

At the time, he reported that sales had been on the decline since Ballpark Village opened the previous year.

Neill closed the downtown location of The Dubliner in late 2015 after a fairly robust nine-year run. There are half a dozen Irish-leaning cocktails, the same number of pure Irish cocktails, and even a few with no alcohol, including the intriguing Burt's Bailey's (Bailey's without the booze). A rotating selection of standard (16-ounce) pints and cans from local brewers is also available. The house shot-Dub Pub Shot (Guinness, Bailey's, whiskey)-will set you back $8. Twenty-ounce "pints" of "plain" are $6, as are a few Guinness blends: Black & Red (made with Smithwicks), Poor Man's Black Velvet (Guinness floated over Magners Cider), etc. The first priority was to prepare for what he knows will be a busy weekend, “so a small menu-predominantly Dubliner favorites-was the only way to go,” he says.Ĭustomary Guinness beer taps and lines are being installed, so “ proper pints” will be part of the mix. “Tweaking and antiquing will happen over time,” Neill says. Since the announcement, Neill and several Muddled Pig staffers have been performing a quick makeover-cleaning, rearranging, hanging stored Dubliner tchotchkes-and assembling a limited interim menu. To be precise, the Muddled Pig space in Maplewood, at 2733 Sutton, is reconcepting as a Dubliner-style bar and grill, which will reopen at 3 p.m.
