Brewery
Unclaimed profileRelic Brewing
Plainville, CT · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Relic Brewing pairs a working brewery's beer menu with an extensive signature cocktail list. The taproom pours multiple styles, including new releases like MAGE DIPA, Octoberfest Lager, and Nelson IPA, and offers flights of four for side-by-side comparison. Cocktails range from 12 to 14 with all taxes included, spanning an Old Fashioned, rum-heavy Doctors Orders, gin-based Saturn, and a Mai Tai. The dual program gives groups with different drinking preferences a single stop, though the brewing side remains the clear anchor of the visit.
- What should I order?
- Start with a flight of four to compare the brewery's range, then focus on MAGE DIPA or Nelson IPA. For cocktails, the Old Fashioned and Doctors Orders are the most detailed signatures; the Saturn and Mai Tai cover gin and rum respectively.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Groups that want a brewery visit without leaving cocktail drinkers behind. Beer-focused drinkers will find flights and multiple styles; cocktail drinkers get a full signature list rather than a token option.
- When should I go?
- A brewery taproom suited to an afternoon or early evening visit when you want to compare several beers side by side. The cocktail menu makes it work for a mixed group that includes non-beer drinkers.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails are priced 12 to 14 with all taxes included. Beer prices are not listed in the available menu, but flights of four allow sampling across styles without committing to full pours.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A brewery that also runs an extensive signature cocktail program with varied spirits and flavors, priced uniformly with tax included. Few production breweries pair their own tap list with a cocktail menu this broad.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
An extensive signature cocktail list with varied spirits and flavors. Eight named drinks show range across whiskey, rum, gin, tequila, and vodka. Prices are uniform and include tax. The menu states other cocktails may be available on request, so the printed list is not the ceiling.
Menu strengths
- — Eight signature cocktails with specific ingredients and prices, spanning bourbon, rum, gin, tequila, and vodka.
- — Uniform pricing from 12 to 14 with all taxes included, which simplifies ordering.
- — Menu notes that other cocktails may be available on request, indicating flexibility beyond the printed list.
Standout selections
- — Old Fashioned — bourbon, muddled brown sugar cube, angostura and orange bitters, orange peel, luxardo cherry; 13.
- — Doctors Orders — dark rum, coconut rum, spiced rum, orange juice, pineapple, lime, bitters; 14.
- — Saturn — gin, lemon juice, orgeat, passion fruit liqueur, velvet falernum, luxardo cherry; 13.
Pricing: 12–14, all taxes included
Beer
A production brewery with its own beer menu and recent releases. MAGE DIPA is a limited run, alongside Octoberfest Lager and Nelson IPA. Multiple styles are available on tap, and flights of four let drinkers compare them. Guests describe the selection as varied and high quality, with several calling the beer delicious and excellent.
Menu strengths
- — Brewery with a beer menu and latest releases, including a limited-run MAGE DIPA.
- — Multiple styles available on tap with flights of four for comparison.
- — Guests consistently describe the beer selection as varied and high quality, calling the beer delicious and excellent.
Standout selections
- — MAGE DIPA — limited run listed as new on the brewery's website.
- — Octoberfest Lager — new release listed on the brewery's website.
- — Nelson IPA — new release listed on the brewery's website.
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