This week's bar: Park Tavern

The scene: Park Tavern wants to be your classic laid-back neighborhood American tavern. With its exposed brick and rustic wood walls, it doesn't aim to be the fancy, trendy, oontz-oontz music spot for girls with short skirts and guys with too-tight shirts. Here, you get a casual dining experience with culinary flair (crispy pork belly with apricot mustard glaze, anyone?) that centers around the concrete-top bar ably providing 24 artisanal beers on tap and more than 70 in bottles.

The signature cocktail: It's a beer-lover's paradise, so would you be surprised that the Milwaukee Mojito ($10) is made with Pabst Blue Ribbon instead of club soda? The lager rounds out the flavor of this sweet, minty concoction that goes down without the bite of the rum - but not without the eventual effects.

Other drinks: Beers are the prime attraction. Rare labels such as Belgian IPA Brasserie d'Achouffe's "Houblon Chouffe" and California's Lagunitas "Hop Stoopid" are always on tap, as are two dozen beers such you'll have for the first - but not the last - time. Even the cocktail shows the same attention to detail that goes into choosing which craft beers are on tap. So the likes of the Black Cherry Mojito ($10) with muddled cherries and the Beer Cocktail ($8) with PBR, house-made ginger syrup, lemon bitters and Grand Marnier all have a well-crafted taste.

Bar bites: It's the kind of food you expect at a bar elevated to satisfy any foodie. Something as simple as the warm pretzel balls ($7) come glazed sweetly and paired with a "red dragon fondue," which is sort of a mustard cream sauce you'd be tempted to lick from the bowl.

Deals: If you love beers, Park Tavern will only enhance your desire to try new and different things. Matt O'Connell, one of the bartenders, can talk beer history, from where IPAs came from to how American beers are taking over the world. And you'll always have a rotating daily selection of seven seasonal beers such as Up the Creek double IPA ($9), brewed by Thomas Creek Brewery in South Carolina, a rare and malty flavored ale will stop you in your tracks with its flavor and 12.5 percent alcohol by volume. Because it has been open just two months, Park Tavern is not yet offering happy hour specials.

Info: 32 S.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; (561) 265-5093. | Directions, invite a friend

T H E C O C K T A I L

Milwaukee Mojito

2 ounces Bacardi Limon

1 ounce fresh lime juice

4 to 5 sprigs of fresh mint

2 ounces Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer

In a martini shaker filled with ice, add the Bacardi Limon, lime juice and fresh mint and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds. Pour into a tall glass and top with beer. Garnish with mint.