Booze

7 Great First Date Bars in San Francisco
First dates can be weird and awkward. That’s generally why you get booze involved. It smoothes out both you and your date’s awkward edges…most of the time. Whether you just met a hottie on tinder or you *gasp* actually met someone in real life, these seven bars are the perfect place to go for your first outing.

BAS Pride 2015: Win Tix to Hard French Pride Party + The 2015 Bi-BQ + Pride Night @ Comix Experience
Well queers, we are already mid-week of this year’s rainbow tour and about knee deep in plenty of gay-ass shit to do. If you are, by chance looking for something to do on the way to the Milk Club and 48 Hills joint happy hour (because you would never miss

BAS Pride 2015: Pullin’ Pork Happy Hour Wed. 6/24 & FREE Tickets to Pound Puppy Pride!
When we lost the Bay Guardian last year, in addition to a consummate news source and progressive ally, we also lost one of the best party hosts in town. Among it’s annual offerings was it’s Pride week kick-off, “Pullin’ Pork For Pride”. Well, the Harvey Milk Club thought it would

BAS Pride 2015: Actual Events for Actual Lesbians
Want to meet cute ladies, ladies? Here’s the master list of events- and for the love of god feel free to suggest any other parties or clubs you think are dope. Cockblock Called ‘The Best Place for Chicks (Who Likes Chicks)’ by the SF Bay Guardian Every 2nd Saturday at the Rickshaw

10 Oldest Bars & Taverns in America
Although America may be a younger country as opposed to others our short history is deep. Our love of booze is even deeper. Here are 10 of the oldest pubs in the US thirsty for you to visit. All are still in operation as bars/restaurants. 1) The White Horse Tavern

5 Pieces of Advice from Rum Raconteur, Zane Lamprey
I had the pleasure of running into Zane Lamprey in my neighborhood last week. He was currently on a mini-tour promoting Monkey Rum. I attended his launch party last summer and it did not disappoint. Amazing smooth rum cocktails and even better stories from the Syracuse native. He’s hosted more than

Crabs, Communists, and Cops: The Story of Specs’
The bar in question is officially called Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Cafe, but everyone just calls it Specs’. I don’t recall exactly when I first discovered the joint but I’ve been a regular ever since. To the uninitiated, visiting Specs’ is like walking into a Tom Waits song.

The City That Was: Government With Cocktails
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. In recent weeks, I had an interaction with City Hall