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Rule Italian Prime and Pasta

Hickory, NC · $$

Inebrious Beverage Program Score: 86 out of 100

Inebrious

Beverage Program Score

Editorial review: 2026-09-14

Editor: Micah Rousey

How we score

The editorial take

The beverage program leans on two distinct cocktail menus: a Spritz built on Italian Prosecco with a choice of liqueur and enhancements, and a build-your-own Martini format the venue frames as 'Your Way.' Beer covers drafts and packaged options with ABV and origin noted, including a North Carolina draft. Wine is organized into New World and Old World sections.

What should I order?
Start with the Spritz, built on Italian Prosecco with a liqueur and enhancement of your choice. For beer, the Wicked Weed Pernicious draft is the North Carolina option, and the packaged list runs from Miller Lite to Guinness and Ciderboys. The Martini menu lets you build your own.
Who will enjoy this place?
Guests who want to shape their own drink will find the Spritz and Martini menus built for choice. Beer drinkers get both drafts and packages with ABV and origin listed, and a blackberry sangria gives a fruit-forward starting option.
When should I go?
The Spritz and build-your-own Martini formats suit a meal-opening drink, and the blackberry sangria is described as a way to start the meal while reviewing the menu.
What should I expect to spend?
Packaged beer runs $6 for Miller Lite and Coors Light, $7 for Yuengling and Corona Extra, $8 for the Sierra Nevada options, and $9 for Guinness and Ciderboys. Cocktail and wine prices are not listed.
What makes the beverage program distinctive?
Two separate cocktail menus—Spritz and Martini—drive the program, with the Spritz using Italian Prosecco and guest-chosen liqueur and enhancements. The beer list notes ABV and origin across drafts and packages, and includes a North Carolina draft.

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

Inebrious Cocktails score: 88 out of 100

Two distinct cocktail menus anchor the program: a Spritz built on Italian Prosecco with a choice of one liqueur and 1-2 enhancements, and a build-your-own Martini menu the venue describes as guiding guests to 'Your Way.' A blackberry sangria is also noted as a meal-opening drink.

Menu strengths

  • Two separate cocktail menus, Spritz and Martini, give the program a clear dual focus.
  • The Spritz uses Italian Prosecco and lets guests choose one liqueur plus 1-2 enhancements.
  • The Martini menu is framed as a personal build-your-own experience.

Standout selections

  • Spritz — Italian Prosecco base with a choice of one liqueur and 1-2 enhancements.
  • Martini — build-your-own format with guidance toward 'Your Way.'

Wine

Inebrious Wine score: 82 out of 100

The wine list is organized into New World and Old World sections on a Featured Wines page. That structure gives a clear split between the two broad categories, though no individual bottles, regions, or prices are detailed.

Menu strengths

  • Wine list is divided into New World and Old World sections.
  • Featured Wines page provides a clear structural split between the two categories.

Standout selections

  • Site has a Featured Wines page organized into New World and Old World sections.

Beer

Inebrious Beer score: 86 out of 100

Drafts include Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Blue Moon Belgian White, Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze, Fat Tire, and Wicked Weed Pernicious. Packaged options run from Miller Lite and Coors Light through Yuengling, Corona Extra, two Sierra Nevada IPAs, Guinness, and Ciderboys, with ABV and origin listed.

Menu strengths

  • Both draft and packaged beer options are listed with ABV and origin.
  • Draft selection includes a North Carolina option, Wicked Weed Pernicious from Asheville.
  • Packaged range spans light lagers, IPAs, stout, and hard cider.

Standout selections

  • Wicked Weed Pernicious — North Carolina draft option.
  • Guinness — 16 oz Irish stout, 4.2% ABV, Dublin, Ireland, $9.
  • Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing — hazy IPA, 6.7% ABV, California, $8.
  • Ciderboys — traditional hard cider, 5% ABV, Wisconsin, $9.

Pricing: Packaged: Miller Lite $6, Coors Light $6, Yuengling $7, Corona Extra $7, Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing $8, Sierra Nevada Hop Tropical $8, Guinness $9, Ciderboys $9.

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