Bowl Season: Where To Watch The Bowl Games In Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The college football bowl games begin this weekend, and while many plan to either travel to some of these games or watch them at home, there are plenty of great sports bars in the Birmingham area for fans who want to watch the games among other football fans, while enjoying food and drinks.

Patch has put together a list of the area's best sports bars, using consumer ratings on a variety of sites, including TripAdvisor, Zomato and SI.com. Here are ten of the area's best places to watch football and enjoy some good food and drinks:

1. Iron City Grill, 513 22nd Street South, Birmingham
2. Pub 261, 9340 Helena Road, Pelham
3. On Tap Sports Cafe, 3340 Galleria Circle, Hoover
4. Paramount Bar, 200 20th Street North, Birmingham
5. Twin Peaks Restaurant, 4330 Creekside Avenue, Hoover
6. Billy's Sports Grill, 4520 Overton Road, Vestavia
7. The Refinery, 728 29th Street South, Birmingham
8. Otey's Tavern, 224 Country Club Park, Mountain Brook
9. Baumhower's Victory Grille, 1001 Doug Baker Boulevard, Inverness
10. Sleek Sports Bar, 1005 20th Street South, Birmingham

In case you don't know who is playing and when, here is the complete bowl schedule:

• Dec. 20 — Bahamas Bowl: Charlotte vs. Buffalo, ESPN, 1 p.m.
• Dec. 20 — Frisco Bowl: Kent State vs. Utah State, ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.
• Dec. 21 — New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan vs. San Diego State, ESPN, 1 p.m.
• Dec. 21 — Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. Georgia Southern, CBSSN, 1:30 p.m.
• Dec. 21 — Boca Raton Bowl: Florida Atlantic vs. SMU, ABC, 2:30 p.m.
• Dec. 21 — Camellia Bowl: Florida International vs. Arkansas State, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
• Dec. 21 — Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington, ABC, 6:30 p.m.
• Dec. 21 — New Orleans Bowl: Alabama-Birmingham vs. Appalachian State, ESPN, 8 p.m.
• Dec. 23 — Gasparilla Bowl: Marshall vs. Central Florida, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
• Dec. 24 — Hawaii Bowl: BYU vs. Hawaii, ESPN, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 26 — Independence Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. Louisiana Tech, ESPN, 3 p.m.
• Dec. 26 — Quick Lane Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 27 — Military Bowl: North Carolina vs. Temple, ESPN, 11 a.m.
• Dec. 27 — Pinstripe Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Michigan State, ESPN, 2:20 p.m.
• Dec. 27 — Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M, ESPN, 5:45 p.m.
• Dec. 27 — Holiday Bowl: Iowa vs. Southern California, FS1, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 27 — Cheez-It Bowl: Air Force vs. Washington State, ESPN, 9:15 p.m.
• Dec. 28 — Camping World Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Iowa State, ABC, 11 a.m.
• Dec. 28 — Cotton Bowl: Penn State vs. Memphis, ESPN, 11 a.m.
• Dec. 28 — Peach Bowl: LSU vs. Oklahoma, ESPN, 3 p.m.
• Dec. 28 — Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Clemson, ESPN, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 30 — First Responder Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Western Kentucky, ESPN, 11:30 p.m.
• Dec. 30 — Redbox Bowl: Illinois vs. California, Fox, 3 p.m.
• Dec. 30 — Music City Bowl: Louisville vs. Mississippi State, ESPN, 3 p.m.
• Dec. 30 — Orange Bowl: Virginia vs. Florida, ESPN, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 31 — Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky, ESPN, noon
• Dec. 31 — Sun Bowl: Florida State vs. Arizona State, CBS, 1 p.m.
• Dec. 31 — Liberty Bowl: Kansas State vs. Navy, ESPN, 2:45 p.m.
• Dec. 31 — Arizona Bowl: Wyoming vs. Georgia State, CBSSN, 3:30 p.m.
• Dec. 31 — Alamo Bowl: Utah vs. Texas, ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
• Jan. 1 — Citrus Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan, ABC, noon.
• Jan. 1 — Outback Bowl: Minnesota vs. Auburn, ESPN, noon.
• Jan. 1 — Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Oregon, ESPN, 4 p.m.
• Jan. 1 — Sugar Bowl: Baylor vs. Georgia, ESPN, 7:45 p.m.
• Jan. 2 — Birmingham Bowl: Boston College vs. Cincinnati, ESPN, 2 p.m.
• Jan. 2 — Gator Bowl: Indiana vs. Tennessee, ESPN, 6 p.m.
• Jan. 3 — Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Nevada, ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
• Jan. 4 — Armed Forces Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane, ESPN, 10:30 a.m.
• Jan. 6 — Mobile Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
• Jan. 13 — College Football Playoff title game: Semifinal winners, ESPN, 7 p.m.