user73: As initiated in Shaken, not stirred; let's expand the site!, Beer SE is expanding to include a variety of topics not limited to wine and spirits!
What should the new site's name and subdomain be?
Please submit ONE proposal per sitename or URL. If you feel that your name or URL pairs better with certain other URLs or names, then feel free to suggest those pairings, as long as it's clear we're voting on a singular sitename or URL.
Also, you can find the latest guidelines for site names and URLs here.

Some things to consider about the target audience:

How does the name sound to someone who stumbles upon the site accidentally? e.g. browsing SE's list of communities, or while Googling a loosely related question. Would they remember our name or bookmark the site?
How does the name sound to someone who participates in comparable communities? e.g. RateBeer and BeerAdvocate forums, /r/beertrade, and wine and spirits counterparts. Would they consider our site a serious alternative to their home grounds?
How does the name sound to experts in the field? e.g. homebrewers, distillers, industry experts, etc. We'd love to attract this group to build a strong, reliable community. Would a name that sounds too generic turn off potential experts, e.g. with the feeling that the site might fail to appreciate or highlight their level of experience and sophistication?


Again, one proposal per sitename please!

user5144: Name: Speakeasy
The term Speakeasy was used back in the 1920's when you wanted to refer a place where -due to the Prohibition era- alcohol was sold (Illicitly). They were called this way cause you had to "speak quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors" Wikipedia 
The Prohibition era is long gone now, and although we are not doing anything illegal in the site, I felt like besides being related to alcohol in some way the name itself is quite catchy.  

user4903: Name: Alcoholic Beverages 
URL: alcohol.stackexchange.com 
Not all that fun but is a clear description 

user73: URL: drinks.stackexchange.com
I don't propose "Drinks" as the sitename, for pretty much the reasons @MonicaCellio described in her proposal above or below, but, between "drinks" and "drinking," I am indeed one of the people to whom the latter is associated with bar hopping, loosening up after the 9-5 (usually in pursuit of the alcohol rather than the craft of the beverage), etc.
Meanwhile, "drinks" to me sounds a little more casual and inclusive of the beer / wine / bourbon / tequila enthusiast looking to enjoy a few drinks.
As for ambiguity with other, non-alcoholic beverages, for me it takes more pause and thought to dispel the non-refined notions of "drinking," than to simply click "drinks" and realize the site's not really about coffee. So, I think the simplicity and lightheartedness of "drinks" is perfect :-)

user43: Subdomain: drinking.stackexchange.com
As noted by someone in the earlier thread, "drinking" and "going out for drinks" are common ways to describe going to a tavern to appreciate produce in aged liquid form.  "Drinking" implies alcohol.
Drinking, as opposed to drinks, conveys an activity.  While production questions are in-scope too, first and foremost this site is for consumers of alcoholic beverages.  The verb does a better job of conveying that.
Drinks would create more ambiguity; we'd get some questions about non-alcoholic drinks and, in particular, would need to redirect some questions to Coffee.
Stack Exchange has historically been a little inconsistent about verbs versus nouns -- Writers but Worldbuilding, Astronomy but Community Building, Ask Ubuntu but Academia, Programmers but Programming Puzzles.  So I think we're free to go either way here, especially in a subdomain (I'm not talking about the site name here).
The subdomain is memorable and easily typed.
On the downside, I wonder if drinking carries a connotation of "to excess"; do people hear "drinking" and think of frat parties?  Anybody who stops to think about it would likely conclude no, because a whole Q&A site about that kind of drinking doesn't make sense, but first impressions matter.  This is why I'm proposing this for the subdomain but not for the name.

user43: Name: The Open Bar
I think the name will stand out to those browsing the site list and is memorable.  It's all-encompassing without being wordy, and feels to me like it fits in with BeerAdvocate and similar sites, which is where (some of the) expert consumers hang out.  I don't know how experts in the beer/wine/spirits industry will view it (I don't know any of those to ask).

