an old John Wayne movie. Still, western saloons provoke a familiar, warm and instant response. We’ve all swaggered through those swinging doors, if only vicariously. So much nostalgia has washed ...

On screen, you see bartenders pouring drinks from ... Beer, whiskey and saloons were big business in the old west and continues today. In the United States, we consume 6.3 billion gallons of ...

There were so many alcoholic concoctions in the saloons of the 19th century frontier West that each customer ... prescribed nearly as much alcohol as bartenders poured. Alcohol-based cure-alls ...

Once a month, Pendleton’s historic 1800s Shamrock Card Room comes to life as a real bar, where drinks are served by corset-wearing saloon girls ... (sometimes seedy) Old West history.

Bar terminology is often misunderstood by both inexperienced bartenders and patrons. Let's start with the "Finger Method..." Ordering by the digit originated in American saloons in the Old West ...

Two steps into the upcoming saloon ... bartender. He also led the construction and restoration efforts. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "When you get into these old ...

The Old West awaits ... about 30 $1 bills stick to the ceiling. Bartender Vi Richards, originally from England, said bill-sticking is a custom in saloons. Customers wad a quarter in a dollar ...

When It comes to the Old West, one of the first images that come to mind is the saloon. Most frontier towns, whether they were “outpost” communities in the 1850s, or the classic facade ...

You’ll find all of that (plus an interior that hasn’t changed since the 1970s) at the Old Western Saloon along Highway 1 in Point Reyes Station. Her mother, Judy, served as the bar’s ...