How the Inebrious Beverage Program Score works

What we score

Quality and execution

Is the drink in the glass what the menu promised, every time?

Curation

Does the list show judgment, or is it a catalogue?

Originality

Is there a point of view, without novelty for its own sake?

Breadth appropriate to the concept

A twelve-seat bar and a hotel lobby are held to different scope.

Menu clarity

Can a guest read the list and order confidently?

Beverage service and staff knowledge

Can the team describe, recommend and adjust?

Pricing and value

Is the price defensible for the pour and the room?

Consistency

The tenth drink of the night versus the first.

Nonalcoholic inclusion

Are guests who aren't drinking treated as guests?

Connection to food and concept

Does the program belong to this venue specifically?

Weighting

Criteria are weighted by venue concept — a brewery taproom is not judged on the depth of its cocktail list, and a wine bar is not penalized for a short beer selection. Weights are stored as configuration and adjusted by editorial administrators, so a change applies consistently across every review rather than case by case.

What we don't score

• — Food, kitchens, or the restaurant overall
• — Categories a venue deliberately doesn't offer
• — Anything unrelated to the beverage experience

Independence

Reviewers visit anonymously and Inebrious pays for what it orders. Advertising, membership and Premium Beverage Partner status have no effect on a score, and editorial staff do not see membership status while scoring. Community ratings are collected and displayed separately from editorial scores and never averaged into them.