Monster subs and ice cold beer: Hogan's

Hogan's beer and subs (Photo from Hogan's)

September is the month of the Great American Beer Festival, so in honor of it, reach for a big, cold one.

Hogan’s, open late, is home to loaded subs and chilled brewskis, on tap and bottled. With sports games on the TVs, domestic pitchers for $6 a pop and pitchers of import for $8.50, let sipping on beer serve as social shindig.

For those hoping to hitch a beer deal, Hogan’s is also home to those. Domestic drafts are 75 cents from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday through Friday. All-American Monday boasts 50 cents off domestic bottles; Tuesday promises 50 cents off all German bottled beer; Wednesday features 50 cents off Irish bottles; and Friday slices a whopping 75 cents off Mexican bottled beer.

Heck, you can even win a “World Tour” T-shirt if your buy one of each import bottle on the “Tour the World” card Hogan’s provide.

And where there’s good beer, there’s even better subs ($4 to $8). Hogan’s doesn’t skimp on the meat or the veggies, and they’ll even hot press your hoagie to melt the cheese and warm the bread. Boutique-y sub toppings, such as Munster cheese and sweet peppers, make Hogan’s heros stand out from all the rest in Gainesville. You can customize your own or chose a deli favorite.

But be prepared to wait. Every sub is made to order, so even orders to go can have you waiting 15 minutes.

Since you’re gonna have to wait anyway, you may as well order the works…a few types of meat, a couple of cheeses, all the vegetables with extra pickles, oil, vinegar, honey mustard and then some. Whatever you do, have fun with it. Then, wash it down with a gulp of your third or fourth iced cold ale, if your stuffed stomach permits.

For the Senses (on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being the lowest)
Noise: 2 (even louder when there’s a sports game on)
Smell: 2.5
Taste: 3.5
Sight (presentation): 2

My end of the date rate the plate: The footlongs are forkings you don't want to pass up.

Hogan's

5156 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida

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