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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
A beverage program built around its own fresh micro brewed beer, poured alongside a full cocktail list and a by-the-glass wine spread. Cocktails run $12 to $14 and cover vodka, gin, rum, tequila, mezcal, bourbon, and Irish whiskey, from a Bar Old Fashioned with Buffalo Trace to a Lilac Dream with Empress gin. Mocktails and kombucha land at $9.
- What should I order?
- Start with the house brewed beer, available in crowlers to go at $10 single or $35 for a four-pack. On the cocktail side, the Bar Old Fashioned uses Buffalo Trace bourbon, Velvet Falernum, and Peychaud's bitters at $14; the Bar Margarita with Espolon Blanco tequila, made sour, and fresh lime is $12, or $42 by the pitcher.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a house-brewed beer with a named-ingredient cocktail list in the same room. The non-alcoholic side is unusually complete, with six mocktails, two kombuchas, and Athletic Brewing cans for anyone skipping alcohol.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails $12 to $14, with Margarita and Sangria pitchers at $42. Wine by the glass $10, bottles $32, with Louis Roederer at $125 and a Veuve Clicquot Brut half bottle at $75. Beer bottles and cans $7 to $10; mocktails and kombucha $9.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- BAR brews its own fresh micro brewed beer on site and sells it in crowlers to go, and the BruRM room has been serving style thin crust brick oven pizza alongside that house beer since 1996.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A BAR Cocktails section of classics and house originals, all with named ingredients and spirit bases spanning vodka, gin, rum, tequila, mezcal, bourbon, and Irish whiskey. Prices hold at $12 to $14, and the Margarita and Sangria also come by the $42 pitcher.
Menu strengths
- — Every listed cocktail names its base spirit and modifiers, from Buffalo Trace bourbon in the Bar Old Fashioned to Del Maguey Vida mezcal in the Bar Mule.
- — The list spans seven spirit bases, so the choice is not concentrated in one category.
- — Pitcher formats for the Margarita and Sangria at $42 give a group a shared option.
Standout selections
- — Bar Old Fashioned: Buffalo Trace bourbon, Velvet Falernum, and Peychaud's bitters at $14.
- — Lychee Martini: Aspen vodka, elderflower liqueur, and lychee puree at $14.
- — Lilac Dream: Empress gin, grapefruit, lemon, lavender, prosecco, and foam at $14.
Pricing: $12 to $14 each; Margarita and Sangria pitchers $42
Wine
A by-the-glass list covering white, red, rosé, and sparkling at a flat $10 per glass or $32 per bottle, with named producers and regions from Italy, California, New Zealand, Oregon, and France. Bottle bubbles step up to a Veuve Clicquot Brut half bottle and Louis Roederer.
Menu strengths
- — Four by-the-glass categories—white, red, rosé, and sparkling—at one price point of $10 per glass or $32 per bottle.
- — Producer and region are named on each pour, including Diatom Chardonnay from California and Chianti from Valvirginio.
- — Bar Sangria in red or white at $12 per glass or $42 per pitcher.
Standout selections
- — Pinot Grigio, Alberigo 2023—Italy — $10 / $32 — Peach, pear, strawberry.
- — Rosé, Commanderie de La Bargemone 2023 from France: pale, lively, spritzy, at $10 per glass or $32 per bottle.
- — Pinot Noir, Westmount 2022 from Oregon: cherry, vanilla, red plum, at $10 per glass or $32 per bottle.
Pricing: $10 per glass / $32 per bottle; sparkling bottles $75 to $125
Beer
The strongest part of the program: BAR brews its own fresh micro brewed beer, sells it in crowlers to go, and backs it with a packaged list of regional craft names. Non-alcoholic Athletic Brewing cans are on the same list. Bottles and cans run $7 to $10.
Menu strengths
- — House brewed beer is made on site and sold in crowlers to go at $10 single or $35 for a four-pack.
- — The packaged list carries regional craft names including Alchemist Heady Topper and Focal Banger DIPA, Lawson's Sip of Sunshine IPA, New England Fuzzy Baby Ducks and Sea Hag IPA, and Counterweight Headway IPA.
- — Athletic Brewing non-alcoholic cans sit on the beer list alongside the full-strength options.
Standout selections
- — Alchemist Heady Topper DIPA at $10.; Lawson's Sip of Sunshine IPA at $10.
- — House Brewed Beer Crowlers TO GO at $10 single or $35 for a four-pack.
Pricing: Bottles and cans $7 to $10; crowlers $10 single / $35 4-pack
Nonalcoholic
Six named mocktails at $9 each, two East Coast kombuchas also at $9, and Athletic Brewing non-alcoholic cans on the beer list. The mocktail range runs from a No-Jito with fresh mint and lime to an NA Aperol Spritz and an Espressophony Negroni.
Menu strengths
- — Six mocktails with named ingredients, all at $9 each.
- — Two East Coast kombuchas, Blueberry Ginger and Hibiscus, also at $9.
- — Athletic Brewing non-alcoholic beer appears on the beer list as a further alcohol-free option.
Standout selections
- — No-Jito: fresh mint, lime, blue agave syrup, topped with soda, at $9.
- — Espressophony Negroni: an NA sparkling espresso negroni at $9.
- — Ginger Passion Fruit Mule: Fever Tree Ginger Beer, lime, and passion fruit purée at $9.
Pricing: $9 each
How it sits with the food
The BruRM room serves style thin crust brick oven pizza alongside BAR's own fresh micro brewed beer, and the venue pairs brick oven pizza, freshly brewed beer, and dancing.
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