Sitting in this place I kept thinking Terry Funk was going to walk in and pick a fight with Patrick Swayze at any moment.
Freakin Frog sits across the street from UNLV on Maryland. It's tucked away next to a piercing and tattoo shop in (what else in vegas?) a strip mall. Inside it's dark with really tacky lighting and a very cold atmosphere. Kind of a frat house basement feel but with more tables and chairs and no vomit on the floor.
Once you look beyond the grim surroundings, you'll discover this place has as good of a beer selection as anywhere you'll find in Vegas. I went for a Molson Golden for 4 dollars but you can find much more obscure stuff among the hundreds of beers available. The bartender who looks like an old biker went to a back room to fetch me a bottle and handed me my own frosty glass. Pouring it myself was actually kinda neat.
There are a few hd monitors turned to ESPN but nothing too excessive or loud. When I was there they had a projection screen showing Top Gun. There's also a stage area where it looks like live bands play. I also hear you can take bartending classes at Freakin Frog. I'd give this place a fourth star if its style didn't verge on creepy but maybe some people are into that.