DAL: Alchemy Plus Alcohol Equals Bar

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Thrillist Dallas
Monday July 9, 2012

The Gold Standard
No sharks, no laser beams, just the drinks

2700 W 7th St; Fort Worth; 817.810.9999

Unless you're William Jennings Bryan or late-career Candlebox, meeting the gold standard means you've achieved ultimate success. Aiming to do that with a dive bar: The Usual's Brad Hensarling, opening Gold Standard this week in Ft. Worth.

Having given the old 7th Haven a backdrop of faux-wood and swimming pool-colored bricks, Hensarling's going for an "anti-cocktail" cocktail bar, meaning drinks "that are head and shoulders above a normal bar's", actually served quickly and without pretense or dandruff. So, Sazeracs and other classics will be poured from chilled taps, and new, house-syrup-aided creations like the Boy Named Sue (bourbon, maple, ginger beer, bitters) and the elderflower-/black-tea-infused vodka Taxation Without Representation will be liberating your brain cells long before you can say "this mixologist is very impressive with his presentation and whatnot, but I'm ready to get my drank on".

Food comes by way of the adjacent 7th St Food Court, where trucks such as Wiener Man, Food Traveler, Chile Pepper Grill, Bacon Wagon, and Grill Kings now sling everything from St. Louis ribs to brisket quesadillas w/ Ugly Pug-grilled onions. Two more vital pieces of info: church bells on the roof will play "Hells Bells" at 3p daily, and you're encouraged to tag the bathroom -- just do it as quickly as these bartenders make drinks, or your friends will leave you far behind, leave you far behind...


They're serving drinks soon as their TABC license comes in (should be mid-week), but you can actually eat there now. Check 'em out at TheGoldStandardBar.com.
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-----------------Morning Quickie------------------
^ Limited Release Beer - Gordon Biersch made just 4000 cases of Imperial Pilsner Brau, and Total Wine's got some of 'em; this is cool, so check it out.
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