EARNIE GRAFTON / Union-Tribune
No, that wasn't Milwaukee's Best Light being poured. Jennifer Astrup, a bartender at Confidential Restaurant and Loft in the Gaslamp, was busy making cocktails on a recent Friday night. Beer sales have fallen the last few years as spirits and wine continue to grow in popularity. |
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Bad news, beers
Sales slump as thirst for fancy cocktails grows
By Michael Stetz
STAFF WRITER
It's a bar, so there had to be beer there, right? Come on. It's a bar. Off in the corner, there was a line of taps. But it must have been a prop. A decoration, maybe. Beer? At Stingaree, the downtown nightclub and restaurant, people were pounding drinks galore on a recent Saturday evening. But they were mostly pounding cocktails and wine and chilled tequila shots.
Writer would tell younger self to cut way down on self pity
By Jenifer Goodwin
STAFF WRITER
Relationships. Families. Jobs. Sometimes, they're wonderful. Sometimes, they can be a source of conflict, struggle and worry. What if you could go back in time, and armed with hindsight, offer yourself some words of comfort to help get through the rough patches?
