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A brew pub has an on-site brewery and serves craft beers. "Fern bar" is an American slang term for an upscale or preppy (or yuppie) bar. A music bar is a bar that presents live music as an attraction, such as a piano bar. A dive bar, often referred to simply as a "dive", is a very informal bar which may be considered by some to be disreputable.
By 1900, the 26 million American men over age 18 patronized 215,000 licensed taverns and probably 50,000 unlicensed (illegal) ones, or one per 100 men. [3] Twice the density could be found in working class neighborhoods. They served mostly beer; bottles were available, but most drinkers went to the taverns.
The local: A history of the English pub (The History Press, 2021). Jennings, Paul. "Liquor Licensing and the Local Historian: The Victorian Public House." Local Historian 41 (2011): 121–137. Martin, John (1993). Stanley Chew's Pub Signs: a celebration of the art and heritage of British pub signs. Worcester: John Martin. ISBN 1-85421-225-7.
The legacy of taverns and inns is now only found in the pub names, e.g. Fitzroy Tavern, Silver Cross Tavern, Spaniards Inn, etc. The word also survives in songs such as "There is a Tavern in the Town". [4] The range and quality of pubs varies wildly throughout the UK as does the range of beers, wines, spirits and foods available.
Samuel Cole opened Cole's Inn 391 years ago on March 4, 1634, and was the first tavern in America. It was on Washington St., now Downtown Crossing, in Boston , Massachusetts . The building was destroyed by fire in 1711 , 314 years ago.
A pub quiz is a quiz held in a pub or bar. These events are also called quiz nights , [ 1 ] trivia nights , [ 2 ] or bar trivia [ 3 ] and may be held in other settings. The pub quiz is a modern example of a pub game , and often attempts to lure customers to the establishment on quieter days.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
A pub, archaically known as a "public house", is an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises in countries and regions of British influence. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Although the terms are increasingly used to refer to the same thing, there is a definite difference between pubs, bars , inns , taverns and lounges where ...