Craft casual concept Dog Haus Biergarten has partnered with celebrity mixologist Phil Wills on new bar program. The Pasadena, CA-based chain, known for its gourmet hot dogs, sausages and burgers, has added a variety of specialty adult beverages to its lineup of wine, beer and Haus Micheladas.
Haus cocktail creations, only available at Biergarten locations with full bars, include:
Blind Melon (pictured atop) – vodka, watermelon, rhubarb, lime, chili lime salt;
Sunny Daze – vodka, passionfruit, lemongrass, soda water;
Sunset Strip – rum, Aperol, orange Curaçao, pineapple, lime, orgeat;
Gin-N-Juice – gin, raspberry, hibiscus, grapefruit, soda water;
Tequila Thyme – tequila blanco, orange Curaçao, honey, thyme, lemon;
Irish Hello – Irish whiskey, blackberry, mint, ginger beer;
Herby Derby – bourbon whiskey, honey, grapefruit, rosemary.
Dog Haus Biergarten also offers three sparkling cocktails—the Black & White, with blackberry, sparkling white wine, mint, lemon; Passion-Up, with passion fruit, sparkling white wine, lemongrass; and Pretty in Pink with raspberry, sparkling white wine, hibiscus, lime; plus a frozen Margarita and a Frosé.
Two new wine coolers hit the menu as well: The Lady-N-Red (cabernet sauvignon, raspberry, hibiscus, lemon and ginger beer), and First Kiss (sauvignon blanc, passion fruit, lemongrass, pineapple, lemon and ginger beer).
Founders Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz and Andre Vener opened the first Dog Haus in 2010. The brand began franchising in 2013 and now has 50 locations, with about 11 scheduled to open.
Wills, cofounder of consultancy The Spirits in Motion and regular expert on the reality TV series Bar Rescue, is no stranger to the restaurant brand. He was an original bartender for the first Dog Haus Biergarten in 2011. Wills’ friends and business partner in The Spirits in Motion, Tony Pereyre, also bartended at Dog Haus for several years.