FAQ
Practical answers about TheDrinkPlace. The privacy policy remains at /legal/privacy.
What is TheDrinkPlace?
TheDrinkPlace is a U.S. drink-discovery site. It lists beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails, and places such as bars, restaurants, liquor stores, breweries, wineries, and distilleries that serve or sell them. TheDrinkPlace does not sell, warehouse, ship, or deliver alcohol.
Where does TheDrinkPlace work?
Primarily across the United States, with selected international destinations such as London and Istanbul when we have geographically identified places. Coverage depth varies by city and country. Browse World or Destinations for hubs we maintain. We do not claim every venue or drink is listed everywhere.
What are happy-hour city pages?
City happy-hour pages list verified deals with a source and observed date when we have them. An empty city means we have no published deals yet — that is different from a temporary fetch error. You can suggest a happy hour from those pages for review.
How does local drink discovery work?
Search by drink or place, or use Explore near me when you share a location. Results show exact places when we have an address from an approved source. A nearby listing means the business is near you — not that a bottle is in stock or a cocktail is on tonight’s menu.
What is Drink It vs Buy It?
Drink It focuses on on-premise places such as bars and restaurants. Buy It focuses on package retailers such as liquor stores and shops. Both use the same national catalog; filters change which place types are emphasized.
Does TheDrinkPlace sell alcohol?
No. TheDrinkPlace does not take alcohol orders and does not ship alcohol. Some product or drink pages may link to an online retailer. Checkout, if any, happens on that retailer’s site and is separate from nearby availability.
Where does availability information come from?
Place pages show a business name and street when we have an exact location from an approved source. Menu and offering lines appear only when they come from a source we can cite, with an observed date. We do not turn a nearby business into an in-stock claim.
How fresh is menu or availability information?
Each sourced fact carries an observed date. That date is when we last recorded the fact. It is not a promise that the menu or product is unchanged today. Stale or thin facts may not appear in search indexes until they are useful again.
Why might Google Maps supplemental results appear?
On some place pages we may show live supplemental details from Google (such as a formatted address or Google’s own rating). Those details are attributed to Google, are not stored as TheDrinkPlace inventory facts, and are not a TheDrinkPlace score.
What do source and observed dates mean?
A source is where a fact came from, such as an official license file or a venue page we recorded. An observed date is when that fact was seen. It is not a promise that the menu or product is unchanged today.
Does appearing nearby mean something is in stock?
No. A nearby place means the business is listed near you. It does not mean a specific drink or bottle is on the shelf or on the menu right now.
How can a business claim or update a listing?
Use Claim a listing in the footer. Business claims are currently free. A claimed business can correct public details we already show. We do not invent inventory, prices, or reviews for that listing. Paid plans are not sold today.
How can someone report incorrect content?
Use Report content in the footer. Include the page URL and what looks wrong. We review reports against the source on the page.
How does privacy work at a high level?
You can browse without an account. If you create one, we store the details needed to run the account, such as email and saved drinks. Display ads stay off until ad slots are turned on. The ad tag loads only after age confirmation and only when those slots are enabled. We do not sell your personal information. The privacy policy is at /legal/privacy.