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Handlebar Mustache mania hits 6th Street

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Finally, a bar where you're supposed to get foam all up in your cookie-duster: Handlebar, a new watering hole from former Blind Pig barkeeps, who've completely remodeled One-2-One with mustache-muraled brickwork, lip-haired portraits of clean-shaven music legends from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Mozart, and large metal lettering on the walls reminding you that they're open late, so stick around and show off your 2am shadow.

For sips they're rocking drafts like Moose Drool, Austin Amber, Rahr's Blonde, and of course Stash IPA, while a forthcoming specialty cocktail menu will offer drinks named for historical giants who probably looked alarmingly undistinguished without their facial fury, like Salvador Dali, whose concoction features Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Shrub, orange & Peychaud's bitters, and tequila dressed with an orange.

Adding to the festiveness are DJs and live music on the patio, giant Jenga, a throwback photo-booth, free-to-ride vintage spring horses, and a pool table situated underneath a naked Burt Reynolds -- a site that'll have you reaching for a cold shot, baby.

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Published: April 26, 2012 at 4:00am EDT

121 E 5th St

Austin, TX 78701

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