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When Phillyist heard Rum Bar (2005 Walnut St.) was adding some new fall-themed martinis to their menu, we sent out our resident pumpkin junkies to investigate. Since we've heaped the love on Rum Bar in the past, Adam Kanter, owner/manager of Rum Bar, hooked us up with some samples so we could report back on how to get your fix of fall flavors in liquid form. (Sometimes chewing is just too much work!) With more than 140 varieties of rum and three levels of rum-flight programs for patrons to conquer (these guys do not mess around), we knew Rum Bar's fall drink offerings would not disappoint.

Well hello there. You mean you're sitting at your computer right now? Whatever for? Didn't you know that the whole world (or at least, the world of America) has decided to make the Third of July nearly as important as the Fourth? That means you're supposed to be down the shore, or participating in Welcome America festivities or, um, getting drunk.

Savor that lager tonight and celebrate the Yuengling's two million-barrel production, which brings it closer than ever to beating Sam Adams. And since the big boys (think Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors) have been bought out by overseas outfits, that would make Yuengling the best-selling American-owned brewery. Although we're big fan's of Sam's wheat beer, there's nothing quite like a locally-brewed bottle of lager to cleanse the palate and clear the mind. Of course, it also bears mentioning that many a blurry night of karaoke has come and gone, leaving only a crowd of empty lager bottles in its wake.

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Last week, your Phillyist editors headed down to the lounge at Stephen Starr's Barclay Prime (shown above in all its gentlemen's smoking club glory) to check out the upscale steakhouse's new pub menu. It's tough work, we know, but some bloggers gotta do it. Although not exactly what you'd consider cheap eats (menu prices range from $9 to $29), we certainly weren't let down by the offerings. The juicy mini burgers, made from a combination of meats you wouldn't usually consider grinding, were a portent of things to come: the actual pub menu features a $19 dry-aged burger with cheddar and a side of tater tots. We weren't sure we'd be paying twenty bucks for a full-sized version of the burger we ate, but then the addition of the homemade, perfectly crunchy tater tots (which, admittedly, were a little cold by the time we got to them—but miraculously not soggy) may make it worth the ticket price. More impressive to us, though, was the truffled mac and cheese, a $16 concoction that includes smoky Neuske bacon and fresh English peas. We couldn't get enough. In fact, we may have even snagged second portions of the carb-laden cheesy dish when the very friendly staff came around with trays of the stuff.

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Today is Repeal Day, the day we get to celebrate our Constitutional right to drink. That's right: the 21st Amendment, ratified exactly 75 years ago today, repealed the 18th (Prohibition) Amendment and gave us our booze back. To celebrate, several local establishments will be having drink specials ranging from one buck drafts at Memphis Taproom to price-adjusted-for-1933 ten cent beer at The Institute—for exactly 19 minutes and 33 seconds, starting at 7:33PM (that's 19:33 in military time). Click through to Foobooz for more details.

You've heard of a glass ceiling, but what about a cork ceiling? Gender isn't just an issue in the corporate and political worlds: apparently, it's important in the wine world, too. And so to conclude their yearlong "Art of Remarkable Women Series," the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts will be presenting a panel discussion called “Breaking through the Cork Ceiling," featuring seven women who also happen to be movers and shakers in the wine industry. The event is free and open to the public but, sadly and perhaps a bit deceptively, wine will not be served. (You can get your drink on at PAFA's annual Bacchanal the following evening.)

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This past Friday, Citibank hosted a wine tasting social for the members of the Independence Business Alliance Networking group at the bank’s midtown location. The wine tasting was conducted by The Wine School of Philadelphia. The IBA is the new Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Philadelphia region.

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Labor Day typically signifies the end of summer, but while the weather's still hot (high today in the 80s, and my iPhone tells me that Thursday could be as high as 93°!), I'm going to enjoy my summery drinks, goddammit. Bring on the margaritas. Why yes, I will have another mojito. And did you say sangria? Hot damn!

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