Best Bars In America 2019 List Includes The Sink in Boulder

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BOULDER, CO -- As winter takes hold for real, there’s nothing like the warm cordiality of a favorite watering hole, which The Daily Meal called “the great socioeconomic equalizer” in its roundup of “The 150 Bars in America for 2019.” Boulder had made the list with local institution, The Sink.

Members of The Daily Meal’s editorial staff have been compiling the list since 2011, explaining the process: “The Daily Meal walks into a bar and — we peruse the menu, the clientele, and the drinks list; we scrutinize the drink, the place, the vibe; we take mental notes. Then we decide to grab a wad of cocktail napkins and start scribbling notes for a list like this. …”

The list includes everything “from simple beach bars and swanky cocktail lounges to innovative houses of ‘molecular’ mixology to dusty dive bars and dens of iniquity,” The Daily Meal said.

The Sink, at 1165 13th St., was listed as number 128 on the list of “The 150 Best Bars in America for 2019” in that left a big impression on The Daily Meal staff. Here's what they had to say:

"At 96-years-old, The Sink is the oldest watering hole and restaurant in Boulder. There are plenty of comforts on the Colorado college bar’s menu, like 18 craft beers on tap (more by the bottle and can) and grass-fed burgersand pizza, which have been sampled by the likes of Guy Fieri and President Obama. Non-beer drinkers should try the seasonally changing cocktails, like the tequila and vodka infusions or the Maple Old Fashioned with local Stranahan's whiskey. Located in the basement of a century-old former fraternity house, the bar’s walls are covered in murals painted by the late Boulder artist Lloyd Kavich; they depict life in Boulder and at the local branch of the University of Colorado in an eclectic cartoon fashion. Guests at The Sink are encouraged to leave their own marks by signing one of the low ceilings."

Bars “are ubiquitous and unifying,” the site said, adding: “Nearly anyone of legal age can enter a bar, pull up a stool and buy him- or herself a refreshing glass of liquid luxury in its many forms: from a budget ice-cold brew to a fine wine to a potent shot to a classic cocktail to a spectacular modernist creation.”

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