"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com – brought to you by Hornitos, OR-G, Party Armor, Red Stag, Absolut, Fireball and Malibu – is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun articles on bars and clubs – including guides, the latest trends, bar reviews and more. Grab a designated driver and dive in!

The votes are in and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best: Bars & Clubs, 2012. Find readers' results in 50 categories, including an editors' pick, in this series of articles that run daily in the Bars and Clubs section of OnMilwaukee.com.

Hidden away on one of the nation's most industrialized rivers sits a gem of a bar that has for years given Milwaukeeans a little taste of the Florida Keys.

Barnacle Bud's is something special. We'll give you the address – 1955 S. Hilbert St. – but good luck finding it. Tucked away like no other bar in Milwaukee, it's a little easier to get to by boat.

Although there's a quaint beach shanty with a bar and a dozen tables, the outdoor deck is the place to be if the weather's smooth sailing. There, boats of all kinds dock and undock, while diners and drinkers talk, joke, smoke and lazily lick barbecue sauce off their fingertips.

Its patio is the perfect venue for an evening of drinks on a warm summer night. With live music, an oyster bar and a killer Bloody Mary, it's no wonder why Barnacle Bud's was your choice for Milwaukee's best patio -- narrowly beating out another solid choice, the Horny Hideaway.

And we agree with you, too, readers. Barnacle Bud's is the best.

Editors' choice: Barnacle Bud's

Runners up:
2. Horny Hideaway
3. Cafe Benelux
4. The Harp
5. Milwaukee Ale House
6. Roots
7. Paddy's Pub
8. Rock Bottom Brewery
9. Cafe Hollander Tosa
10. The Yard
11. Von Trier
12. Trocadero
13. Stubby's Pub & Grub
14. Milwaukee Sail Loft
15. Kruz