World Beer Championships Awards Silver Medal To 'Sum Of Hours' Imperial Red A beer with carmel notes in an oak whiskey barrel wooed the judges at the World Beer Championships and has earned another award for Peter B's Brewpub in Monterey, CA. Peter B's “Sum of Hours” Imperial Red earned 88 of a possible 100 points and won a Silver Medal at the World Beer Championships … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
A-B InBev Moves Closer To Miller Takeover
Rival Beer Companies May Become Partners Anheuser-Busch InBev has gone from flirting with SABMiller to making a real pickup move, like a guy in a bar who spots a hot girl. It has asked banks to underwrite $70 billion in debt financing. This means A-B InBev is getting serious about acquiring what was once a primary rival. A takeover would not be completed until late … [Read more...]
Five College Football Coaches Already On The Hot Seat
Alumni & Fans Quickly Turning Up The Heat At Top Programs We're only a month into the 2015 college football season and already some coaches are feeling the heat. It fact, our #5 had his britches burning even before the first game. Coaches in the SEC are always on the hottest seats, by the way. It's the most pressure-packed place to win in college football. Mainly … [Read more...]
James Bond Film A ‘Spectre’ Of Marketing For Belvedere & Heineken
Shaken Not Stirred Martinis Mix With Beer In Ad & Promotional Campaigns James Bond, a man who has always liked his alcoholic beverages, is being wooed like a Bond girl for the latest movie. In “Spectre, to be released Nov. 6, Bond – played by Daniel Craig – will be drinking vodka martinis. Shaken not stirred. And sponsored by Belvedere. Yet like keeping Goodnight … [Read more...]
The $45 Free Dinner: A Food Blogger’s Experience
How A Comped Meal Cost Nearly 50 Bucks Here's how I got a free dinner at an outstanding restaurant yet it still wound up costing me $45. And before I start, I'm not complaining. It's common for comped dinners for journalists and food bloggers to cost you some money. That's because unless you are part of a group with a PR person, you're expected to tip. And because … [Read more...]
Carmel Hofsas House Hotel Opens The Hospitality Door
A Great Place To Stay In Monterey Bay The door is open. Even if it's not actually open. At the Hofsas House in Carmel, CA, it's the mentality more than the actual position, for the hospitality here is like swinging open the doors and welcoming guests into their home. That's what you get from a place that's been run by a family for a couple of generations. The … [Read more...]
Mont Tremblant Canada Named A Top Ski Resort
Ski Apres & Nightlife Among The Best In The World Ski Magazine has named what some might consider a rather obscure place as the #1 Ski Village in Eastern North America. But it should be no surprise to anyone who has been to Mont Tremblant, Canada. The place rocks, literally. It has an awesome ski apres bar, The Shack, leading up to its wild nightlife, led by the … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Playing NYC For NYE In Barclays Center
Margaritaville Comes To Brooklyn For New Year's Eve 2015 So much for flip flops and tank tops, churning blenders and warm tropical breezes. Parrotheads who want to see Jimmy Buffett on New Year's Eve must bundle up as Buffett is playing New York City on NYE. He's performing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. A Buffett NYE show is a rare treat. He did a millennium … [Read more...]
Sea Car Tours Monterey Sightseeing Is Fun, Fun Fun
Reviewing This Tourist Ride Through Cannery Row & Pacific Grove In an area with a lot of activities to keep tourists busy – taking scenic walks, bike rides and wine tasting, just to name three – there's something else in Monterey CA, that's a real kick in the pants. It's Sea Car Tours, a three-wheeled bright yellow (could it be any other color!?) mini convertible … [Read more...]
Great American Beer Festival Underway In Denver
Beer Lovers Try To Tap Into 3,500 Beers For beer lovers who can't be at Oktoberfest, there's another option – the Great American Beer Festival. And thousands are in Denver the last weekend of September for the 2015 event. As a result, downtown Denver is buzzing and the LoDo bars are packed more so than usual. It's a convention scene with people here to drink … [Read more...]
How AB InBev Acquisitions Will Affect Beer Drinkers
The Impact Of Golden Road Brewing Purchase & Potential SAB Miller Takeover Anheuser-Busch InBev is tapping the kegs of other breweries, yet how does this affect the people that count – us beer drinkers? The company's purchase of Los Angeles craft brewer Golden Road Brewing. And, like a guy in a bar who sees a cute girl at another table he wants to approach, it has its … [Read more...]
College Football Pigskin Prognosticator Week 4 Picks
Pac-12 Games Take Spotlight In Late September Games The Prognosticator was spot-on with UCLA last weekend, the game coming down to practically the last play with the ball in the BYU quarterback’s hands and him rolling to the right... But then he threw it to Jack Miles instead of one of his players in the end zone and the Bruins escaped with a win. However, the … [Read more...]
South Bay Weekend Party Report Sept. 25-27
Redondo Beach Lobsterfest, Booze-N-Clues & Lingerie Volleyball September came in like a lion with Fiesta Hermosa and it’s roaring out that way, too, with a smart phone calendar full of party events this weekend. There’s the Redondo Beach Lobster Festival, the Brews-N-Clues scavenger hunt/pub crawl, plus 200 girls in lingerie playing volleyball in Santa Monica. Among … [Read more...]