73: <p>As initiated in <a href="https://alcohol.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/123/shaken-not-stirred-lets-expand-the-site">Shaken, not stirred; let&#39;s expand the site!</a>, Beer SE is expanding to include a variety of topics not limited to wine and spirits!</p>

<h2>What should the new site's name and subdomain be?</h2>

<p><strong>Please submit ONE proposal per sitename or URL.</strong> If you feel that your name or URL pairs better with certain other URLs or names, then feel free to suggest those pairings, as long as it's clear we're voting on a singular sitename or URL.</p>

<p>Also, you can find the latest guidelines for site names and URLs <a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/207404/standardizing-simplifying-se-site-names">here</a>.</p>

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<p>Some things to consider about the target audience:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>How does the name sound to someone who stumbles upon the site accidentally? <em>e.g.</em> browsing SE's list of communities, or while Googling a loosely related question. Would they remember our name or bookmark the site?</p></li>
<li><p>How does the name sound to someone who participates in comparable communities? <em>e.g.</em> RateBeer and BeerAdvocate forums, /r/beertrade, and wine and spirits counterparts. Would they consider our site a serious alternative to their home grounds?</p></li>
<li><p>How does the name sound to experts in the field? <em>e.g.</em> homebrewers, distillers, industry experts, etc. We'd love to attract this group to build a strong, reliable community. Would a name that sounds too generic turn off potential experts, <em>e.g.</em> with the feeling that the site might fail to appreciate or highlight their level of experience and sophistication?</p></li>
</ul>

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<p><strong>Again, one proposal per sitename please!</strong></p>
 5144: <p>Name: <strong>Speakeasy</strong></p>

<p>The term <em>Speakeasy</em> was used back in the 1920's when you wanted to refer a place where -due to the Prohibition era- alcohol was sold (Illicitly). They were called this way cause you had to <em>"speak quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors"</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speakeasy" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> </p>

<p>The Prohibition era is long gone now, and although we are not doing anything illegal in the site, I felt like besides being related to alcohol in some way the name itself is quite catchy.  </p>
 4903: <p>Name: <strong>Alcoholic Beverages</strong>    </p>

<p>URL: <strong>alcohol.stackexchange.com</strong> </p>

<p>Not all that fun but is a clear description </p>
 73: <p>URL: <strong>drinks.stackexchange.com</strong></p>

<p>I <em>don't</em> propose "Drinks" as the sitename, for pretty much the reasons @MonicaCellio described in <a href="https://alcohol.meta.stackexchange.com/a/137/73">her proposal above or below</a>, but, between "drinks" and "drinking," I am indeed one of the people to whom the latter is associated with bar hopping, loosening up after the 9-5 (usually in pursuit of the alcohol rather than the craft of the beverage), etc.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, "drinks" to me sounds a little more casual and inclusive of the beer / wine / bourbon / tequila enthusiast looking to enjoy a few drinks.</p>

<p>As for ambiguity with other, non-alcoholic beverages, for me it takes more pause and thought to dispel the non-refined notions of "drinking," than to simply click "drinks" and realize the site's not really about coffee. So, I think the simplicity and lightheartedness of "drinks" is perfect :-)</p>
 43: <p>Subdomain: drinking.stackexchange.com</p>

<p>As noted by someone in the earlier thread, "drinking" and "going out for drinks" are common ways to describe going to a tavern to appreciate produce in aged liquid form.  "Drinking" implies alcohol.</p>

<p>Drink<em>ing</em>, as opposed to drink<em>s</em>, conveys an activity.  While production questions are in-scope too, first and foremost this site is for <em>consumers</em> of alcoholic beverages.  The verb does a better job of conveying that.</p>

<p>Drink<em>s</em> would create more ambiguity; we'd get some questions about non-alcoholic drinks and, in particular, would need to redirect some questions to Coffee.</p>

<p>Stack Exchange has historically been a little inconsistent about verbs versus nouns -- Writers but Worldbuilding, Astronomy but Community Building, Ask Ubuntu but Academia, Programmers but Programming Puzzles.  So I think we're free to go either way here, especially in a subdomain (I'm not talking about the site name here).</p>

<p>The subdomain is memorable and easily typed.</p>

<p>On the downside, I wonder if drinking carries a connotation of "to excess"; do people hear "drinking" and think of frat parties?  Anybody who stops to think about it would likely conclude no, because a whole Q&amp;A site about that kind of drinking doesn't make sense, but first impressions matter.  This is why I'm proposing this for the subdomain but <em>not</em> for the name.</p>
 43: <p>Name: <strong>The Open Bar</strong></p>

<p>I think the name will stand out to those browsing the site list and is memorable.  It's all-encompassing without being wordy, and feels to me like it fits in with BeerAdvocate and similar sites, which is where (some of the) expert consumers hang out.  I don't know how experts in the beer/wine/spirits industry will view it (I don't know any of those to ask).</p>
