United States Bartenders’ Guild

Now On Demand for USBG Members:

Preview Navigating Code-Switching in Hospitality with insights from Josh Davis on authenticity behind the bar.

Watch the full seminar: tr.ee/JqsfS_vEK5 (member login required)

YouTube video by WRSP/WCCU FOX 55/27 Illinois Wellness Wednesday: Heart Failure Awareness

It’s Wellness Wednesday! Today’s focus is on Heart Failure Awareness — learning the key signs, risk factors, and heart-healthy habits that can help support cardiovascular wellness.

Learn More HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaBY...

WE ARE THE BAR—passionate hospitality pros and innovators coming together to learn, grow, and build community. Everyone is welcome!

🎟️ Spots are limited for the 2026 USBG Bar Summit—Register Today.
📍 Philadelphia | April 26–29

🔗 Learn More HERE: tr.ee/-lfzYdNqlY

Renewing Partnership Announcement!

We’d like to thank Torres Brandy, USBG Silver Partner, for their continued dedication in supporting the Guild and its members.

Learn more about Torres Brandy at www.torresbrandy.com

#torresbrandy #torresbrandyzerochallenge #usbg

FREE & OPEN TO ALL: Know Your Rights.

Join immigration attorney João Marcos Mendes from Arce Immigration for a practical webinar on how bar owners and staff should navigate encounters with ICE.

🗓 Wednesday, February 11
⏰ 12 PM PT

🔗 Registration is open to members and non-members: tr.ee/23vVjm3OUp

USBG LEAD online seminar: Navigating Code-Switching in Hospitality 🗣️✨

📅 Tuesday, February 10
🕛 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET

Access Included with active USBG Membership. Paid registration available for non-members.

🔗 Register HERE: www.usbg.org/news/lead-on...

A new year, a strong start — and this is just a glimpse of what’s happening across USBG. Stay connected and catch every update with our newsletters. 📬

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Announcing De’Qustay Johnson as a speaker at the USBG Bar Summit. She’ll be part of Beyond the Bar, a panel on mobile bartending and entrepreneurial opportunities in today’s hospitality landscape.

Register: barsummit.usbg.org

#USBG #BarSummit

Liz Rodriguez, from the USBG Miami Chapter, is representing #TeamUSBG at the Queens of Bartending – Global Female Championship IBA (QOB-GFC) in Havana, Cuba! 🇺🇸🍸

Want to be a part of #TeamUSBG in 2026? Learn more HERE: tr.ee/miJpwHfmhX

#USBG #USBGMiami #QueensOfBartending #QOBGFC #iba #bartender

Wellness Wednesday Shares Healthy Swaps for Super Bowl Snacks Wellness Wednesday shares easy, healthy Super Bowl snack swaps that keep flavor front and center without sacrificing your health goals.

It’s Wellness Wednesday!
Game day snacks don’t have to derail your health goals. Simple, realistic swaps can help you enjoy the Super Bowl spread while still feeling good—without sacrificing flavor.

Learn more: www.nwahomepage.com/wellness-wed...

LAST CALL, TEXAS BAR PROFESSIONALS 🚨

Ready to dive into Texas whisky? Into the Fault Line is an exclusive Balcones Distilling Educational Experience, offering just 25 participants a two-day, in-depth whisky deep dive at Balcones Distillery in Waco, TX.

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Speaker Reveal 👀

Janell Richmond is a seasoned entrepreneur, hospitality leader, and licensed insurance professional with over a decade of experience building and scaling people-centered businesses.

📍 Philly
🗓️ Tuesday, April 28
⏰ 3:00–4:00 PM

barsummit.usbg.org

USBG President Ingrid Shawn Rodriguez and Executive Director Bo Shuff spoke with SevenFifty Daily about the real and destabilizing impact immigration enforcement is having on hospitality workers and the industry as a whole.

Read More HERE: tr.ee/e_OayVb6Q6

A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs It’s women, not men, who’ve brewed beer throughout most of human history. Their role as family and village brewer lasted for hundreds of thousands of years—through the earliest days of Mesopotamian ci...

Book 2 of 2026: Tara Nurin’s A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs. I bought this soon after hearing her speak for an online @usbg.bsky.social seminar in the Fall. www.amazon.com/Womans-Place...

Wellness Wednesday: Meal prepping - chop your way to better health Research shows that people who eat home-cooked meals about five times a week consume 60 more grams of fruit and 100 more grams of vegetables daily, which benefits heart, metabolic,

It’s Wellness Wednesday! Long shifts and late nights can make healthy eating a challenge for bartenders. Meal prepping at home can help simplify your week, fuel your body, and support better energy behind the bar—while also saving time & money.

Learn More HERE: www.actionnewsnow.com/features/wel...