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort Now Open
Jimmy Buffett-Inspired Hotel Features 5 Bars Let's give a "Fins Up" to the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, which is now open in South Florida. It has five bars, including a Margaritaville and a poolside Lone Palm Beach Bar. The property is located in Hollywood Beach, which is not near the Tinseltown Hollywood in California, but on the east coast of … [Read more...]
Electric Daisy Carnival 2016 Las Vegas Tickets Now On Sale
Shuttle Passes, Parking & Lockers All Available The hugely successful Electric Daisy Carnival is back at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for 2016 and here's how you can get tickets. The dates are June 17-19. Three-day tickets start at $355 and it's cheaper to buy sooner rather than later. Purchase tickets at the ECC website. The Electric Daisy Carnival is a … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival 2016 Tickets Now On Sale
12th Annual Event Features Pairings & Popular Tastings • November 15-22 The multi-day San Diego WIne & Food Festival, which reaches a peak with a Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon, is one of the area's top events and one of the best wine and food events in all of California. So you had better get your tickets now, for they are on sale. The price for the … [Read more...]
NYE Las Vegas The Strip Vs. Fremont Street
Revealing The Best New Year's Eve Party Place For Singles Deciding where to spend New Year's Eve is always a big decision, and once you've settled on Las Vegas – a fine choice, by the way – there's still another choice to make here. And that is where in Sin City to be for New Year's Eve, the Fremont Street Experience – called America's Party – or the Strip. Each … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas Top Secrets Revealed
Party Tips For NYE On The Strip Or Fremont Street It's party time in Las Vegas! And while that may be the case just about anytime, Sin City really explodes on New Yar's Eve. This is a regular stop for PubClub.com, and we've been to both Fremont Street and on the Strip. So we have the experience to provide these: Top Party Tips For Spending New Year's Eve in Las … [Read more...]
New Year’s Day World’s Top 10 Party & Fun Destinations
Where To keep The Party Going After NYE One of the things about NYE – be it epic or just mildly entertaining – is the letdown on the next day. There's simply no great party on the horizon. Or so it seems. But it doesn't have to be that way. The world has just offered its inhabitants an entirely new year and the way we look at it, the party has only just … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Whistler Party Review Tips Best Bars
Where To Celebrate NYE At This Canadian Ski Resort A show in the snow. New Year's Eve in the ski resort of Whistler, BC Canada, is all about making tracks not on the slopes, but to the many bars in the village of Whistler and neighboring Blackcomb Mountain. If it seems as if this is headed down a slippery slope to begin the New Year, then so be it. This is … [Read more...]
5 Reasons New Year’s Day Is A Better Party Than New Year’s Eve
No Outrageous NYE Cover Charges On Jan.1 The real fun for the New Year is not New Year's Eve, it's New Year's Day. Here's five reasons why that's the case. 1.) There's Too Much Pressure To Have Fun On New Year's Eve. Because it's NYE, you feel you must go somewhere big, be somewhere memorable. So you pay go to go a big promoter party, to go to a "special" … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Key West Complete Party Guide Tips & Everything You Need To Know
By Dana Koplik, PubClub.com Correspondent Key West – what a great way to bring in the New Year while pretending it’s summer. Grab a group of friends, book a beach cottage, head to Duval Street and let the games begin! The great part about Key West is you don’t have to agonize over your evening plans or even book anything in advance (other than a room). Here, there's no need … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Party Top Destinations Are Public Fireworks Shows
The best party destinations for New Year's Eve are the ones that have huge outdoor countdowns and fireworks celebrations. New York City, Berlin, New Orleans, Sydney and Las Vegas are among the best places in the world for NYE for this very reason. This blows away promoter parties in bars because it's free, you can generally take your own cocktails and … [Read more...]
Alabama-USC 2016 Game Renews A Brief But Storied Rivalry
Bear Bryant, John McKay & The Wishbone Big Parts Of Series History Two of the most storied programs in college football meet again, with Alabama and USC playing in Cowboys Stadium – Jerry's World – to kick off the 2016 season. It's a renewal of a brief, but eventful rivalry that has history and once featured two of the game's all-time greatest coaches. Most of the talk … [Read more...]
Halloween Top Party Schools Best College Halloween Parties
ECU, UCSB, UNC And Ohio University Big Block Parties Give college students any reason to party and they will do it in grand style. Some take it to the extreme and here are places where huge block parties take priority on Halloween over things like, say, going to study at the library. Unless students are in one of those towns with a college bar called The Library, … [Read more...]
Haute Enchilada Cafe Moss Landing Food & Cocktails
Restaurant & Bar An Oasis Off Highway 101 In Monterey Bay For many travelers, it's a potential distraction on the way to a destination. A small cluster of restaurants by a seemingly small harbor along busy US 1 between Monterey and Santa Cruz. For others, tho, Moss Landing is a destination. And after spending an evening eating and drinking like a Spanish conqueror at … [Read more...]
