dimanche 29 mai 2016

The Basics Of Bars In Newport RI

By James Thompson


A bar refers to the retail business establishment in which alcoholic beverages like wine, beer, and liquor are served to customers. Soft drinks, mineral water and other non-alcoholic drinks can also be found there. Other establishments sell snack foods like peanuts and crisps. Several other names are used to refer to these facilities including tavern, club, pub, and saloon. The name used may depend on the location. Bars in Newport RI are very clean and can accommodate from all walks of the world.

Throughout history, public drinking spaces have been referred to using different names. For instance, in colonial United States, meetings were majorly held in taverns. Taverns provided meeting places because most institutions were still weak. The turn of the nineteenth century saw members of the working class preferring spending leisure time in saloons. Today, all around the world, the name bar finds more use than most other names.

Many reasons made the consumption and selling of alcohol to be made illegal in many states during the twentieth century. The prohibition was held for a better part of the initial half of the century. Iceland, the United States, Norway, and Finland are among the countries that enforced the prohibition. Despite the illegalization, these facilities continued to operate illegally. Names like speakeasies, blind pigs, and blind tiger were used to refer to them.

Bars operate under certain restrictions from the government to regulate their activities. In the United States, minors are prohibited from getting into a bar. However, since there are certain types of bars that serve food from restaurant menus, minors are allowed to enter them. However, they are only allowed to eat food and not to drink alcohol. Other jurisdictions restrict the location of these establishments in certain parts of the town or city.

There may also be restrictions on the kind of alcoholic beverages that can be served in the facility. Some only have the license to sell wine and beer to their customers, with hard liquor being prohibited. In other jurisdictions, owners of bars are legally responsible for the behavior of patrons they serve. The legal responsibility may include deaths and injuries sustained as a result of driving while intoxicated.

The facilities in a bar are usually chosen and influenced by the management or owner. Some of the aspects that the owner or management may influence are decor, drink menu, name, lighting, and drinks. However, the clientele is totally out of hand and occurs naturally. Categorization of bars depends on the types of patrons who visit them frequently. Some major examples include college, biker, gay, cop, singles, sports, and neighborhood bars.

Another way to categorize these establishments is based on the nature of entertainment that is made available. Under this category, main examples are blues, dance, salsa, music, topless, karaoke, drag, and sports bars among others. In a sport bar, the facility contains several large screens for watching games. Examples of games watched are soccer, football, rugby, basketball, cricket, volleyball, and tennis.

People who go to bars do so for different reasons. Whereas some go to grab a beer, others are more interested in socializing and meeting new people. Others appear in groups to have fun and enjoy watching games together.




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