While some versions of the old-timey drink bore the label sarsaparilla, others were simply called root beer, which actually is a misleading name. Regardless of what your saloon bartender would ...

If you were to walk into an Old West saloon, you probably wouldn’t be there for a glass of ice water. Like today, beer was a staple drink at the bar. Unlike today, the beer of the 19th century ...

The history of alcohol is as old as mankind itself ... Field loved the drink, “If I had my life to live over again I’d live over a saloon.” Even Mark Twain had some whiskey thoughts.

Old John believed it impossible for men to drink with tranquillity in the presence of women; there is a fine back room in the saloon, but for many years a sign was nailed on the street door ...

A beery old saloon musician would show up with an accordion ... Then, all of a sudden, they would start bellowing and throwing their drinks on the floor. Arguments would commence.

At Otter’s Saloon, rail drinks are $3, happy hour starts at 8 ... there is no better place to be than a 126-year-old saloon in southeast Minneapolis. “It’s a lot of fun,” said 92-year ...