Holy Grale is a bar in Louisville.
Holy Grale on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours a 30-tap Belgian and German beer list from a restored 1905 Highlands church, the city's deepest European beer program.
Food program: Gastropub plates
Tip: Walk-in for the bar; the Gralehaus next door runs separately. Best Krieks in the city.
Address: 1034 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40204
Proof on Main's bar in the 21c Museum Hotel pours one of Kentucky's deepest bourbon flights paired with bison burgers and snacks, a Whiskey Row walk-in standby.
Signature drink: Bourbon flights, classic cocktails
Food: Bison burger, snack menu
Tip: Walk-in for the bar; the dining room takes OpenTable bookings.
Lobby Bar at the Brown Hotel in Louisville pours mint juleps and bourbon flights inside the lobby where the Hot Brown sandwich was invented in 1926, the city's hotel-bar classic.
Signature drink: Mint Julep, bourbon flights
Food: Hot Brown and small plates
Tip: Walk-in. The bar serves the Hot Brown in the evening alongside the bourbon list.
Doc Crow's on West Main in Louisville pours from a 2,700-bourbon library on Whiskey Row, the city's deepest bourbon list paired with smoked brisket and a raw bar.
Signature drink: Kentucky bourbon flights
Food: Smoked brisket, raw oysters
Tip: Walk-in for the bar. The Whiskey Wednesday flight runs four pours for $24.
Down One Bourbon Bar in the basement of the Galt House Hotel pours over 100 bourbons and Kentucky cocktails, the city's largest hotel-attached bourbon room on West Main.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned, bourbon flights
Food: Smoked brisket sliders, BBQ plates
Tip: Walk-in for the bar. The Old Fashioned class runs Saturday afternoons; book through the hotel.
Old Forester Distilling on West Main runs Louisville's first-bottled bourbon tour from the brand's original Whiskey Row warehouse, a $45 million distillery and bar reopened in 2018.
Signature drink: Old Forester bourbon flights
Food: Tasting plates
Tip: Tours run on the hour; book online. The barrel-tasting program is the highlight.
Michter's Fort Nelson on West Main runs a working distillery and bar inside an 1890 Whiskey Row building, the brand's Louisville home with The Bar at Fort Nelson cocktail program.
Signature drink: Michter's bourbon flights, classic cocktails
Food: Cocktail bar bites
Tip: Tours bookable online. The Bar at Fort Nelson takes walk-ins after 17:00.