Dallas Cowboys Top Gameday Bar Tailgate Tavern
Tailgating Within Field Goal Range Of AT&T Stadium If you are going to a Dallas Cowboys game this year – either as a Cowboy fan for if you're visiting and cheering for the other team – and want a good bar to go to before entering AT&T Stadium, there's a place that's steps from your entrance gate. It's the Tailgate Tavern, a mere field goal distance from Cowboys … [Read more...]
Beach Volleyball Lingerace Lingerie Tournament Santa Monica
200 Girls In Lingerie & A Nightlife Party The fourth annual charity beach volleyball tournament will be held at Ocean Park, Santa Monica Sunday, Sept. 27. This sexy event in which people dress in provocative bikinis and board shorts - and some in lingerie – brings in 300 athletes and thousands of spectators. to Santa Monica. And guys, there's 200+ girls in … [Read more...]
San Diego Halloween Monster Bash 2016 Gaslamp Party Guide
Block Party Features Costume Contest, EDM DJs & A Singles Scene San Diego's rocking Gaslamp Quarter is plenty lively on normal weekends, and a few times a year it adds to this by holding big block parties. There's one for Fat Tuesday and St. Patrick's Day and also Halloween. Regarding the latter, it's called the Monster Bash and the 2016 event is Saturday night, … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Booze-N-Cruise Scavenger Hunt 2015
Fun Party Bar Events For Lyme Disease It's a party in the Hermosa Beach bars for the annual Booze-N-Clues. The 2015 Booze-N-Clues Bar Scavenger Hunt takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Hermosa Beach Pier. What exactly IS the Booze-N-Clues Bar Scavenger Hunt? It's an annual event blends a scavenger hunt with bar contests where dozens of individuals will split more … [Read more...]
Top 5 Places To Meet Single People At Ski Resorts
The Best Pickup Locations For Those Seeking The #SinglesLife Ski Resorts are great places to go if your single. You get to meet people different areas, you have something in common with everyone there because you're at a ski resort and everyone is drinking when they are not skiing or snowboarding. Or, int case of European resorts, they are taking two hour breaks … [Read more...]
Top 10 Worldwide Party Ski Resorts For Singles
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Ski Resorts are a winter wonderland of partying, a place where "apres" means head straight from the day's activity to the closest bar and where the word "single" is heard at lifts throughout the mountain. Ski Resorts are the beaches of the wintertime, destinations where people go not for fun in the sun but for wild wintertime … [Read more...]
Why Ski Resorts Are Top Party Destinations For Singles
From Lift Lines To Apres, #SinglesLife Heaven Single! The word echoes through ski resorts worldwide as PubClubber-types seek their social winter wonderlands by gliding down snow-covered mountains on skis or shredding on snowboards. Skiing and snowboarding is more about the mountain; it's also about socializing. There's something about skiing that brings out the wildest … [Read more...]
Monterey CA Wine Tasting Rooms Locations & Reviews
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the biggest drawbacks to wine tasting is either having to find a designated driver (good luck!) or join a tour or hire a driver, both of which can be expensive ($100 and up, per person). But in Monterey, CA, you can go wine tasting while walking. Sampling while strolling. And while not only being within the width of a … [Read more...]
Why Mundaka In Carmel Is A Popular Restaurant & Bar
Dining, Cocktails & A Lively Singles Social Scene When you dine at Mundaka in Carmel, CA, it's about more than the food. It's equally about the experience. Mundaka, tucked into a corner off San Carlos Street between Ocean and 7th Ave., is quite a find. It's one of the most social restaurants in the Monterey area, starting with its menu. It's all tapas, and that always … [Read more...]
Monterey Restaurants Tarpy’s Roadhouse Review – A Great Dining Destination Restaurant
Why This Traditional Spot Is One Of The Area's Top Dining Destinations Great meals, much like wine tastings, are about more than the flavor of the food or beverages. They are about the flavor of the experience. And as any local or long-time visitor to Monterey, CA knows, Tarpy's Roadhouse restaurant excels in both areas. Tarpy's is as much a part of the landscape of … [Read more...]
Will’s Fargo Steakhouse Upholds Delicious Tradition In Carmel Valley, CA
Restaurant Maintains Quality Food & Wine With Holman Ranch Owners When the fine folks of Holman Ranch winery and estates purchased Will's Fargo restaurant in Carmel Village there was – as is often the case when a long-standing legend changes hands – a gasp of concern among some locals. But they needed not to worry. The Louder family are locals, too. And they … [Read more...]
Holman Ranch Carmel A Top Wedding & Events Location
Reviewing This Luxury Family-Run Private Venue In an area this beautiful and romantic, there are dozens of locations to host a wedding (or a private function or corporate event) that people will be talking about for years, almost as much as the event itself. One of those places is Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley. Situated on sunny, rolling hills overlooking the valley, this … [Read more...]
