Beer league

The name beer league may refer to the practice of pubs, taverns and bars providing financial sponsorships to support local teams. The bars often provide funding for a team's uniforms and equipment, and often a free drink for each player, in exchange for advertising the establishment on the uniform and usually naming rights to the team itself.

Alternative usage of the name

The phrase "beer league" can occasionally be used as a colloquialism for any sports league where alcohol is consumed, regardless of whether a bar or similar business is the sponsor. The consumption of alcohol is often encouraged during the contest, as the actual competition is secondary.

The term "beer league" has weaved its way into popular culture, appearing in movies^[3] and poems as a defining moment in masculinity.^[4]

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Pub

Pub

A pub is a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term first appeared in the late 17th century, and was used to differentiate private houses from those which were open to the public as alehouses, taverns and inns. Today, there is no strict definition, but CAMRA states a pub has four characteristics:is open to the public without membership or residency serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals allows drinks to be bought at a bar

Tavern

Tavern

A tavern is a type of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that has a license to put up guests as lodgers. The word derives from the Latin taberna whose original meaning was a shed, workshop, stall, or pub.

Bar (establishment)

Bar (establishment)

A bar, also known as a saloon, a tavern or tippling house, or sometimes as a pub or club, is a retail business establishment that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, cocktails, and other beverages such as mineral water and soft drinks. Bars often also sell snack foods, such as crisps or peanuts, for consumption on their premises. Some types of bars, such as pubs, may also serve food from a restaurant menu. The term "bar" refers to the countertop where drinks are prepared and served, and by extension to the overall premises.

Naming rights

Naming rights

Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising or memorialization whereby a corporation, person, or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, object, location, program, or event, typically for a defined period of time. For properties such as multi-purpose arenas, performing arts venues, or sports fields, the term ranges from three to 20 years. Longer terms are more common for higher profile venues such as professional sports facilities.

Colloquialism

Colloquialism

Colloquialism, also called colloquial language, everyday language or general parlance, is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. Colloquialism is characterized by wide usage of interjections and other expressive devices; it makes use of non-specialist terminology, and has a rapidly changing lexicon. It can also be distinguished by its usage of formulations with incomplete logical and syntactic ordering.

Beer leagues can be of virtually any sport but are amateur and recreational in nature.

Hockey

“Beer League” or “Recreational Hockey” players go out of their way to declare their distance from the “real” hockey players in the NHL. By doing this, they free themselves from many of the negative aspects of professional and elite male competition and are empowered to reinvent the sport as a player-friendly cooperative entity which celebrates physical achievement and the emotional connections between men.^[2] There are estimated to be approximately 174,000 adults that play beer league hockey in North America with a significant population of players over the age of fifty-five.^[2] The primary goal of these leagues is to have organized hockey in its purest form, unencumbered by money, skill, ambition, fans or advancement.^[5]

Baseball

"Beer league" or "recreational baseball" can be classified as the organization of baseball for men over 30. The American Association, also known as the "Beer and Whisky League", challenged the baseball national league in 1882.^[6] Changes made in this beer league would impact the evolution of Major League Baseball. The beer league challenged the National League's hold on baseball by cutting admission in half, playing Sundays, selling liquor in its ballparks, and fielding exceptional players.^[6] The "beer league" in baseball found new life in 1986, appearing once again and evolving into a big league organization, with teams in 280 cities and 40,000 players nationwide.^[7]