Bar – a catering establishment, a drinking establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold for immediate consumption; in some bars food is served with the drinks. Bar patrons are served by a bartender behind the bar. The bar may be part of a restaurant; “bars” that are part of a hotel are also known as “lon bars” or “hotel lounges.”
There is no fundamental difference between such drinking establishments as: bar, pub, knaipe, tavern, tavern, cantina or tavern, because the purpose of all these businesses is to make a commercial profit through the sale of alcoholic beverages.
The term “bar” is derived from a specialized bar where alcohol is poured; behind the bar, out of reach of the customer, there are usually decorative shelves (the so-called “back bar”) filled with glasses and bottles of alcohol. More often sitting right at the bar you can order different dishes from the menu, even if the bar is a part of the restaurant and the main order is made in another area of the institution.
Beer is the national drink in the United States, according to some reports up to 85% of all alcoholic beverages consumed in America is beer. Beer is sold in cases of 6, 12, 18 and 30.
The reason why American beer hasn’t become as common in the world as Dutch, German or Mexican beer is trivial. World War II. American beer was popular in the world and had a rich history. But the thing is, American breweries were based on German recipes and specialists, who all had to be deported during World War II and the breweries dismantled. Since the early ’50s, American beer began to be reborn in small home breweries, while European traditional brands were already being generously exported overseas.
One of New York City’s oldest bars, the Old Beer House McSorlis is located in Manhattan’s East 7th Street neighborhood, at 15 East 7th Street.
All sorts of antiques, old newspaper clippings covering the walls, sawdust sprinkled floors, and Irish waiters and bartenders give McSorleys an old New York feel.
Not a single souvenir has been removed from the walls of the bar since 1910. Many items are personal belongings of famous people. For example, the handcuffs strapped to the bar rail belonged to Harry Houdini. There are “lucky bones” hanging from the ceiling of the bar. They are believed to have been hung by young men leaving for World War I. Those who returned removed their bones. So the remaining ones are from those who never returned.