Bar
Unclaimed profileMartha Local Bar
Lafayette, IN · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Martha Local Bar runs a beverage program built around nine named cocktails with published recipes and a broad bottled and canned beer list. The cocktail section covers tequila, vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, and Kahlúa across drinks including the Margarita, Paloma, White Russian, and a Michelada made with beer of choice, Clamato, lime juice, chamoy, and Tajin. Beer spans domestic, imported, and IPA categories, with Miller High Life, Corona, Modelo Especial, and Two Hearted Ale among the named options. Nonalcoholic choices include Heineken 0.0, soft drinks, juices, and iced tea. The kitchen serves authentic Mexican cuisine.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Paloma, built on tequila with lime juice, orange bitters, grapefruit soda, and Tajin on the rim. For beer, Two Hearted Ale represents the IPA category, while Modelo Especial covers the imported side.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- People who want a defined cocktail list rather than an open-ended bar, with recipes published for each drink. Beer drinkers who move between domestic, imported, and IPA categories will find named options in each. Anyone seeking a nonalcoholic beer or a straightforward soft drink has Heineken 0.0, Coca Cola, Sprite, Root Beer, coffee, juices, and iced tea to choose from.
- When should I go?
- The menu header notes daily specials, which gives a reason to check the day's offerings. The Michelada and the beer list suit a casual drink alongside Mexican food.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The combination of a nine-drink cocktail list with published recipes and a bottled and canned beer selection that spans domestic, imported, and IPA categories. The Michelada is specified with beer of choice, Clamato, lime juice, chamoy, and Tajin, tying the bar program to the Mexican kitchen.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Nine named cocktails with published recipes covering tequila, vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, and Kahlúa. The list includes a Margarita, Paloma, White Russian, Long Island Iced Tea, BMF, Screw Driver, Bloody Mary, Sex on the Beach, and a Michelada with beer of choice, Clamato, lime juice, chamoy, and Tajin.
Menu strengths
- — Nine named cocktails with published recipes, giving the list unusual specificity for a bar of this type.
- — Recipe detail spans multiple spirit bases, from tequila in the Margarita and Paloma to vodka, gin, and rum in the Long Island Iced Tea and BMF.
- — The Michelada ties the cocktail section directly to the Mexican kitchen through Clamato, lime juice, chamoy, and Tajin.
Standout selections
- — Paloma — tequila, lime juice, orange bitters, grapefruit soda, and Tajin on the rim.
- — Michelada — beer of choice, Clamato, lime juice, chamoy, and Tajin.
- — Margarita — tequila, triple sec, sweet & sour mix, and salt on the rim.
Beer
A bottled and canned beer section split into domestic, imported, and IPA categories, with named options including Miller High Life, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Corona, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico, Stella Artois, Heineken, Heineken 0.0, Two Hearted Ale, New Castle, Victoria, and Ultra.
Menu strengths
- — Domestic, imported, and IPA categories are all represented by named beers rather than generic listings.
- — The range runs from Miller High Life, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Busch Light to Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico, and Stella Artois.
- — Heineken 0.0 gives the beer list a non-alcoholic option.
Standout selections
- — Two Hearted Ale — the named IPA in the bottled and canned selection.
- — Modelo Especial — imported Mexican lager on the beer list.
- — Corona — imported bottled or canned beer.; Heineken 0.0 — non-alcoholic imported beer.
Nonalcoholic
The menu lists Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Coffee, Juices, and Sweet & Unsweet Ice Tea, plus Heineken 0.0 among the imported beers. White Claw, Truly, High Noon Vodka, and High Noon Tequila appear under seltzars.
Menu strengths
- — Heineken 0.0 provides a non-alcoholic beer option within the imported beer section.
- — Soft drink and juice choices include Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Coffee, Juices, and Sweet & Unsweet Ice Tea.
- — The seltzar listing adds White Claw, Truly, and two High Noon variants to the broader beverage range.
Standout selections
- — Heineken 0.0 — non-alcoholic beer listed among imported beers.
- — Sweet & Unsweet Ice Tea — iced tea available in sweet or unsweet form.
Spirits
The menu header includes 'BEER • LIQUOR • FOOD', and High Noon Vodka and High Noon Tequila are listed under seltzars.
Menu strengths
- — The menu header names liquor alongside beer and food, establishing a spirits presence in the program.
- — High Noon Vodka and High Noon Tequila are both listed under seltzars, giving two named spirit-based options.
Standout selections
- — High Noon Vodka — vodka-based hard seltzer listed under seltzars.
- — High Noon Tequila — tequila-based hard seltzer listed under seltzars.
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