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The real crowning achievement of this year was finding a bar that was not only nearly empty, but perfectly happy to receive and serve beer to some rowdy santas. We were generally walking a thin line when we'd go into bars since the places would fill up immediately, overwhelm the staff and the other patrons, and anyone who wasn't into it would start having really bad time. This place was a santa paradise and we tipped the waiter -- who by the end of the night was wearing a santa robe and hat -- bigtime.