Vendange Inn Carmel Features Rooms Decorated By Monterey Wineries
Monterey B&B Highlights Monterey County Wines There is a place in Carmel, CA, where the hotel is as much of a destination as the area. It's called Vendange Inn & Suites and it's more than just a place to stay, it's a thrilling adventure. In the subdued Carmel kind of way. Vendange is unique in that it has taken what is all around it – namely, several wineries of … [Read more...]
Twisted Roots Winery Carmel Village Tasting Room Review
A Perfect Pairing Of Wines, Hospitality – And Great Pizza With a dozen tasting rooms within a three-block walking area, the Carmel Valley Village is a wine drinker's paradise. One area you don't want to overlook is Del Fino Place, a small road behind the Shell Station (it's a U-turn if you are coming from Carmel) that has a few tasting rooms, a couple of … [Read more...]
10 Reasons To Visit The Beach House Pacific Grove (Especially #5)
Great Food & Drink At Lover's Point In Monterey Bay There are a lot of great restaurants in Monterey Bay. You can find them in Cannery Row, clingling like coral on Fisherman's Wharf, all over Carmel and tucked into cute neighborhoods in Pacific Grove in the manner of San Francisco. Some have great food and some have fantastic views. A few have both, and one of the best … [Read more...]
Peter B’s Brewpub Has Monterey’s Best Dinner Bargain
Delicious Buffalo Chili By Fisherman's Wharf If we were to tell you that you could eat dinner in Monterey for $9, you would probably curl up your nose, give us one of those football stiff arms to establish your distance and protest by saying "no I don't want to hear it,"' figuring we're about to send you to some seedy place where a bartender named Moe pours out … [Read more...]
Portola Hotel Teams Up With Sea Car Tours For Monterey Travel Package
A Fun Ride & Accommodations By Fisherman's Wharf There are a lot of fun things to do in Monterey, CA, and the creative folks at the fine and friendly Portola Hotel & Spa seem to have a package for every one of them. The latest involves buzzing around in a tiny convertible of sorts – perhaps the ultimate way to see Monterey Bay. It's the Sea Car Tours Package and it … [Read more...]
Dawn’s Dream Winery Carmel Tasting Room Thursday Happy Hour
Tasting Room Wines & A Bathtub Selfie The best selfie spot of the Carmel, CA, wine tasting rooms has come up with another way to draw in visitors: a Happy Hour! On the third Thursday of every month, Dawn's Dream Winery features $5 wines-by-the-glass and small bites of food, from 5-7 p.m. Dawn's Dream, which is part of the Carmel Wine Walk, is one of the more … [Read more...]
A Complete Guide To The Carmel Wine Walk Passport Tasting Rooms
Visiting Monterey County's Wineries Without Leaving Town Wine tasting rooms have become a big trend for wineries and towns in California. In quaint Carmel, there are 15 places people can go wine tasting. To put some order to this, the city of Carmel By-The-Sea has created the Wine Walk Passport. It involves nine tasting rooms for $65. With most tasting rooms … [Read more...]
Jack’s Monterey Portola Hotel Bar Wines & Happy Hour
Local Wines Are Paired With Napa & Sonoma Selections First of all, congratulations to Jack's Restaurant and Lounge in Monterey (CA)'s Portola Hotel for having won a Wine Spectator award for its wines. Jacks Restaurant & Lounge has undergone a complete overhaul of its wine list within the last two years. The wine program includes a selection of eclectic wines that … [Read more...]
Abalonetti Seafood Monterey Review: An Excellent Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant
A Unique Approach To Calamari Plus House Speciality Cocktails The most difficult decision to make when visiting Monterey Bay, California, is not whether to go to the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium (you will), to go wine tasting (a no brainer) or to walk along the water (a given). It's where to eat. And not just at which restaurant, but the location of the … [Read more...]
Carmel Best Happy Hour Bars: Vesuvio Rooftop & BarMel
A Lively Atmosphere & A Good Dive Bar Some might argue that Happy Hour in Carmel is any hour you are awake in Carmel. It would be a valid point. Especially if you are in one of its many wine tasting rooms on the Carmel Wine Walk. But Carmel does have Happy Hour and here are the two best ones. Because of the times, you can hit one, then walk to the other in five … [Read more...]
Top 5 Reasons To Stay At The Hofsas House Carmel Hotel, Especially #3!
Price & Family-Run Accommodations In Monterey Bay One of PubClub.com's favorite places in California is the Monterey/Carmel area. There's gorgeous scenery all along the coast, there's wine tasting everywhere and "no-rush" pace. And when there, especially in Carmel, we like to stay at the Hofsas House hotel. Here's five reasons why you should, too: 1.) It's In Carmel! … [Read more...]
Swiss Alps Forest Fondue Is A Fun Party in Switzerland’s Ski Resorts
If, for some reason, the Alps aren't enough of a clue and the street signs in Swiss-German don't give it away, then taking part in a Forest Fondue will certainly confirm the fact you that are in this part of the world. Because this just says "I'm in Switzerland!" The Definition Of A Forest Fondue What the heck is a Forest Fondue, you ask? Well, it's an experience more than … [Read more...]
