This week, Milos and Justin are making sure you’re set for this year’s holiday party season. They kick things off by discussing what NOT to do at your company’s holiday party if you want to keep your both your self-respect and your job. The second  half of the episode they give a brief guide to bar essentials you’ll need if you’re throwing your own holiday party.

Some fun, popular, and tasty drinks mentioned in this episode are:

• Gin Gimlet
• Sidecar
• Corpse Reviver
• White Lady
• Homemade Eggnog ( to order)
• Rum Punch

Back again at the E&C Lounge, Justin and Milos welcome Stephanie Maree, bartender and manager at High Noon Saloon! The guys talk to Stephanie about working in Wrigleyville during the World Series, the cover charges most bars implemented, making the transition into a management role, and Justin’s every present fear of ordering cocktails.

Back from their holiday hiatus, Milos and Justin talk about what it was like to work Thanksgiving brunch, shortcuts for remembering cocktails, and how Milos created his signature Mud Butt and Wet Cardboard cocktails.

From Federales Tacos & Tequila, Eric Eul joins Milos and Justin this week to talk about craft beer, tequila, and getting out of awkward conversations with bar patrons.

Justin and Milos discuss how it’s been at the bar since the Cubs made it to the World Series, Justin brings up an app he found called Drunk Mode and talks about some of the features he likes, and the guys ponder which features they’d put into a The Best Bar Podcast Ever app...if they ever decided to make one.

Assistant manager & bartender at The Vig, Mary Francis “MJ” Jones sits down with Justin and Milos this week to discuss the finer points of serving and bartending at a country club, how to pick your words to guests carefully, and Milos’ and her tips for keeping your head above water when you’re slammed behind the bar.

This week the Assistant General Manager of the ROOF on theWit, Piers Smyth, sits down with Justin and Milos to talk about his start as “the boxing door guy”, how he’s blended his architecture degree with his love love of the industry, and his trip to Ireland to tour the Tullamore Dew distillery!

This week, Justin and Milos welcome to the show, the founder of Around The Bend Beer Company, Dan Schedler! Dan talked with the guys about falling in love with the refreshing, sudsy beverage on which he’s built a career; his creative process; and what’s around the bend for Around The Bend.

Justin and Milos talk about Justin’s trip to Canada and what questions Milos wants Justin to ask a real life Canadian bartender. They move into talking about the Chambong and why it’s either the worst invention of the last 5 years or it’s brilliant and they’re just getting old. Lastly, the two knuckleheads burn through a list of the biggest bar trends of 2016...so far.

One of the most colorful bartenders (hair joke) at Mother Hubbards, Ali Martin, joins Justin and Milos this week to talk about starting her career as “the Jell-O Shot Girl”, finding her affinity for the industry, why she chooses to work day shifts, and sports. As usual, Justin doesn’t contribute much on that last topic.