16 Signs You're at a Hipster Holiday Party
This Christmas season, there are all sorts of holiday parties you may attend. But if you're required to bust out the tacky Santa sweaters, sip on a Prohibition-era cocktail, and munch on a gingerbread 'stache cookie, chances are you're at a hipster X-mas party. Let these 16 signs be your guide, and when in doubt, remember a hipster's trifecta: mason jars, craft beer, and artisanal cheese.
Pabst and Whiskey
A hipster knows the right way to start a party is with shots of Jack Daniel's . . . chased by Pabst.
Fancy Cheese and Sourdough
Any good hipster party comes with plenty of fermented items: beer, artisanal cheese, and sourdough bread are just plain givens.
Ironic Ornaments
The Christmas tree is adorned with ironic ornaments, like a slice of pizza or another junk food.
Mismatched China
During the Prohibition era, speakeasies served cocktails in teacups. Ultimate hipsters have a mismatched collection to serve up cocktails.
Prohibition Cocktails
If you're being served a French 75, Tuxedo #2, or bourbon old fashioned, you're at a hipster party.
Fancy Charcuterie
"Pass the duck prosciutto" is not an uncommon request at a hipster party.
Chalkboard Countdown
A hipster needs only the slightest excuse to whip out a chalkboard, whether it's to share the cocktails being served at a party and the hard-to-pronounce cheeses on the cheese plate or even to display a Christmas countdown.
Moscow Mules
Hipsters enjoy the opportunity to bust out their copper mug collection to serve ice-cold moscow mules, a vodka-based drink served with ginger beer and fresh lime.
Gingerbread Mustache Cookies
It's no secret that hipsters feel immense pride in growing out elaborate mustaches. A hipster wouldn't bake any old gingerbread man. Instead, you're likely to see mustache cookies.
Popcorn Garland
Once again, a hipster Christmas tree can't be decorated with ordinary sparkly ribbons. A hipstah may throw it back to the '90s and thread popcorn onto string to create a homemade garland. Better yet, the garland may be made of kiddie cereals, and if they're looking to impress, they may thread the mallows only from Lucky Charms cereal.
Seasonal Beer
Pumpkin beer, maple beer, and other festive flavors make beer-loving hipsters extremely hoppy.
Teensy Nutellas
The only thing better than receiving a jar of Nutella as a Christmas gift is being gifted with a fun-sized jar of Nutella, whether it's edible or on a chain necklace.
Hot Toddys
A hot yoddy — a warm, spiced bourbon cocktail — is a hipster's alternative method of consuming bourbon when the weather is way too chilly for an old fashioned.
Ugly-Sweater Cookies
Hipsters, aka secondhand kings and queens, usually find ugly Christmas sweater gold at resale stores. Why not translate those exceptionally tacky finds into adorable ugly-sweater cookies?
Craft Hot Chocolate
Instant hot cocoa simply won't do. Here's the recipe for a hipster's hot chocolate: 1 cup steamed whole pastured cow's milk (from the farmers market) and 1/4 cup single-origin dark chocolate, stirred together and garnished with a big, fluffy homemade marshmallow cube.