Switzerland Wineries Lake Geneva Wine Country Ultimate Travel Guide
Complete Wine Tasting Guide Near Lausanne A wine country in Switzerland? What are we drinking, right? Well, hold onto your chalice. Not only is there a wine country in Switzerland, there are a couple of them. And the one visited by PubClub.com is spectacular, with sights surpassing those of many more renowned places, including some in France and California. … [Read more...]
Switzerland’s Domaine du Daley Winery Tour Wines Review
Touring & Tasting At The Country's Oldest Winery Your first thought when arriving at the Domaine du Daley winery in Switzerland is likely to be this: "I hope the wine is as good as this view!" It is, so not to worry. Still, the sparkle comes not from the wine – it doesn't make champagne – but from the look on your face when you're at the winery. Domaine du Daley is one … [Read more...]
Top 10 Things To Know About Visiting Zermatt & The Matterhorn
A Unique Visitor's Guide To This Swiss Alps Destination Here's the most important things to know before you go to the Matterhorn and the lovable village of Zermatt in the Swiss Alps. This is the ultimate – and PubClub.com unique – travel guide to Zermatt. Because these are: 10 Things You Need To Know About Zermatt Switzerland 1.) You Can Climb The Matterhorn, But … [Read more...]
10 Things To Know About Traveling In Switzerland
Swiss Alps Not The Only Identifying Trait To This Country Sure, the Alps are nearly always in view even if you are in a city and the trains run time, but it can be easy to get wrapped up in things and occasionally lose track of where you are, especially if you are on vacation. So in case you zone out from all the activities – skiing, biking, dining, wine tasting– here's … [Read more...]
Swiss Alps Bucket List Activities: Riding The Gornergrat Cog Railway
A Scenic Ride Past The Matterhorn In Zermatt, Switzerland By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The bucket list of things to do in Zermatt includes boarding this old-fashioned cog train and taking it to a lookout peak in the Swiss Alps known as Gornergrat. From there, you can get great views – and selfies! – of the Matterhorn, have lunch with some … [Read more...]
Where Bloggers Dare: Riding The Swiss Alps Glacier Aerial Cable Car
12,000 Feet In The Sky And Don't Look Down! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the thrills of a visit to Zermatt, Switzerland, is going to visit its glacier, which is not the Matterhorn but the Little Matterhorn. It's not just that you can ski year-round here or that you can actually go inside the glacier and be treated to fantastic ice … [Read more...]
Switzerland Travel Blog: Hiking To A Restaurant In The Swiss Alps
A Great Meal In The Middle Of A Meadow By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The day was lovely. Not the kind of stunning lovely day one might expect to find in late summer in Switzerland – clouds kept us from seeing the famous reflection of the Matterhorn shining in a pond, the image which has graced a thousand postcards – but lovely none-the-less. We were … [Read more...]
Sugar Lounge Tiki Bar In Sydney Great For Rum Drinks
Hawaiian-Style Boat Drinks In Manley Beach Sometimes, even in a place so recognized for its beer, you just need a boat drink! And the place to find boat drinks in Sydney is the Sugar Lounge. A tiki bar overlooking the sand in Manly Beach, Sugar Lounge makes up Hawaiian-style drinks in a Polynesian atmosphere, complete with tiki poles and the tacky hula girl statue on the … [Read more...]
European Travel Blog: Those Confusing Shower Heads In Europe
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's Travel Blogger I'm a pretty good traveler. Actually, I'm a very good traveler. I'm easy going, handle changes well, rarely complain and enjoy being places different from home. Especially Europe. But no matter how many times I go to Europe, I am always confounded by one thing: those confusing shower heads in Europe. What Is A European … [Read more...]
Munich Travel Guide Top Tips For First-Time Visitors
There's More Than Oktoberfest & Bierhalls Yes, the Hofbrauhaus is there and the waitresses bring big beers in heavy 1-liter glasses, no less, and attached to their fists. Yes, there are beer gardens all over town, but did you know there are also parks? And you can go surfing? There's s a lot to Munich, more so than immediately meets the eye, but before you … [Read more...]
Holman Ranch Carmel Valley Wine Tasting Room Good Review
Family-Run Winery Specializes In Pinot Noir Wines There are dozens of wine tasting rooms in Carmel Village – about a 20-minute drive from even more tasting rooms in the town of Carmel-By-The-Sea – so how do you choose which ones to visit? Well here's one that PubClub.com recommends. It's the tasting room for a small, local and family-run winery called Holman Ranch. In fact, … [Read more...]
Where To Find The Cable Car Cocktail Drink In San Francisco
Reviewing The City's Signature Drink At Restaurant/Bar Locations Some bars have a signature cocktail, the drink that defines the establishment. The Fire Chief at Old Tony's in Redondo Beach, CA is one such example. Then there's San Francisco, a place so cool it's a city that has has it's own signature cocktail. It's called the Cable Car Cocktail, a drink … [Read more...]
Halloween Las Vegas Party Scene, Costume Parties, Clubs & The Strip
It's a howl. A screaming good time. Halloween in Las Vegas is far from horror-ble. It's fun! There's so much to see and do it's, well, almost frightening. Walk down the Strip and soak up the scene. Roam the casinos and see things like people in chicken suits playing blackjack. Hit the clubs for some of the most outlandish costumes on the planet. And althought Halloween is … [Read more...]
