Restaurant
Unclaimed profileAlcove
Tuscaloosa, AL · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Alcove runs a cocktail list with real specificity: nine signature drinks priced $8-$12, plus three warm winter options at $10, all built with named spirits like Tanqueray, Bulleit Rye, Old Forester, and Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka. The beer side is equally serious, with 12 revolving taps, a cooler holding over a hundred imports and crafts, and a bartender's-choice Mystery Beer. A well liquor shot and a $6 happy hour well cocktail keep the low end covered.
- What should I order?
- The Old Fashioned, built on 2.5oz of Bulleit Rye with Angostura bitters and cane sugar, is the most substantial pour on the signature list at $12. For something lighter, the Cove Collins mixes Tanqueray, fresh lemon, St Germain, and orange bitters, topped with soda.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a named-brand cocktail list without a downtown price tag, and beer drinkers who value a revolving tap selection plus a deep import cooler over a single flagship pour.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour is the value window, with well cocktails at $6 and The Shifty combo at $8. The three warm winter cocktails at $10 each are the seasonal draw when the weather turns.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Signature cocktails run $8-$12, warm winter drinks are $10 each, and The Shifty combo is $8. Happy hour well cocktails drop to $6.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The Mystery Beer option, where the bartender picks a craft pour, is an unusual bit of trust placed in the bar.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Nine signature cocktails plus three warm winter drinks, all with named spirit brands and published recipes. The range runs from a rye Old Fashioned and a gin Collins to a sweet-tea vodka drink, priced $8-$12 with happy hour well cocktails at $6.
Menu strengths
- — Nine signature cocktails and three seasonal warm drinks, all built with named brands and published recipes
- — Prices hold between $8 and $12, with happy hour well cocktails at $6
- — Spirit range spans Bacardi Limon, Malibu, Tanqueray, Beefeater, Old Forester, Bulleit Rye, Tito's, Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, 1792 Bourbon, and Makers Mark
Standout selections
- — Old Fashioned — 2.5oz Bulleit Rye, Angostura bitters, and cane sugar served post prohibition style, $12
- — Cove Collins — Tanqueray Gin, fresh squeezed lemon juice, St Germain, orange bitters, shaken and topped with soda water, served on the rocks, $10
- — Dog Whistle — 2oz Beefeater Gin and fresh lime juice topped with Steigle Grapefruit Raddler, served on the rocks with a salted rim, $10
Pricing: Signature cocktails $8-$12; warm winter drinks $10; happy hour well cocktails $6
Beer
Twelve revolving taps move with the seasons and carry one-off specialty kegs, mainstays, and craft draft oddities. The import cooler holds over a hundred varieties of imports and craft beers, domestic premium lights include tall boy discounts, and a Mystery Beer option lets the bartender choose.
Menu strengths
- — 12 revolving taps with seasonal movement, one-off specialty kegs, and craft draft oddities
- — Import cooler stocked with over a hundred varieties of imports and craft beers
- — Mystery Beer option where the bartender selects a craft beer
Standout selections
- — Miller Lite or PBR tall boy served with a shot of well liquor on the side as part of The Shifty, $8
- — Mystery Beer — the bartender selects a craft beer from the program
Pricing: The Shifty combo $8; domestic premium lights stocked with tall boy discounts
Spirits
It is a working well rather than a deep back bar.; Named well spirits span silver rum, coconut rum, whiskey, bourbon, gin, and vodka
Menu strengths
- — Named well spirits span silver rum, coconut rum, whiskey, bourbon, gin, and vodka
- — Well liquor shot included with The Shifty at $8
Standout selections
- — Well liquor shot served on the side with The Shifty combo, $8
Pricing: Well liquor shot $8 as part of The Shifty combo
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