The Seven Stages of a (Drinking) Man

All the world’s a stage as Shakespeare lends a hand in characterizing the drinking life

By Shawn Stone

Jukebox Hero

A cautionary tale for the starry-eyed barroom DJ

By Josh Potter

What’ll It Be?

Bartenders and distributors share their “research” into the area’s most popular libations

By Cecelia Martinez

Fire Talk With Me

The bar’s a place for social lubrication, but sometimes the conversation goes too far into the gutter

By Chet Hardin

Interior Photos by Alicia Solsman

Introduction/Bar Profiles

The Bar Guide

Albany (Downtown)

Albany (Midtown)

Albany (Uptown)

Albany County

Berkshire County

Colonie/Wolf Road

Columbia County

Delmar/Glenmont/Slingerlands

Glens Falls/Queensbury

Guilderland

Latham/Loudonville

Menands/Watervliet/Cohoes/Waterford

Northway

Outlying (South)

Outlying (West)

Rensselaer County

Saratoga Springs

Schenectady County

Schenectady/Niskayuna

Troy

Lounges Without Alcohol

Published April 16, 2009, by Metroland, the Capital Region’s alternative newsweekly. © 2009 Lou Communications, Inc., 419 Madison Ave., Albany, NY 12210, (518) 463-2500. Fax: (518) 463-3712. Not responsible for typographical errors. All area codes (518) unless otherwise noted.

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