Restaurant
Unclaimed profilePies & Pub (formerly Pies & Pints)
Middlebury, CT · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The drinks program here is built around volume and range. Cocktails run across seasonal, house, and martini sections at $12 to $14, with a weekday dollar off every drink. Wine comes in featured, premium, and house tiers, plus a small port section. Beer is the loudest claim: 26 craft drafts and roughly 25 cans, with Tuesday pricing at $3 on selected pours. Bourbon runs long, from Maker's Mark to Whistlepig and Eagle Rare.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Queen Bee Martini, Empress Gin and elderflower shaken with wildflower honey and lemon, or the Bee's Knees with Barr Hill Gin and raw honey syrup. On the wine side, the Fontanafredda Barbera is poured by glass or bottle; for a larger format, Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon is the featured Alexander Valley bottle.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Groups who want a long draft and can list alongside a full cocktail menu, and bourbon drinkers who read a brand roster before ordering. Wine drinkers get glass, bottle, and featured tiers without committing to a single register.
- When should I go?
- Weekdays bring a dollar off all drinks during happy hour. Tuesday is Beer Day, when selected drafts, cans, and domestic bottles are $3.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails are $12 to $14. House wine is $7 for 6oz and $10 for 9oz; premium wines run $8 to $13 a glass and $30 to $40 a bottle. Featured bottles are $90 and $110. Amaro Montenegro is $12.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A craft beer taproom claim of 26 drafts and roughly 25 cans sits alongside a cocktail list deep enough to split into seasonal, house, and martini sections, plus a wine list with featured bottles and a port trio.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Three sections, seasonal, house, and martini, each priced individually and running $12 to $14. Seasonal leans fruit and spice, house covers Old Fashioneds and margaritas, and the martini list spans classics and dessert builds. Weekday happy hour takes a dollar off every drink.
Menu strengths
- — Seasonal, house, and martini sections give distinct lanes rather than one undifferentiated list.
- — Weekday happy hour applies a dollar discount to all drinks, not a narrow subset.
Standout selections
- — Queen Bee Martini: Empress Gin and elderflower shaken with wildflower honey and lemon, $14.
- — Maple Old Fashioned: bourbon, maple syrup, orange bitters, and a cinnamon stick, $14.
- — The Greek Spritz: Mastiha balanced with honey and lemon, topped with prosecco and mint, $12.
- — Blood Orange Mule: Stoli orange and blood orange liqueur with ginger beer and lime, $12.
Pricing: $12-$14; $1 off all drinks weekdays during happy hour
Wine
The list separates featured bottles, premium wines by 6oz, 9oz, or bottle, and house pours by glass. Premium covers red, white, and sparkling at $8 to $13 a glass. A separate port section adds three pours, and house sangria comes in red or white.
Menu strengths
- — Three distinct tiers, featured, premium, and house, let drinkers choose by price and format.
Standout selections
- — Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, featured at $90 per bottle.
- — Fontanafredda Barbera, premium by glass or bottle at $10 / $13 / $40.
- — Warre's Otima Port at $12, listed in the port section.
- — House Sangria, red or white, $10 by the glass.
Pricing: House $7 (6oz) / $10 (9oz); premium $8-$13 per glass, $30-$40 per bottle; featured bottles $90 and $110
Beer
26 craft beers on draft and approximately 25 in cans. Tuesday is Beer Day, with selected drafts, cans, and domestic bottles at $3. Weekday happy hour takes a dollar off all drinks. The venue describes itself as a craft beer taproom.
Menu strengths
- — 26 craft drafts plus roughly 25 cans gives two formats at real depth.
- — Tuesday pricing at $3 covers selected drafts, cans, and domestic bottles.
Standout selections
- — Venue offers 26 craft beers on draft and approximately 25 in cans.
- — Tuesday Beer Day: $3 selected drafts, cans, and domestic bottles.
Pricing: Tuesday Beer Day: $3 selected drafts, cans, and domestic bottles; $1 off all drinks weekdays during happy hour
Spirits
A long bourbon roster runs from Maker's Mark, Jim Beam, and Woodford Reserve up through Michter's, Blanton's, Widow Jane, Elijah Craig, Whistlepig 6yr, Whistlepig Snout To Tail 10yr, Eagle Rare 10yr, and Basil Hayden. After-dinner pours include Amaro Montenegro on the rocks.
Menu strengths
- — Bourbon list spans entry brands through allocated names like Blanton's and Eagle Rare 10yr.
- — An after-dinner amaro gives the list a second register beyond whiskey.
Standout selections
- — Amaro Montenegro, served on the rocks, $12.; Whistlepig Snout To Tail 10yr, listed on the bourbon roster.
- — Eagle Rare 10yr, listed on the bourbon roster.
Pricing: Amaro Montenegro $12
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