Beer Bar

"Beer Bar was a welcome addition to our city in 2013 as a perfect companion to its neighbor Bar X. Together they offer quality cocktails on the classic Bar X side and the lively, but laid-back atmosphere of Beer Bar where you can pull up to a picnic table and partake in an game of Jenga. Choose from a seemingly endless selection of quality beer that compliments their traditional beer garden style food menu." - Chase Carpenter Design

"Beer Bar, Salt Lake City by Chase Carpenter Design. Beer Bar was a welcome addition to our city in 2013 as a perfect companion to its neighbor Bar X. Together they offer quality cocktails on the classic Bar X side and the lively, but laid-back atmosphere of Beer Bar where you can pull up to a picnic table and partake in an game of Jenga. Choose from a seemingly endless selection of quality beer that compliments their traditional beer garden style food menu."

"Co-owned by Ty Burrell of Modern Family fame, Beer Bar and Bar X are a joint business connected by a narrow hallway in the back. Bar X was originally opened in 1933 (the year Prohibition was repealed), but came into its current iteration as a craft cocktail bar when it was purchased and refurbished in 2010 by Burrell and team. Its sister business, Beer Bar, feels reminiscent of a German beer garden, with big-screen TVs and long communal tables, the perfect setting to enjoy brews from a lineup of local, craft breweries. All of the draft beer complies with state law, which keeps them at or under 5 percent ABV, but options in their bottled selection can far exceed that. Under the oversight of executive chef Brendan Kawakami, the simple menu includes bratwursts, locally sourced bison and elk, Belgian-style fries, and a specially curated Reuben brat from chef Viet Pham of Pretty Bird. The bar also hosts an annual pie and beer day — a phonetic riff on the Mormon state holiday Pioneer Day on July 24." - Sarah Entwistle

"Salt Lake City design studios — Anchor & Alpine, Coel Studio, Hot Slice Design, Adobe SLC, Infinite Scale, and Ian Dalton — have banded together to design and create merch for local restaurants and bars. They are donating 100% of the earnings to #TipYourServer, an initiative created by the Downtown Salt Lake City Alliance that is helping thousands of hospitality workers who lost their jobs due to coronavirus and the earthquake that hit Utah on March 18. T-shirts, tote bags and stickers can be purchased at the Barwears website." - Travel + Leisure Editors