What It’s Really LIke Inside Those Las Vegas Nightclubs
Inside The Velvet Ropes Of the Hottest Clubs If you've never made it through the lines and wondered what's happening beyond the velvet ropes at those Las Vegas mega nightclubs, we're here to tell you. In a word, they are amazing. Not so much for what's inside or what is happening, but because of the masses of people. It's amazing how so many clubs can attract so many people … [Read more...]
Tips On Getting Laid & Finding Sex in Las Vegas
How To Find One-Night Stands And The 'Dollar Bill' Theory By "Mr. Lay Vegas" There is sex and sexiness all around Vegas. It drips like sweat off the dance floor. But it can also be as elusive as a Royal Flush, as hard to come by as picking a winning number at the roulette wheel. Many, many people travel to Las Vegas expecting it to be a slam dunk as far as … [Read more...]
West Hollywood Carnaval Review LA’s Best Halloween Party
West Hollywood hosts an awesome, incredible, fun and fantastic Halloween party each year, a fun and colorful event called Carnaval. And it is indeed a carnival atmosphere. The 2016 street block party is the 29th annual event and it's Oct. 31 from 6 p.m- midnight. Well, technically it ends at 11, but doesn't disperse until later; after all, you just can''t clear out 500,000 … [Read more...]
Old World Oktoberfest Is LA’s Best Celebration For Singles – 2021 Dates & Tickets
An Oompa Band And A Fun Party Scene In A German Beer Hall Old World Oktoberfest 2019: Sept. 19-Oct. 31 If you're looking to hoist big beers, sing German songs to a live "oompha" band do the chicken dance AND be in a party environment with single people, then the place to do it in Los Angeles is Old World Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach. With the Alpine … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest Los Angeles Top Singles Party Locations
Ein Prost At These German Beer Halls In L.A. In a spread-out city, the Oktoberfest celebrations are spread out, so here's the best places to drink German beer and party with other singles. 1.) OLD WORLD HUNTINGTON BEACH The best place for singles, Old World is like being in the Hofbrau Haus in Munich. Well, okay NOTHING is like that except the Hofbrau Haus in Munich … [Read more...]
10 Things To Know About Switzerland Nightlife & Drinking Laws
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There's good nightlife and a strong party scene in Switzerland, from the Alps in the winter to the cities in the summer. To really know how to cut loose, here's all you need to know about partying in Switzerland! To really know how to cut loose, here's all you need to know about partying in Switzerland! So read on and take a … [Read more...]
Edelweiss Air Las Vegas To Zurich Nonstop Flight Review
It's No Gamble With This Service In She Skies Switzerland, Switzerland wine, wine, wine lover, travel, wineries, wine tasting wine tours Domaine du Daley winery Switzerland The Swiss sure know how to travel in style. Their trains are awesome and so, too, are their planes. I've taken Swiss Air to Switzerland before and recently was aboard its sister airline, Edelweiss … [Read more...]
Top 5 Reasons Switzerland’s Wines Are Like Swiss Women
Both Treats Are Delicious And Delectable, Each With An Accent Here's another reason to fall in love with Switzerland. Everyone knows Switzerland has a lot of attractions – the Alps, its ski slopes, neat villages, incredibly scenic lakes and rivers and vibrant cities – but it also has a pair of things that are not quite as recognized by the world. And that's … [Read more...]
New Orleans Nightlife The Best Bourbon Street Bars
A Guide To The Balconies, Beads & Bands In The Big Easy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Few places on Earth possess the year-round party atmosphere as does New Orleans. And it all starts on Bourbon Street. This is New Orleans' most famous street, the Amsterdam of America, a place dominated by drinks and drinkers where the cocktail is king … [Read more...]
London Travel Blog: An American’s First Impressions
Trying To Find An Authentic English Pubs Black Cabs & Hot Tea By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I didn't take this as a negative, but immediately upon arriving in London for my first visit to the city, I was greeted by an airport alert. I couldn't get past the security area and my friend who was there to meet me could not even get into the airport. The … [Read more...]
Key West Fantasy Fest Complete Party Guide Top Events & 2023 Dates
Key West, Key West sunsets, Florida, Top Travel Destinations, sunsets, Mallory Square Top Party Destinations travel, bars & restaurants When it comes to costumes and Halloween, few places can match the craziness of Key West. Every year, the city hosts a spectacular multi-day event known as Fantasy Fest, a week of zany events that consists of more than 40 masquerade … [Read more...]
Key West Sunsets Are A Must-Do Activity At Mallory Square
Every place should celebrate sunsets like Key West. In the Conch Republic, sunsets are not just something that happens without notice. You don't spend it in a t-shirt or souvenir shop, a restaurant or chiling back at the hotel. Or even a bar (and just about everything in Key West revolves around spending time in a bar). In Key West, sunsets are a daily ritual, a spiritual … [Read more...]
