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Ding, ding and ding! The donation bell has rung once again and this time my friend Wes sent in a very generous donation of $95.00 along with this funny message: “99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. . . It’s the damnedest thing, I entered ‘99’ and by the time I hit submit, someone had already drank 4 bottles!!”
Ha ha ha! Thanks so much Wes, I truly appreciate your generous donation, especially in light of the fact I just had a big repair bill on the MBIP Mobile! We last ran into Wes at Billy’s Tap in his hometown of Canton and I hope to see him again soon. Thanks again, Wes!
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Big Behm’s Sports Bar opened up on Galena Road just about a year ago. Katie Behm is the owner and operator and you can read about her and the opening by clicking here.
We also stopped in there about a year ago and I thought since a year has passed, we should stop in again and so tonight that’s exactly what we’re going to do!
It’s off to Big Behm’s Sports Bar and it’ll become the 219th bar of our 365 tour!
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Bar Number 219: Big Behm’s Sports Bar, Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Here we are at Big Behm’s Sports Bar on Galena Road.
This place will always bring back memories of the No Wake Zone! Sad that it’s gone, but glad Big Behm’s is carrying on the sports bar tradition in this spot.
Let’s walk on down to the front door and see what’s happening inside.
The bar is looking nice and there’s some open seats there. Let’s snag one and get settled in for the evening.
Keisha was the pretty and friendly bartender on duty and here she is serving up the first beer of the evening.
She said that business has been great and they’re talking about opening up a second Big Behm’s bar! Stay tuned for more information on that! Hopefully it’ll happen before this tour is over!
There’s the back of the well-stocked bar.
Here’s the half dozen beers on tap behind the bar.
There’s a nice pool table over on this side of the room and two state-of-the-art dart boards.
Gaming machines line this far wall if you feel lucky. Well, do ya…punk?
Let’s go out and take a look off of the deck out here.
There’s a nice view of Galena Road and the Illinois River as the sun sets on yet another evening on our 365 bar crawl!
Congratulations to Big Behm’s Sports Bar for over a year in business. Cheers to many more!
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The Drinks
I had two bottles of Bud Light, expertly served up by Keisha!
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4925 N. Galena Road
Peoria Heights
309-403-6639
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Bar List, Rules, Banner Art & Donation Link.
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