Restaurant
Unclaimed profileBellingham Bar and Grill
Bellingham, WA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Bar and Grill runs a beverage program built for volume and variety, with a cocktail menu that names drinks and lists their ingredients, a rotating wine selection, a deep draft and packaged beer list, and well-drink specials that include a Wednesday Night Progressive Wells event. Happy hour trims $1 off wine and draft beer, and the bar promotes experienced staff for cocktail service. The non-alcoholic side is thin, anchored by Heineken Zero, but the overall spread covers most drinking preferences without pushing into specialist territory.
- What should I order?
- Start with the BBG Otter Pop, a tall pour of grape vodka, blue curacao, Chateau Monet framboise, and sweet and sour, or the Starburst, a best-selling shooter scaled up and served in a chimney. For a classic, the Rye Manhattan uses Jim Beam Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, and a cherry. On the beer side, the Two Town's Pineapple Cider is a rotating tap option.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Groups looking for a broad, affordable drink list with named cocktails and shooters will find plenty to choose from. Beer drinkers get a mix of local and imported drafts plus packaged options, and wine drinkers have a short but functional by-the-glass list. The well-drink specials and nightly events suit casual, repeat visits.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour is the clear value window, with $1 off all wines and all draft beer, plus well drinks at $5 single and $7.50 double. Wednesday Night Progressive Wells is a specific draw for spirit-forward specials.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails range from $5.50 to $10.50, with most specialty drinks around $9.50 and classics like the Rye Manhattan at $10. Wine by the glass is $6.50 to $8.50 during happy hour, draft beer $6.00 to $6.50, and bottled beer or seltzer $4.00 to $6.00. Well drinks are $5 single and $7.50 double during happy hour.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The cocktail menu is unusually explicit for a bar and grill, listing ingredients for drinks like the Green Tea, Washington Apple, and Dragon Burst. The bar also advertises it can make any cocktail you can dream of, and Wednesday Night Progressive Wells gives the spirits side a recurring event identity.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A long, ingredient-listed cocktail menu covers sweet shooters, tall fruit drinks, martinis, and classics. Happy hour and nightly specials add multiple price points, and the bar promotes experienced staff for cocktail service. The program leans toward playful, fruit-forward builds rather than a compact classic list.
Menu strengths
- — Named cocktail, martini, and shooter menu with ingredient-level descriptions across many drinks.
- — Multiple price points from $5.50 to $10.50, plus happy hour and nightly specials.
Standout selections
- — BBG Otter Pop — $9.50 — Grape vodka, blue curacao, Chateau Monet framboise, sweet and sour, mist, served tall.
- — Starburst — $9.50 — Best-selling shooter made into a larger drink, served in a chimney.
- — Rye Manhattan — $10 — Jim Beam Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, cherry.
Pricing: $5.50–$10.50; happy hour well drinks $5 single, $7.50 double
Wine
A rotating wine selection appears on the happy hour menu with named brands and varietals, including House Chardonnay, 14 Hands Chardonnay, Dark Horse Cabernet, Copper Ridge Pinot Grigio, and Cupcake Prosecco. All wines are $1 off during happy hour, keeping the list affordable and approachable.
Menu strengths
- — Named wine list with recognizable brands and varietals.
- — All wines $1 off during happy hour.; Rotating selection offered.
Standout selections
- — 14 Hands Chardonnay — $8.50 — Listed on happy hour wine menu.
- — Cupcake Prosecco — $8 — Listed on happy hour wine menu.
Pricing: $6.50–$8.50; all wines $1 off during happy hour
Beer
The beer list mixes local and imported drafts like Bodhizafa IPA, Space Dust IPA, Guinness, Modelo Especial, and Two Town's Pineapple Cider with a packaged lineup that includes Budweiser, Corona, White Claw, High Noon, and Heineken Zero. Happy hour takes $1 off all draft beer.
Menu strengths
- — Diverse draft list with local and imported options.
- — Bottled and canned beer plus seltzer options.; Happy hour discount on all draft beer.
Standout selections
- — Bodhizafa IPA — $6.50 — Beer on tap.
- — Two Town's Pineapple Cider — $6.50 — Beer on tap.
Pricing: Draft $6.00–$6.50; bottled beer and seltzer $4.00–$6.00; all tap $1 off during happy hour
Nonalcoholic
The non-alcoholic selection is explicitly mentioned as a rotating offering, with Heineken Zero listed on the happy hour menu as a non-alcoholic bottled beer. The category is deliberately light, anchored by that single named option.
Menu strengths
- — Non-alcoholic beverage selection explicitly mentioned on bar page.
- — Heineken Zero available as a non-alcoholic bottled beer.
Standout selections
- — Heineken Zero — $5.25 — Non-alcoholic bottled beer.
Pricing: Heineken Zero $5.25
Spirits
Spirits are represented through well-drink specials and named whiskeys inside cocktails. Happy hour well drinks are $5 single and $7.50 double, and the homepage highlights a Wednesday Night Progressive Wells event.
Menu strengths
- — Happy hour well drinks at $5 single and $7.50 double.
- — Wednesday Night Progressive Wells highlighted on homepage.; Jameson Irish Whiskey and Crown Royal whiskey named in cocktail descriptions.
Standout selections
- — Double Well Drinks — $8.00 — Double shot well drinks.
- — Jameson Irish Whiskey — Named spirit in Green Tea shooter.
- — Crown Royal whiskey — Named spirit in Washington Apple shooter.
Pricing: Well drinks $5 single, $7.50 double; double well drinks $8.00
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