Every media outlet worth its salt needs a commentator.
Someone who has been around to the places and events covered by that outlet, someone to provide personal experiences. At newspapers, they are called columnists. At PubClub.com, it’s The Bartender.
He is the site’s roving party animal, a man not afraid to put himself out there, to experience and experiment, to go where the action is and to report on it through the lenses (admittedly, sometimes through beer goggles) of his life.
He has been to thousands of bars and events around the world, tasted all kinds of cocktails, beeers, spirits, wines and seltzers, from raging house parties to classic dives.
Here are links his adventures in what is called a pillar page, divided into different categories.
Bars & Nightlife
• Cool things to know about European bars
• Why there need to be more bars in this college town.
• Getting VIP treatment at a nightclub can be worth the splurge.
• In praise of dive bars.
• Defining the perfect singles bar.
• Having beers with Maverick in the original Top Gun bar.
• Wasting away (again) at this beach landmark bar.
• On a bar crawl with a beer company’s promotion girls.
• Finding the best Bloody Mary in New Orleans.
• Blasted by the “Hand Grenade” drink on Bourbon Street.
• Watch out for the Hermosa Beach bars “Pier girls.”
• How to maneuver around a crowded bar.
• Why “transition time” is the best time to pick up girls in bars.
Beer, Cocktails, Wine & More
• Read how he conquered his fear of gin, thanks to a drink called the French 75.
• Tequila is the spirit that can make you do wild things.
• Is a margartia a cocktail or frozen concoction?
• Whatever happened to Dixie Beer?
• 5 rules for drinking without getting drunk.
• Craving the signature drink on Catalina Island, the Buffalo Milk.
• When life give you lemons, drink champagne!
Dating & The Singles Scene
• The girl with the great body.
• Commentary on what could be the end of dating apps.
• How girls can somtimes be better wingmen than men.
• Dating tips for men who want to date younger women.
• Why are women in these professsions always so crazy?
• 5 tips on how to drink beer and lose weight.
• How to meet single people at art events.
• Why girls using smartphones in bars are bad for single men.
• Why Valentine’s Day is a no-win night for men.
Events
• Choosing the world’s best New Year’s Eve destinations.
• Experience Munich Oktoberfest through his beer-goggled eyes.
• Why New Orleans Jazzfest is a great party no matter what bands play.
• Spending Memorial Day at the Lake Travis awesome boat tie-up party.
• Recalling the glory days of San Francisco’s Bay to Breakers.
• The insane party scene on St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah, Ga.
• Dinner en Blanc is an overwhelming – and awesome – experience.
• Remembering Jimmy Buffett, his songs and oh, those concerts.
• Read how he is carrying on the Jimmy Buffett lifestyle even after the troubadour’s passing
• On board the “party boats” for the Vigin Islands Interline Regatta.
• Lovin’ it at Tiki Oasis.
• Bucket list item: the Flora-Bama Mullet Toss.
• How to properly prepare for a long drinking day.
• Bartender’s Weekend impressions – WOW!
Travel
• Exploring Euorpe’s Sin City with Mr. Amsterdam.
• Exploring London with the lovely Lorainne who stayed with him beer for beer.
• In love with Switzerland from one visit to a Swiss Alps Ski Apres bar.
• Having that “wow, I’m in Australia” moment.
• Visiting 18 Indianapolis bars in one night (all for research!).
• Evaluating the bars and nightlife in Prague.
• Drinking and partying in Bangkok.
• The unwritten drinking rules on an airplane (known only by the cool people).
• How a road trip to Mexico with a girlfriend went from disaster to romantic bliss.