While compiling sites for this week’s "Foodie" article on how to skip the crowds, lines and costs of a night out, and make a bar in the comfort of your own home, I started thinking about the necessary books to make any bar complete. Whether it be clarifying a drink recipe or resolving a sports trivia dispute, there are some tomes no bar should be without. However, as technology now allows bar patrons to access literary resources with the push of a button, I thought it might be wise to point out that those answers that can be found online.
Esquire’s Drink Database is the obvious first choice, providing a list of seemingly every drink and alcoholic combination known to man.
Infoplease’s Sports Almanac serves up every sports stat you need to ace a bar trivia quiz or settle a bet.
IMDb is the go-to site for times when no one can remember who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1978. It was “Annie Hall,” by the way.
The CIA World Factbook will end all geography and demographics disputes with profiles of every country on the planet.
And, FactCheck.org will put to rest any political disputes you and your friends can come up with, though it is our humble opinion that politics should be left at home when you’re heading to the bar.
Chris Coats
Senior Writer
Check out "How to Build the Perfect Home Bar" to bring the party to your house.
Also stop by the Liquor and Cocktails Web Guide and the Beer Web Guide for great drinks-related Web sites.
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