1) Treat Your Bartender Right
2) Hops Are Your Friend
3) Beer Dinner?

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Eight Things You Shouldn't Say (or do) To A Bartender

1. Don't ever call him (or her) "big guy", "dude", or "chief".  This isn't
a sales conference.

2. Don't get his attention, then turn around and ask what everyone else
wants first.  Do roll your eyes when ordering a Daiquiri for your date.

3. Don't tell him you're the designated driver.  Using a designated driver
is great, but oddly it results in worse drunks.  This raises the
expectation that everyone he's driving will become a major drunken pain.

4. Don't ask if there is any alcohol in your drink.  If you want to taste
the liquor order it straight up.  This means that all frozen drinks and
drinks with umbrellas are out.

5. Don't ask where all the cool bars around here are.  That's a slap in the
face.  A sensible bartender will steer you towards the scariest biker bar
in town and tell you the drinks are free if you wear fishnet stockings.

6. Don't ask what the cheapest drink in the house is.  This implies that
you have no money and we are not getting a tip.  If you don't have enough
to tip you shouldn't be drinking, you should be working.

7. Don't ask for a drink on the house.  If you want a free drink, get a sex
change and flirt a lot.

8. Under no circumstances order : a). Anything that sounds sexual like a
woo woo, screaming orgasm, sex on the beach, slippery nipple, etc.  We feel
just as stupid making them as you should feel drinking them, b). Anything
with  5 or more ingredients.  The number of ingredients is directly
proportional to the intelligence of the drinker

(Men's Health, September 1998 p 172-173)

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As if you really needed one, here is Another Great Reason To Drink:

Researchers from Oregon State University have discovered flavonoids in beer
hops can halt the growth of colon and prostate cancer cells.  "These
substances are deadly to cancer cells but harmless to normal ones,"  says
Donald Buhler, Ph.D. More testing is required, and we'd be happy to help. 
"One of my colleagues did some analysis and found that microbrews are much
higher in these chemicals," says Buhler.  Microbreweries tend to make hoppy
beers and have more flavonoids.  We suggest an India Pale Ale.

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Rumor has it that there will another beer dinner at Taco Mac in the next
few months.  Keep your eyes open... you'll be the first to know!