In and Out

According to the research done over at Modern Drunkard Magazine, here is a list of what is IN and OUT at bars these days...

PBR is now on tap IN yuppie bistros, therefore it’s OUT. Expect Hamm’s or Schlitz to move up IN its place.

Jager is finally OUT, unless you’re IN high school.

Bourbon, especially small batch, is IN with a vengeance.

Dive bars are IN, serving to drive the old regulars OUT of their minds.

The watered-down Jack Daniels is washed right OUT.

Bars that allow smoking in non-smoking jurisdictions are IN, so stop ratting them OUT.

Microdistilleries are IN, and home distilling is right behind it.

Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments in bars are not OUT, but they’re about to go all in with a pair of deuces.

Calling anything served in a stemmed glass a martini is once and for all OUT.

Alcohol inhalation machines are not coming IN, so long as people still like the taste of booze.

Men ordering wine in bars is still OUT, so knock it off.

Flasks are back IN, especially if you’re forced to smoke outside in the goddamn cold.

Flavored vodkas are still IN, but fruity gins will try to push they OUT.

Flavored tequila is not coming IN, ever, but small batch tequila is.

Red Bull isn’t OUT yet, but it’s looking for the door.

Rolling dice for rounds is IN, bar top video games are OUT.

Trucker hats have been emoed, they are OUT unless you actually drive a big rig or chew tobacco.

Scottish flap hats are IN.

Rye whiskey is trying like hell to come back IN, but for now it’s still OUT.

The Cosmo is IN during Sex and the City marathons at your girlfriend’s apartment, but as far as you’re concerned it’s OUT.

Sidecars, Gimlets, and Old Fashioneds are IN. Kamikazes are OUT.

Shots of well whiskey are IN.

Bitters are back IN. As are bars squeezing their juice fresh.

Blaming your bad behavior on alcohol and checking yourself into rehab is IN, as long as you’re a soulless celebrity.

Absinthe is IN, even if you’re not goth.