Index of drinking establishment-related articles

Index of Drinking Establishment-Related Articles

This page serves as a comprehensive index for articles related to drinking establishments, including their history, types, cultural significance, and various related topics. Drinking establishments, which range from bars and pubs to taverns and nightclubs, play a significant role in social culture around the world. They serve as places for social interaction, entertainment, and relaxation. This index aims to cover the wide array of topics associated with these venues.

Types of Drinking Establishments

• Bar - A retail business establishment that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails, for consumption on the premises.
• Pub - Short for public house, a pub is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
• Tavern - Historically, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food.
• Nightclub - An entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night. A nightclub is generally distinguished from regular bars, pubs, or taverns by the inclusion of a dance floor and a DJ booth, where a DJ plays recorded music.
• Brewpub - A pub or restaurant that brews beer on the premises for sale to its customers.
• Speakeasy - An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages; such establishments came into prominence in the United States during the Prohibition era (1920–1933).

Cultural Significance

• Pub culture - Refers to the culture surrounding pubs in Britain and other countries, involving a variety of traditions and customs.
• Social drinking - The practice of consuming alcohol in a social setting, such as a bar or pub.

History

• History of alcoholic drinks - Traces the historical development and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
• Prohibition - A period in the early 20th century when the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned in the United States.

Related Topics

• Alcoholic beverage - Any drink that contains ethanol, commonly known as alcohol.
• Cocktail - A mixed drink typically made with a distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments.
• Bartender - A person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, typically in a licensed establishment.
• Happy hour - A period of the day when a bar or pub offers discounts on alcoholic drinks.

See Also

• List of countries by alcohol consumption per capita
• Alcohol laws by country
• Temperance movement