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Applebee's Grill + Bar

Towson, MD · $$

Inebrious Beverage Program Score: 82 out of 100

Inebrious

Beverage Program Score

Editorial review: 2026-09-20

Editor: Micah Rousey

How we score

The editorial take

Applebee's Grill + Bar runs a beverage program built around promotions and happy hour. Happy hour is promoted with cocktails, draft beer, wine, and appetizers. Cold draft beer anchors the beer side, and nonalcoholic options include a Flavored Lemonade to go that supports Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. The program is straightforward and promotional rather than deep.

What should I order?
The $6 Spooky Sips cocktails are the specific named options: Tipsy Zombie, listed with Bacardi, and Dracula's Juice, listed with Bacardi and Cuervo Tradicional. For a nonalcoholic choice, the Flavored Lemonade to go is the named selection.
Who will enjoy this place?
People looking for a casual happy hour with cocktails, draft beer, wine, and appetizers, and those who want a named seasonal cocktail promotion with recognizable spirits.
When should I go?
Happy hour is the promoted occasion for cocktails, draft beer, wine, and appetizers. The $6 Spooky Sips cocktails and mocktails are a limited-time seasonal promotion.
What should I expect to spend?
The Spooky Sips cocktails and mocktails are promoted at $6 each. The Flavored Lemonade to go includes a $0.50 donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
What makes the beverage program distinctive?
The beverage identity here is promotional: a limited-time $6 Spooky Sips cocktail and mocktail lineup with two named drinks that specify Bacardi and Cuervo Tradicional, plus a Flavored Lemonade to go tied to a $0.50 donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

Beverage categories

We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.

Cocktails

Inebrious Cocktails score: 84 out of 100

Cocktails and signature cocktails are offered, with the strongest concrete detail coming from a limited-time $6 Spooky Sips promotion that names two drinks: Tipsy Zombie and Dracula's Juice. The promotional image lists Bacardi and Cuervo Tradicional. Happy hour is also promoted with cocktails alongside draft beer, wine, and appetizers.

Menu strengths

  • Named seasonal cocktail promotion with specific spirits: Bacardi and Cuervo Tradicional.
  • Happy hour promoted with cocktails, draft beer, wine, and appetizers.

Standout selections

  • Tipsy Zombie — $6 — named cocktail in the $6 Spooky Sips promotion; image lists Bacardi.
  • Dracula's Juice — $6 — named cocktail in the $6 Spooky Sips promotion; image lists Bacardi and Cuervo Tradicional.

Pricing: $6 Spooky Sips cocktails

Beer

Inebrious Beer score: 78 out of 100

Happy hour is promoted with draft beer alongside cocktails, wine, and appetizers.; Cold draft beers and draft beer are offered.

Menu strengths

  • Cold draft beers and draft beer are offered.
  • Draft beer is explicitly promoted for happy hour.

Standout selections

  • Happy hour promoted with cocktails, draft beer, wine, and appetizers.

Nonalcoholic

Inebrious Nonalcoholic score: 76 out of 100

Nonalcoholic options are acknowledged, with a Flavored Lemonade to go that includes a $0.50 donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. A limited-time $6 Spooky Sips promotion references mocktails, and happy hour FAQ states non-alcoholic options may be available during happy hour, though offerings vary by location.

Menu strengths

  • Flavored Lemonade to go with a $0.50 donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

Standout selections

  • Flavored Lemonade — to-go flavored lemonade; $0.50 donated to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

How it sits with the food

Happy hour is promoted with cocktails, draft beer, wine, and appetizers, making appetizers the supported food pairing context.

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