat-the-clock happy hour, the bar will offer $3 Coors Light all night at its “Shakedown Happy Hour.”

PS 7’s: $10 “Great Shakes” cocktail, which features Bulleit Bourbon and Cynar avocado artichoke liqueur shaken with chocolate basil leaves.

Punk’s Backyard Grill: $2 Sierra Nevada beers.

Tryst: $4 shots of Pikesville Rye (a Maryland whiskey) and $2 PBR cans all day.

Brasserie Beck: All draft beers $5.90 until 8 p.m.

The Pug: $2 Schlitz and Budweiser tallboys.

Bayou: Free Earthquake Survivor shots all night at upstairs bar with password “Gimmie the Shakes, Slacks.”

MiG Bar : Special “Richter” gin rickey drinks -- gin, lime, soda and Saint Germain -- are $4 all night.

Hill Country: $5 “Rockin’ Earthquake” drinks all night.

Mie N Yu: 20 percent off all shaken cocktails.

Ugly Mug: $5 Earthquake shooters all night.

Cuba Libre: $5 Aftershock cocktail (made with Malibu rum and Crème de Ananas) from 4:30 to 6:30.

Lou’s City Bar: $3 Earthquake shooters.

Trio Restaurant: Stoli Survivor specials — $5.90 for any Stoli vodka drink all night.

Open City: The new 5.9 cocktail, made with the house Ruby Slipper blood orange iced tea, is $5.90 all night.

Toledo Lounge: “Shaky Happy Hour” with $3 Schlitz until 8 p.m.

Cajun Experience: $5 “Aftershots” at the bar.

Redline: $5.80 Earthquake Shots all night.

MORE ON THE EARTHQUAKE:

What a seismologist had to say

See the video: Reaction, damage

Nationals Park is evacuated

Capital Weather Gang: Updates from the ground

Photos from around the region

Strongest quake in Va. since 1897

Share your photos of the quake

Ezra Klein: The best earthquake tweets

By  |  03:28 PM ET, 08/23/2011

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