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Bar Havoc

BAR HAVOC: GAME TIME

Written by ddevelop Posted January 21, 2015 Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS

There are people who want to get as drunk as I had the night before and it’s my job to get them there.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS Tagged With: Allston, Booze, Boston, drinking, drunk, Hangover, lizzie havoc, winter

BAR HAVOC: JUST ANOTHER NIGHT

Written by ddevelop Posted December 31, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE

For bartenders the appeal and general concept of New Year’s Eve is completely lost. It’s certainly more than just another night, but we don’t get to enjoy it the way the rest of the world does. I can’t remember any champagne toasts, no glitzy dresses, and I certainly don’t remember any ...  read more

Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Allston, Bartending, drinking, lizzie havoc, new years eve, Partying

BAR HAVOC: A LONG DECEMBER

Written by ddevelop Posted December 23, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE

New Year’s Eve I know I’ll spend New Year’s Eve right where I belong: behind the bar with a bottle opener in my back pocket and a martini shaker in my hand.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Allston, Bartending, Booze, boys, ex boyfriends, Fireball, holidays, new years eve, Whiskey

BEING SNOTTY

Written by ddevelop Posted December 19, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc

The DJ hadn’t even started, so I thought I had some time before amateur hour began. I was wrong.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc Tagged With: Bars, Bartending, Booze, Boston, drinking, Fireball, Whiskey

BAR HAVOC: THE THAW

Written by ddevelop Posted December 3, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc

IMAGE BY SCOTT MURRY @HOTDOGTACO

 

The holidays are a difficult time to be a bartender.

 

A lot of college kids leave for break, leaving me nothing but scraps to live off of for the coldest months of the year. Even with money getting a little tight, I can’t help but feel grateful. I have a ...  read more

Filed Under: Bar Havoc Tagged With: alcohol, Allston, Boston, Christmas, Dig Boston, DigBoston, holidays, thanksgiving

BAR HAVOC: WHINE AND WINE

Written by ddevelop Posted November 25, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc

*SPIRITUAL RE-ENACTMENT IMAGE COURTESY OF EVERYONE WHO’S EVER BEEN HORRIBLY BOMBED IN THE CAN.

 

It was apparent she was drunk when I sat down.

 

Her makeup was smeared and her hair had given up, the tracks of her extensions sticking out more and more every time she attempted to run her ...  read more

Filed Under: Bar Havoc Tagged With: Allston, Bars, bathroom, Dig Boston, DigBoston, drunk, thanksgiving, whining, wine

BAR HAVOC: LOVELY EVENING

Written by ddevelop Posted November 20, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc

The thing to remember is this: You are drunk. I am not.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc Tagged With: Allston, Bars, Bartending, BEERS, Boston, boys, Dig Boston, DigBoston, drugs, Heroin, Whiskey

EXCLUSIVE: FIRST-LOOK AT SLUMBREW’S AMERICAN FRESH TAPROOM AT ASSEMBLY ROW

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted November 18, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc, Drinks, LIFESTYLE

Somerville just got an all-season outdoor taproom. Yes, there will be Fluff, too.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc, Drinks, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: american fresh taproom, assembly row, Assembly Square, Brewery, charcuterie, commercial brewery, Dig Boston, DigBoston, fluff, fluffernutter, happy sol, IPA, Joe Curtatone, mayor, porter square porter, pretzels, shipping containers, slumbrew, yankee swap 2013, yankee swap 2014

THE MEDICINE

Written by ddevelop Posted November 13, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE

With winter right around the corner, I thought I, your friendly neighborhood bartender. would share three solid tips on how to get through the next four miserable months.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Allston, Bars, Bartending, Booze, Boston, Dig Boston, Whiskey, winter

SEARCHING FOR KAREN

Written by ddevelop Posted November 7, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc, LIFESTYLE

Salem was expected to have 100,000 people milling around this year, and my friend Meg and I wanted to make sure we procured some bar seats in town. We settled into our watering hole and downed pumpkin ales and shots of Fireball.

Filed Under: Bar Havoc, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Beer, DigBoston, Fireball, Halloween, Irish pub, monster, pumpkin, Salem, witches

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