Restaurant
Unclaimed profileShogun
Rockford, IL · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Shogun runs a compact but unusually complete beverage program for a restaurant. The house cocktail list covers familiar tropical and sour builds between $8.5 and $9.5, while the sake/wine list spans white, red, and sparkling by the glass and bottle. A craft beer section lists styles with IBU and ABV detail. None of it reaches for novelty, but each category is priced plainly and carries enough named selections to order confidently.
- What should I order?
- The Sauvignon Blanc, with its passion fruit, gooseberry, and herbaceous notes, is the sharpest wine pick at $12.5 a glass or $39 a bottle. For a cocktail, the sake, vodka, bitters, lime, and ginger beer build at $9.5 is the most distinctive house option.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Groups who want a full spread of drinks—cocktails, wine, and beer—without committing to one lane, and anyone pairing a glass of wine with a meal.
- What should I expect to spend?
- House cocktails are $8.5 to $9.5. Wine runs $8 to $12.5 by the glass and $26 to $39 by the bottle. Craft beers are $5 to $8.5.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The sake/wine list is the differentiator: it carries white, red, and sparkling sections with glass and bottle pricing, and its organic white is described as suited to Asian cuisine. That pairing logic gives the program a point of view beyond a generic drinks menu.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A house cocktail section with named drinks and ingredient descriptions, plus a referenced craft cocktail menu. The builds lean tropical and sour—rum, sake, pineapple, grenadine—with prices that stay in the $8.5 to $9.5 range.
Menu strengths
- — Multiple named house cocktails with full ingredient descriptions and prices.
- — A separate craft cocktail menu is referenced alongside the house list.
Standout selections
- — Sake, Vodka, Bitters, Lime, Ginger Beer at $9.5—the most unusual build on the list.
- — Coconut cocktail at $9.5, described as a refreshing take on a tropical classic.
Pricing: House cocktails $8.5–$9.5
Wine
A sake/wine list with white, red, and sparkling sections, sold by the glass and bottle. Varietals include Moscato d'Asti, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir, with several wines carrying descriptive tasting notes.
Menu strengths
- — Three wine sections—white, red, and sparkling—with glass and bottle pricing.
- — Descriptive notes on several wines, including the Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.
Standout selections
- — Sauvignon Blanc at $12.5 a glass or $39 a bottle, with passion fruit, gooseberry, and herbaceous notes.
- — Pinot Noir from California at $8 a glass or $26 a bottle, with cherry and spice aromas.
Pricing: Glass $8–$12.5; bottles $26–$39
Beer
A craft beer section listing multiple styles with IBU, ABV, and prices. The range covers session ales, IPAs, amber and Scotch ales, and stouts, all priced between $5 and $8.5.
Menu strengths
- — IBU and ABV listed for each beer, making style and strength easy to compare.
- — Several styles represented, from a session ale to imperial and milk stouts.
Standout selections
- — Founders Oatmeal Breakfast Stout, an imperial stout at 8.3% ABV and IBU 60, priced at $7.
- — Lagunitas IPA at $5.5, IBU 45 and 5.7% ABV.
Pricing: Craft beers $5–$8.5
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