Key West Best Bars Nightlife Reviews Sloppy Joe’s Captain Tony’s
Where To Party In The Conch Republic "I went down to Captain Tony's to get out from the HEAT..." This line from a Jimmy Buffett song pretty much describes the bar scene in Key West. People walking down Duval Street on a warm afternoon give up the notion of doing anything productive and stop into one of the many decades-old bars made famous by Hemingway, Buffett or those … [Read more...]
Dockside Tropical Cafe Florida Keys Top Live Music Bar
TropRock Tunes In Marathon There's a bar that's just not by the dock, it actually is the dock. It has doors that don't lock – as well as a few that do – and there's music not just playing on the radio, but also on the stage. And, like Trop/Rock artist Eric Stone's song says it's "Somewhere South of Somewhere." Mentally, anyway. It's Dockside Tropical Cafe in Marathon, … [Read more...]
Florida Keys Guide: 10 Ways To Know You’re Getting Keys Disease
Flip Flops, Bug Bites & Drinking With A Hangover It's Florida – the Florida Keys, specifically – and in case you zone out from all the activity and fun (and drinks) here's PubClub.com's list of the "Top 10 Ways To Know You Are In The Keys:" 1.) You are hungover yet still continue to drink. Heavily. 2.) You are hot. Morning, noon and night. 3.) Your feet and … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Florida Keys Driving Guide From Miami To Key West
The key to fully experiencing Key West is not contained in some local bar or in a moment at sunset on Mallory Square. Instead, it is located some 100 miles to the northeast at the beginning of what is known as the Overseas Highway, a scenic two-lane road with water on both sides, 43 bridges and enough diversions to properly delay any trip to the Conch Republic. Here's the … [Read more...]
10 Tips On Spending The Perfect Weekend In San Diego
Things To Do In The Gaslamp, Coronado, Pacific Beach & La Jolla San Diego is one of America's best cities. Heck, it's one the world's best cities. PubClub.com spent three months there and couldn't get enough of it, couldn't see enough of it, couldn't stop finding or creating fun things to do, daytime and nighttime. We did enough, tho, to be able to put together this … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Switzerland: Fireworks In Zurich & Lucerne
How To Party In Two Cities On NYE Looking for a fun place to party for New Year's Eve that might not first come to mind? PubClub.com has the place: Zurich, Switzerland! Yes, Zurich. It's an awesome city anytime of the year and for New Year's Eve, 200,000 people line the banks of the river, pack into the park by the lake and watch a spectacular fireworks show over the … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Berlin One Of Top NYE’s Party Destination
Brandenburg Gate Fireworks Gets 1 Million People One of the biggest public New Year's Eve celebrations in the world takes place in Berlin. More than a million people head to a spectacular fireworks show at Brandenburg Gate, making for a huge party scene. It takes place from Brandenburg Gate to Victory Column, an area that encompasses a whopping two kilometers. There are … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve In New Orleans Is The World’s Top Party Destination
NYE On Bourbon Street Followed By The Sugar Bowl New Orleans and New Year's Eve go together like rum and red drinks. In fact, it's often difficult to tell New Year's Eve from any other day of the week on Bourbon Street. That is, unless one has been to Bourbon Street on New Year's Eve. Laissez les bons temps rouler! Fireworks In Jackson Square About 11, … [Read more...]
Munich Oktoberfest Bartender: Experiencing The Beer Tents For The First Time
The Hofbräuhaus Is #BeerLovers Heaven By The Bartender, PubClub.com's Roving Party Animal The first reaction to walking into a beer hall for Munich Oktobefest is something I'll never forget. It was Opening Day and I was outside the Hofbräuhaus, the most famous of all the bierhalls. A morning parade through the city had just concluded and horse-drawn carriages … [Read more...]
Why The Hofbrauhaus Is The Best Beer Tent At Munich Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest in Munich is a beer drinker's paradise. Walk into a tent and there are people as far as the eye can see, all sitting down and all with large mugs in front of them. There's a constant buzz of sound: conversation, live music, singing and shouting. It's just like in the old Inspector Clouseau Pink Panther movie – a large, crowded and fun party. While there are a … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest Munich Top Party Tips & The Beer Tents
Here's the top tips for attending Oktoberfest in Munich which, by the way, should be on every partier and beer drinker's bucket list. • Oktoberfest 2019 is Sept. 21-Oct. 6. • Arrive at least by 11 on Opening Day. • Get a reservation for groups of 5-6 (or more) in the tent of choice; it's a must to be in the Hofbrau Haus on Opening Day. • You must be seated to get beers in … [Read more...]
Hawaii Drinking And Liquor Laws Explained For Tourists
Rules For Drinking IN Bars & On The Beach Yes, it's paradise. Warm weather, palm trees, gorgeous beaches and, of course, tropical drinks with slices of pineapple and umbrellas on the edge of the glass. But as great as Hawaii is as a place to enjoy such drinks – and even several for those on vacation who want to cut loose and party – the state has some odd, … [Read more...]
