I finally had the chance to visit The Handlebar and was pleasantly surprised! It was nothing like what I expected a beer bar to be on Mill Ave, and that's a good thing! The atmosphere is rustic, chill and enjoyable. The staff is very knowledgable and friendly and there are plenty of tvs and seats to enjoy a game.
Now let's talk beer. They have a rotating beer menu which allows you to try different beers on tap every visit. During my visit, I had a delicious white chocolate ale. It tasted like beer with a chocolate after taste! I don't know if I could have had more than one, but it was still was tasty. While looking through the menu, we noticed that they serve beer cocktails which intrigued me so I had to give one a try! I'm glad I did because their beer cocktails are amazing! They also serve pims cups in copper mugs.
While there, I noticed that they have great happy hour pricing daily from 3-6:30 ($3 off beer, well drinks and wine) and considering that the beers are only around $5 to begin with, the happy hour pricing is a smokin' deal! I also appreciated the purse hooks they have at the bars.
Finally, the food. They have a small but mighty menu consisiting of pretzels, sausages and burgers. We had the pretzels with beer cheese. Yum!! The beer cheese is amazing and the pretzels were fresh from the oven. Next time we'll stay for a burger and more beer.