We have brought kids to bars since they were infants – most breweries around the cities cater to families, and the bars usually have a some sort of game. Usually it is food related, but not always. I have to think the places would miss out on a lot of revenue with a hard ban. If we stay a little long for bingo or visiting with friends a tablet with headphones works wonders.
Only thing we’ve had close to a bad experience was when we were running around all day and stopped at the local dive bar for a late dinner of Heggies and Santa had to scramble to put his beard back on.