Restaurant
Unclaimed profileOlde Hickory Tap Room
Hickory, NC · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Olde Tap Room pours beer from Olde Brewery, the local brewery a couple of blocks away. Tavern Ale is the named house pour, and a seven-taste flight runs $10.50. Servers walk guests through the beer list and share background on the tap room's custom mugs. Non-alcoholic drinks are $2.95 with unlimited refills. One beer enthusiast noted their pour arrived at essentially room temperature, a service detail worth flagging for a sour.
- What should I order?
- Start with Tavern Ale, the named Olde Brewery pour. Sweet tea or unsweetened tea, both $2.95 with unlimited refills, is the standard non-alcoholic answer.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Beer drinkers interested in a direct local brewery connection and a flight format for comparison. Guests looking for a straightforward non-alcoholic option with unlimited refills will also find it here.
- When should I go?
- Lunch, dinner, and late-night menus all list the same non-alcoholic drinks, so the tea and coffee options are available across the day's service.
- What should I expect to spend?
- The seven-taste beer flight is $10.50. Non-alcoholic drinks, including sweet tea, unsweetened tea, and coffee, are $2.95 with unlimited refills. No other beverage prices are listed.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A direct relationship with Olde Brewery, a couple of blocks away, means the tap room serves locally brewed beer from a small-batch brewery producing under 800 gallons with no additives or preservatives. Tavern Ale is the named house pour, and the tap room's custom mugs are part of the service story.
Beverage categories
We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.
Beer
A brewpub pouring beer from Olde Brewery, a couple of blocks away. Menus state 'We serve Olde Brewery beers!' and include an OHB description and a 'Beers Available' section. Tavern Ale is the named house pour. Servers walk guests through the beer list. One guest reported a beer served at essentially room temperature.
Menu strengths
- — Direct relationship with Olde Brewery, which delivers fresh craft beer to the venue.
- — Olde Brewery brews small batches under 800 gallons with no additives or preservatives.
- — Servers walked guests through the full beer list and shared background about the tap room's custom mugs.
Standout selections
- — Tavern Ale, a named Olde Brewery beer.; Seven-taste beer flight at $10.50, described by a guest as amazing.
Pricing: Seven-taste flight $10.50. No other beer prices listed.
Nonalcoholic
Lunch, dinner, and late-night menus list Coke products, sweet tea, unsweetened tea, and coffee at $2.95 with unlimited refills. Sweet Tea and Unsweetened Tea are both listed under DRINKS across all three menus. The offering is standard but consistent and well-priced.
Menu strengths
- — Non-alcoholic drinks are listed at $2.95 with unlimited refills.
- — Coke products, sweet tea, unsweetened tea, and coffee are all available across lunch, dinner, and late-night menus.
Standout selections
- — Sweet Tea, listed under DRINKS at $2.95 with unlimited refills.
- — Unsweetened Tea, listed under DRINKS at $2.95 with unlimited refills.
Pricing: $2.95 with unlimited refills.
How it sits with the food
Fish-n-Chips batter is made with Olde Brewery's Piedmont Pilsner, a named OHB beer used in food preparation.
Inebrious does not score kitchens, food or the restaurant overall. We review the beverage program only.
Community reviews
Anyone with a free Inebrious account can rate the drinks here. Community ratings are kept entirely separate from the Inebrious editorial score above.
No community reviews yet. Be the first to write one.