We all know about Saint Patrick’s Day. What about all of the fun adult national drinking days of the year that we may be missing out on?• National Bloody Mary Day - January 1 – The perfect drink for cheap vodka. The Bloody Mary is the US’s most popular alcoholic drink for brunch. The Bloody Mary is considered [...]
It’s not just science fiction anymore, the future of bartending may have arrived. This past Wednesday, Google held an I/O conference where MIT’s SENSEable City Lab debuted a new bartending robot. The robot is capable of mixing up to 100 different drinks, both virgin and alcoholic, from smartphone-enabled commands and orders given to it. [...]
It’s like having a career in a suitcase! Work anywhere in the world, from a nightclub in Las Vegas, to a ski lodge in Vail, to a cruise ship on the Caribbean. Bartenders can earn $100 to $300 (even more) per shift. A typical bar customer tips one or two dollars a drink, and [...]
When choosing a bartending school, remember you want to make sure you’re spending your money wisely. Tuition at a Maryland state licensed school must be a set rate, and can’t offer deals or specials to try and get you enrolled. Remember: the least expensive school is never the best! If you save a hundred [...]
Attending bartending school is only the first step toward starting your career as a bartender. The next step is the job search. Even though the economy is slowly improving, the job search is still difficult in any market, which is why you need a leg up on the competition if you want to land [...]
Bartending isn’t just a part time job, it’s a career options with many benefits that are unique to the profession. Here are some great reasons to consider a career in bartending. People Skills You’ll meet a ton of people as a bartender, and you’ll have to learn how to communicate effectively with all of [...]
Even though there is a lot of beer is brewed in Baltimore, we’re nowhere near the top consumer for beer in the nation. In fact, Maryland saw no change from 2011 to 2012 according to the Beer Institute. They found that people in Maryland drank about 23.2 gallons of beer in 2012. The numbers [...]
When a person is dieting, it can often be hard to know which foods and beverages are still okay to consume during the course of a diet. Some diet plans have very specific foods and drinks that you need to stick to your diet. Alcohol is counted as a beverage and many drinks can [...]
There’s a new beer out that may sound like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup in a bottle. One Maryland-based brewer has recently come out with a new beer to simulate just that. It’s DuClaw Brewing’s Sweet Baby Jesus that fills the void of the chocolate peanut butter-loving beer drinker. As for the specific details of the [...]
The art of brewing beer can be traced back to ancient times in history. The practice itself dates back to over 6,000 years ago, back when grain became the first domesticated crop that farmers harvested. It all started with a group of people called the Sumerians, who even had a “goddess of brewing” named [...]
