Published Date: November 14, 2011
Tags: bar, Catholics, Christians, church, liturgy, Mass
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NEON beer signs advertising American beers and a mechanical bull surround a stage that has been graced by country stars and countless women competing in “Short Shorts and Boots” competitions.
But on Monday nights, once per month, the only person taking the stage at the Cotton Eyed Joe nightclub is Pastor Scott Cagle, founder of the NorthStar Church in Knoxville, Tenn.
“Jesus always said, ‘Go and tell,’ and it feels like something Jesus would do,” Cagle told ABCNews.com. “We wanted to take the Church to the people.”
Cagle gave his first sermon Monday night last week in the Knoxville hotspot to a crowd of 600 people – many of whom had never attended NorthStar Church.
Cagle, who is hunting buddies with the owner, Gingi Bakri, asked if he could use the bar for church since it is closed on Mondays.
“I said, ‘Man, you are crazy!’” Bakri told ABCNews.com. “But I was there on Monday and these people are for real. I saw a lot of my regulars.”
After the sermon, which integrated country music lyrics with life lessons, a band sang Christian tunes with a Tennessee twang while worshipers line danced and played corn hole, a game involving throwing a bean bag through a hole.
And there was no Tennessee whiskey. Only soda and juice were served at the bar.
Sheri Hampton, who had never attended NorthStar, took her 9-year-old daughter to the service and was pleasantly surprised.
Report from ABCNews.com
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It’s extremely understandable that a beer enthusiast with home bar dreams might get a little out of hand. Of course, it’s a phenomenon that home bars are always quite unique and that should be your ultimate goal. But, you have to start somewhere first and then you have to know when to quit.
Your home bar needs more of you than anything else. But, you need a place to start and then you can start pouring your own personality into it. Let’s begin with the basics, discuss different ideas and then move on to how you can bring a bit of you to your own home bar.
The Bar
Of course, any conversation about a home bar would have to begin with the bar itself. Different types of bars normally begin with a wood décor. But, you can go with stone, marble, or leather as just a few ideas to start.
Of course, your stone or marble bar doesn’t have to be expensive. It can be framed with 2x4s and plywood. Then, cover with stone or marble veneer. Leather can be pasted on and then stylishly fastened with brass snaps. But, the wood look is the best.
Of course, you would still frame with 2x4s and plywood. But then, you want to add the nice looking finish of cedar or pine. Why use the ancient not-so-flattering wood paneling when you can have a great looking bar with the quality natural wood look of grooved paneling? No, I am not a salesperson.
You can panel the top as well. But then, add some style with trim. It’s easy and affordable just adding some trim to touch up the edges of your bar. Once the bar is ready, simply add a kegerator with a beer tap and some beer tap handles. Of course, you know what to do. Go with your favorite beer.
Décor
Starting with shelves to hold a collection of beer glasses is the first place I would go once the bar is in place. You can start collecting sets of beer mugs and glasses that represent different beer choices and different pub locations. People get real excited when they see their beer of choice on your walls or if you have a mug of an exotic bar half way around the world. Those are the types of things that start adding your personality to the bar.
Putting beer signs and mirrors on your walls is the next place for you to go. I once met a friend bartender of mine at his bar because we had plans. I arrived right on time because the beer distributor had just shown up to stock more beer in the bar. That’s the perfect time to get great stuff. I was offered a rare beer mirror that the distributor was told to send around with their drivers on deliveries and offer them as a promotion to different bars they serviced. The driver didn’t care who he was giving mirrors to and I ended up with one.
You may not have that kind of luck. But, everyone can look online for unique beer signs and mirrors that they can purchase to decorate their bar. You can start with a few just to get yourself going and then keep your ears and eyes open for opportunities.
Bar Accessories
Your bar is almost finished. But, it’s not quite ready for company yet. You have to add those types of things no one else has. It’s not as tricky as you might think. But, it does take some “good eye” action and be ready for the moment.
A Jagermeister machine is in just about every bar. But, I have rarely seen one in a home bar. Having a Jagermeister machine steps you up into the professional realm where your friends and family will really be impressed.
But, the hottest trend sweeping the nation right now is beer pong. Having a beer pong table with some great beer pong accessories will make for hours of fun when you have company over to your house. There will always be some people who won’t want to hang out in the bar. They’ll want to sit at the dining room table and talk. Well, let them. Have fun playing beer pong for hours while they talk politics on their stuffy bums.
Home bars aren’t necessarily hard to put together. A little planning and you can have an affordable home bar with very little effort. Then, start adding some of your personality to it so that it’s undeniably yours. Friends who didn’t think of it first will be very envious.
When I saw this wine rack design the other day, I thought how easy it would be to build one for myself.
But, I like sharing DIYs with others and had to figure out how they could enjoy this unique wine rack design without spending a ton of money on it.
And my mind went to town. But, I was in a hurry to share with everyone. I haven’t had time to build one for myself. So, I wrote a Wine Rack Idea article about how it will work. If you can follow the blueprint in the article, you can enjoy a unique wine rack that might look like it cost you a pretty penny. But for those of you who may need clearer instructions and step by step pictures, I would be willing to write a DIY for everyone who wants it.