Halloween Party Tips: How To Throw The Best Costume Parties
How Not To Make Your Party A Horror Show It's a ghoulish thought, to dress up as a bleeding ax murderer, a spooky horror movie star, a political figure, cartoon character, military commando or even a sexy cop. But that's what Halloween parties are all about for adults. Halloween 2011 is on a Wednesday, so many of the costume parties are taking place on Friday and … [Read more...]
Top Halloween Party Destinations Best Costume Parties & Locations
It's a scary thought, to be out on Halloween only to realize there's a much better party elsewhere. The trick to finding the best treat is to know where to be in the first place. There are prime party places for major events such as New Year's Eve, the Fourth of July, holiday weekends such as Memorial Day and Labor Day, and St. Patrick's Day. But there's so many places to go … [Read more...]
Best College Football Game Traditions From Tailgating To Cheerleaders
Top Tailgate, Party Towns & Pre- And Post-Game Celebrations The AP, ESPN and the College Playoff Committee have their rankings. And PubClub.com has our rankings. And it's not just our Top Party Schools. It's this other all-important element of the college game, the atmosphere around the game. This is what you can only get by being at the game, not at home … [Read more...]
Top Party Schools Criteria For Choosing Biggest Partying Colleges
Tradition, Tailgating & Great College Bars Nearly everyone has a list of Top Party Schools. PubClub.com was one of the first and to let you know what makes our list, we're giving you our criteria right here: 1.) A Tradition Of Partying. PubCub.com is no flash-in-the-pan website. We are not suckered into quick trends, something that's here today and gone tomorrow. … [Read more...]
10 Ways To Know You Are At A Top Party School
The Best College Partying Schools Criteria You can read the lists – like this one on PubClub.com – but how know you have arrived at a Top Party School? Here's 10 ways to tell: 1.) There are as many bars and liquor stores near campus as there are classroom buildings. 2.) There's a lively tailgate scene even if the team hasn't won a championship since the Kennedy … [Read more...]
Buccaneer Days Two Harbors Catalina Island Complete Party Guide & Photos
An Epic Party Of Pirates & Wenches In Southern California Yes I am a pirate, 200 years to late... Arrrrg! This chant echoes through the coves and over the hills of Catalina Island's Two Harbors the first of October each year like the sound of cannons thundering on the high seas back in the 1800s. Except that here there's nothing to plunder, aside from other … [Read more...]
Long Beach Nightlife Best Bars In Belmont Shore, The Pike & Pine Ave
Hot Singles Spots And One Of L..A's Best Bars There is a roar down by the shore, and it's happening all over Long Beach. California's sixth-largest city may be part of the bigger whole of L.A., but there is a whole lot of action happening right here. Long Beach is nearly as diverse as Los Angeles. It has a beach – a long one, and that's not just a pun – combined with a hip … [Read more...]
Two Things To Know About Uber & Lyft Picking Up Passengers At LAX
Los Angeles Airport Allowing Ride Sharing Pickups & Dropoffs Los Angeles International Airport is the USA's largest airport to allow ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers. But here's two things to know about it, and one is good while the other mirrors the same situation with the cabs. The drivers must pick up people from the upper … [Read more...]
USC Football Transportation: South Bay To Coliseum On LA Metro
How To Use The Beach Cities Transit, Green Line Train & Silver Line Bus Here's how to get from the South Bay Beach Cities to USC games at the Coliseum using the LA Metro system. • Take the Beach Cities Transit, or the "white bus" from the Beach Cities to the Metro station. There are two buses, the 102, which goes to the Metro Station at Marine Street, and the 109, … [Read more...]
Barnsdall Outdoor Movie & Wine Nights In Hollywood 2015 Schedule
Groundhog Day & Monte Python's Holy Grail Among Featured Movies These events are movies that take place on the west lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed Hollyhock House. There's wine, a DJ and special guests – sometimes famous ones – introducing the flicks. It starts at 5:30 with movies beginning at sunset on a high-resolution screen with surround sound on top of Loz … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Bicycle Tours South Bay Beaches With Beach Cities Bike Tours
Sightseeing Along The Strand In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach In a city of unique adventures and attractions, there is one activity that truly defines this place and its creative culture. It is riding a bicycle along the beach in La La Land – think the opening from the "Three's Company" TV show – among surfers, volleyball players and runners and, well, those … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Nightlife: Blogger Hits Legendary Studio City Bars
L.A. Haunts With A Hollywood Celebrities Connection Apparently, I did not give the place enough of a chance. Instead, I treated it like the average-looking girl in a bar who was flirting with me in favor of the much hotter one on the other side of the room. Shrugged off the advances of a sure thing to take a shot at the class of the field. When I first moved to Los … [Read more...]
Hollywood Nightlife Entertainment Clubs Bars Dance Clubs Reviews
The Cool & Hips Hotspots Under The Hollywood Sign It is home to celebrities, fancy lounges with exclusive VIP areas and velvet ropes. But do the hip people of L.A., really hang out in Hollywood? Oh yeah! The famous Hollywood club scene is thriving. Hollywood is home to L.A.'s mega dance clubs – if you want to dance in this town, Hollywood is the place to do it – but … [Read more...]