The top four National Finalists have been determined for the 2026 Torres Brandy Zero Challenge, a program of the USBG.

Join us in celebrating the finalists competing in the National Final in Miami:

• Lauren Ballard
• Aspen Bingham
• Alexis Ortega
• Loni Lewis

Read more HERE: tr.ee/zGlNINOaYp

Congrats to our 2025 Q4 Member Referral Program Winner 🥇

Way to go, SiSi Bright — USBG Kentucky Chapter Secretary 👏

For more information about the program, read HERE: www.usbg.org/member-refer...

#usbg #usbgmember #bartender #bartenders

Announcing our next USBG LEAD webinar: Navigating Code-Switching in Hospitality 🗣️✨

Featuring insights from:
• Keyatta Mincey Parker
• Tiffanie Barriere
• Josh Davis,
• Nathan Reffell

📅 Tuesday, February 10
🕛 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET

🔗 Register HERE: tr.ee/cTCRxtN7mw

Calling all USBG Members-at-Large 🇺🇸🍸

The United States Cocktail Championship (USCC) is your pathway to the world stage.

🔗Apply now to participate in Phase One: tr.ee/Slt8-6NgpG

🚨 If you blink, you’ll miss it—just ONE Happy Hour seat left for the 2026 USBG Bar Summit.

Don’t wait—prices increase once it’s gone. Join us in Philadelphia, April 26–29, for four days of connection, education, and inspiration.

🔗 Learn more: tr.ee/-lfzYdNqlY

#USBG #BarSummit #Bartender

Renewing Partnership Announcement!

We’d like to thank Hoshizaki Ice, United States Bartenders’ Guild – USBG Silver Partner, for their continued support of the Guild and its members.

Learn more about Hoshizaki Ice at hoshizakiamerica.com

#USBG #HoshizakiIce #HoshizakiAmerica

🚨 Only 4 Happy Hour tickets left for the 2026 USBG Bar Summit.

Don’t wait—prices increase once these are gone.

📍 Join us in Philadelphia, April 26–29, for four days of connection, education, and inspiration.

🔗 Learn more: tr.ee/-lfzYdNqlY

#USBG #BarSummit #Philadelphia #Bartender

Ready to dive into Texas whisky? Applications are now open for Into the Fault Line – Balcones Distilling Educational Experience.

Learn More HERE: tr.ee/TNaV5r4TKE

*This program is open to bartenders, bar managers, and bar owners who reside in the State of Texas.*

Industry veteran Robin Nance, who is based in New Albany, Indiana, has been appointed for a one-year term for 2026.

Full Press Release HERE: tr.ee/4rj6pqcKPb

Meet the faces behind the USBG leadership.

Your 2026 USBG National Officers:
• Ingrid Shawn Rodriguez, President
• Lisa Belczyk, Vice President
• Tracy Gomez, Secretary
• Joseph “Joey” Fredrickson, Treasurer

🔗 Full press release: tr.ee/4rj6pqcKPb

The @usbg.bsky.social announces the organization’s national leadership officers for 2026. They include a returning President, a promoted officer, one newly appointed officer, and a role reprisal for a long-serving officer.

Full Press Release HERE: tr.ee/4rj6pqcKPb

USBG LEAD seminar: Napa Valley Wine Academy– Wine Fundamentals for Bartenders 🍷

Led by Liz Pirnat, WSET Certified Spirits Educator and Head Spirits Instructor at Napa Valley Wine Academy.

📅 Tuesday, January 13
🕚 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET

🔗 Register here: tr.ee/WOihbW2oyA

⏳ Hospitality industry, this is one you won’t want to miss.

🎟️ Registration for the 2026 USBG Bar Summit is open, and Happy Hour pricing has limited seats remaining.

📍 Join us in Philadelphia, April 26–29, for four days of connection, education, and inspiration.

🔗 Learn More HERE: tr.ee/-lfzYdNqlY

Global Bar Report 2025: North America - The Spirits Business Running a bar can be a challenge every day, but one the industry in North America is well up for after a testing few years.

INDUSTRY NEWS with The Spirits Business: “Global Bar Report 2025: North America”

North America’s bar industry is proving its resilience — even as rising costs, economic instability, and shifting drinking habits continue to challenge operators…

www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/11/glob...

Wellness Wednesday: New Year’s Myths In this week’s Wellness Wednesday we are doing some myth busing with certified health and nutrition coach Bonnie Papajohn. The January Myth1 New year = new body2 Eat less, work out harder3 Mo…

It’s #WellnessWednesday! The problem isn’t willpower. It’s the January mindset. Extreme resets often lead to stress and burnout, not lasting change.

Read more HERE: www.wspa.com/your-carolin...

#mentalhealth #physicalhealth