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| - I remember driving by this place as it was getting built (or I guess I should say remodeled...it's the old Salty Senorita) & was really looking forward to it's opening.
I stopped in on a Friday night w/a friend and really liked it. We only had a couple drinks, but the food menu looked good and I definitely want to stop back in to try some things. I liked the atmosphere as well. It has a very open/airy feel w/a slick, brewery vibe (I just totally made that up, but go with it).
Unfortunately, the place wasn't very crowded when we came in (and like I said, it was a Friday night). I hope that changes.
Union Barrelhouse has a pretty extensive drink menu. You'd expect a place like this to have a lot of beers on tap and they do . They also have several speciality cocktails, as well as whiskey cocktails. My friend had a couple of the later, and enjoyed them both.
What I really liked (and what I tried) were the beer "cocktails" (I don't think that's what they were actually called). They do a few different things all of which are interesting. I can't remember exactly what I had, but the first drink was a beer mixed w/sake & the second drink was a mixture of two different beers. Both were delicious. They also do beer/liquor combos that sounded interesting.
We sat at the bar, and the bartender serving us was attentive and knew the drink menu pretty well.
I hope this place does well. Scottsdale needs more places like Union Barrelhouse, and I really love what going on, on this corner between this place, Sip & Brat Haus. I actually stopped into Sip after here, and it sounds like all three places have a good working relationship.
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