Let me know, email me at beertaps@aweber.com to receive notification when I get the DIY together. You’ll get a confirmation message from me, Stan Schubridge, and then you’ll stay up to date. And yes, you can unsubscribe at any time so that’s fine to stay on the list until you get the DIY.
When you have your bar and your cabinets built, you’ll want to get to drinking in it…Now. But, I’ve seen some make shit jobs that aren’t really all that great. Then, I’ve seen some expensive setups that are way out of the reach of most of us.
So, here’s the home bar the easy way:
The kegerator is the first thing you put in your bar. It keeps your keg cool and it adds style in an inexpensive way.
This kegerator can actually make the entire bar. If you choose to use a kegerator like this to hold your kegs, you can make it a part of the bar’s counter top. Then, you only need counter space on each side. That’s a setup made easy, as easy as it gets.
Grab a tap handle of your favorite beer and now you’ve got something to really get you bragging. There are tap handles of all kinds, from your favorite domestic to your favorite import. As a promotional tool, every beer you can think of has a beer tap handle for commercial uses as well as the home bar enthusiast.
But, just in case you have a beer of your own or some other “unrecognizable” libation, get the beer tap handle you can write anything on that you want.
Tell people, “Try Me!” Give your concoction a name. Have fun with it and write, “Make Your Own Beer…” or whatever else you might come up with to prank your friends.
You’ve got the bar. Dress it up in style. The kegerator and a beer tap handle can turn any room into a bar. Your bedroom, your dorm room (oops), your garage, your basement, your tree house…
Anywhere!
When you are trying to create a bar in your home, of course you begin with the taps and the handles, mirrors and signs. You built a bar! It has to look right. Right?
But when the bar is in place and you think you have it all, what kind of lame bar serves draft beer in plastic cups? And I’ll be willing to bet that’s what you have. Red plastic cups that you bought at the grocery store. Hmm…all that work and then you tap out at the end.
Well, you can add some specialty glasses so that your friends are drinking in style. This is where it gets tricky, but you can manage. You don’t just want to get mugs of any kind. You need to stock up your cabinets with mugs of all kinds.
Vintage mugs from old fashioned beers add such a touch of class. Especially when you have friends asking you where you got the mugs. That’s when you realize saving money on those red plastic cups wasn’t worth it after all.
But, don’t stop there. You should have Pilsners and Pints, Dimpled Mugs and Retro Pubs. Get mugs with different logos like Coors, Molson, Blue Moon and Killian. It’s a blast to make sure that you drink out of the right glass for the right kind of draft.
Logo Beer Glasses
by Carla Burby
Ah, the bar. It’s the perfect social setting. It’s the place where you can have either the best or the worst time.
So trying to be slick and all cool-like, you mosey your way to the bar and wait. Hold on, actually, you don’t wait. You pace around nervously trying to get the bartender’s attention.
The wallet comes out, and you pull out your bills. You hold them up in clear view. This is accompanied by shouting out their name.
Doesn’t appear to make any difference, does it? You feel like you’re being flat out ignored. Obviously, you have to wait just like everyone else.
The American Idol-esque karaoke act wasn’t that great either. So you think you can sing? Singing won’t get you your drink, waiting will.
Do you have a dog at home? Yeah, well whistling at the bar doesn’t help matters. Save the whistling for when Fido wanders away from home.
If getting that all-important drink will make you satisfied, then pay attention to this. Playing the lost “please help me” look never works either. Basically, you’re at a loss anyway, and you might be standing there waiting helplessly forever.
Speaking of losing out, try not to be the “polite one” and offer that the cute boy (or girl) behind you should order first. He or she probably had no idea what to order in the first place. Looks like you just lost your place in line.
So be patient, and try to wait it out. The more you accept it, the better your mood will be. The drink will come eventually – promise.
Leave a tip when that long-awaited drink comes. In fact, doubling that tip might make them notice. Bartenders will most definitely remember you the next time.
So don’t forget to tip. And put on something hot. Bartenders will notice the attractive people.
by Mark Edison
Everyone likes going to bars. You meet your friends there. Or better yet, you meet someone new.
Strolling up to the bar is no problem – you know you got it. But the bartender doesn’t seem to think so. There’s definitely something wrong with that.
This is what you do. You wave your money as if you make a salary of six figures. Or you yell at the bartender by calling their name.
This won’t help you whatsoever. The whole world doesn’t wait on one person. Have some consideration and wait your turn.
The American Idol-esque karaoke act wasn’t that great either. So you think you can sing? Singing won’t get you your drink, waiting will.
Now you start whistling instead. This is a definite no-no. Bartenders won’t respond to a whistle, since they are certainly not dogs.
In order to speed up the process, remember that there are certain rules to abide by. “Oh woe is me” never got anybody anywhere. You’re still waiting, and sometimes the wait can be longer than usual.
One thing to remember is that although manners are important, letting the cute boy or girl behind you go ahead isn’t always the best move. They might be completely clueless as to what drink they want. Your wait in line just got a little longer.
So in order to properly place your order, try to remember that patience is a virtue. This all-important tip will eventually get you what you want, and ease your ever-rising high blood pressure. It works, trust me.
Leave a tip when that long-awaited drink comes. In fact, doubling that tip might make them notice. Bartenders will most definitely remember you the next time.
So don’t forget to tip. And put on something hot. Bartenders will notice the attractive people.
