Restaurant
Unclaimed profileArnold's Bar & Grill
Cincinnati, OH · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Arnold's has been pouring since 1861, and its beverage program leans on that history without coasting. Cocktails stick to a clear idea: twists on classics, straight-up versions, and house recipes. Beer covers a wide regional spread and reaches beyond. The gin bathtub room gives the spirits side a specific, odd anchor. A guest who ordered an Old Fashioned made with a named bourbon called it very good and strong, close to straight bourbon. This is a tavern program with a point of view.
- What should I order?
- Order an Old Fashioned made with a specific bourbon, the drink a guest singled out as very good. For a different direction, ask for one of the house's twists on a classic cocktail or a straight-up version.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a straightforward cocktail approach and a beer list that reaches beyond the immediate region. Guests interested in a tavern with a long operating history and a gin bathtub room will find something specific to this address.
- When should I go?
- Anytime you want a classic cocktail or a regional beer in a setting that has been operating since 1861.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Operating since 1861 as the oldest tavern, Arnold's pairs that run of years with a gin bathtub room and a cocktail list built on twists, straight-up classics, and house recipes.
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
The cocktail approach is defined by twists on classics, straight-up versions, and unique house recipes. That is a clear point of view rather than a random list. Without named drinks, the program reads as competent and intentional, not benchmark-setting.
Menu strengths
- — A defined approach: twists on classics, straight-up versions, and house recipes.
Standout selections
- — The venue is known for twists on classic cocktails as well as straight-up versions, with its own unique recipes.
Beer
The beer selection is described as a wide variety of interesting brews from the region and beyond. That regional breadth is the category's main strength. No specific breweries or beers are named, so the score stays in the good range.
Menu strengths
- — A wide variety of interesting brews from the region and beyond.
Standout selections
- — The venue features a wide variety of interesting brews from the region and beyond.
Spirits
A beer, wine and liquor menu supports the spirits side, and the venue's 1861 tavern history gives it a specific anchor. The gin bathtub room is a concrete feature. A guest's bourbon Old Fashioned was called very good and strong.
Menu strengths
- — A beer, wine and liquor menu backs the spirits selection.
- — A gin bathtub room is among the venue's spaces.
Standout selections
- — Menu page links to a beer, wine and liquor menu.
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