The friends I ran with never was much into drinking. In college we'd go to bars strictly to dance every once in a while. After we graduated and moved into the work world - once in a while I'd go to a bar with co-workers after work, but that was usually when someone was leaving as a "goodbye" outing.
Never really cared much for bars/clubs as I don't drink, found drunk people very annoying, and couldn't stand the smoke (although now my state is non-smoking which makes it a little more tolerable).
I have more fun getting together at a friend's house or meet up at a restaurant for dessert and conversation.