Restaurant
Unclaimed profileBourbon and Brews Bar & Grille
El Paso, TX · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Bourbon and Brews Bar & Grille treats cocktails and bourbon as the center of its beverage program, not an afterthought. The listing describes expertly crafted cocktails and an extensive collection of bourbons, and one guest calls the craft cocktails among the best they have ever tasted. The spirits side is less clean: a long-time tequila drinker claims a reposado tequila served here was not the brand it was purported to be, alleging refilled bottles. That is a serious charge, and it sits alongside the bourbon depth rather than replacing it. Order a cocktail first, and treat the tequila pour with a direct question.
- What should I order?
- Lead with a craft cocktail, the category the venue positions as core to the concept. If you want bourbon, ask what is currently open and pour from the extensive collection rather than defaulting to the well. For tequila, the Hornitos Reposado is the named pour, but a guest has publicly questioned whether the bottle matched the label, so confirm the brand before committing.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who treat bourbon as the main event and want a cocktail program with enough ambition to match it.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The concept pairs cocktails and bourbon as equal pillars rather than treating one as a support act. The listing calls the bourbon collection extensive, and the cocktail side is described as expertly crafted, which is a narrower and more specific claim than most bar copy. The named tequila pour is the outlier, and the guest complaint attached to it is unusual enough to define how the spirits list should be approached.
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
Cocktails are positioned as a core part of the concept alongside bourbon, and the listing describes them as expertly crafted. A guest calls the craft cocktails among the best they have ever tasted.
Menu strengths
- — Cocktails are framed as a core part of the concept, not a secondary offering behind the bourbon list.
- — The listing describes the cocktails as expertly crafted, a direct quality claim about the program.
- — A guest describes the craft cocktails as among the best they have ever tasted.
Standout selections
- — Listing describes 'expertly crafted cocktails' as part of the venue's beverage offering.
Spirits
The bourbon collection is described as extensive in both the listing and a guest comment, which is the clearest strength in the spirits program. The only named selection is Hornitos Reposado, and it arrives with a serious guest allegation that the bottle was refilled with a cheaper product. Depth in bourbon, a trust problem in tequila.
Menu strengths
- — The listing describes an extensive collection of bourbons, and a guest independently calls the bourbon selection extensive.
- — Bourbon is treated as a primary draw, which supports the depth claim rather than leaving it as marketing copy.
Standout selections
- — Hornitos Reposado: the only named spirits pour, ordered here by a guest who has long consumed tequila and who alleges the bottle did not match the brand on the label.
- — Bourbon from the extensive collection: the listing and a guest both describe the bourbon range as extensive, making it the most reliable direction on the spirits side.
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