Wine Bar
Unclaimed profileThe Coffee Grounds
Eau Claire, WI · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Coffee Grounds operates as a provisions, libations, and creations shop carrying beer, wine, and spirits alongside food and kitchen equipment. It sells wine, beer, chocolate, cheese, and more, with rare items difficult to find elsewhere. The beverage selection spans conventional and non-alcoholic options, including Château del ISH Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Wine. A tiramisu latte, noted by a reviewer, came with a ladyfinger. This is a retail-style drinks program built for browsing and pairing rather than a traditional bar.
- What should I order?
- Château del ISH Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Wine, a <0.5% ABV German sparkling wine in 750 ml, is the clearest named pour.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Shoppers who want wine, beer, spirits, chocolate, cheese, and kitchen equipment in one stop, including non-alcoholic drinkers and anyone hunting rare bottles.
- When should I go?
- On a shopping trip for bottles, provisions, or non-alcoholic options, rather than a conventional bar visit.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Pricing is not listed for the named selections, but the retail shop format covers wine, beer, spirits, chocolate, cheese, and equipment at varying price points.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- It is a provisions, libations, and creations shop carrying beer, wine, and spirits alongside food and kitchen equipment, with rare items difficult to find elsewhere.
Beverage categories
We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.
Wine
Wine sits within a broader provisions shop that also sells beer, spirits, chocolate, cheese, and kitchen equipment. The range includes rare items difficult to find elsewhere, and a non-alcoholic sparkling wine is shown. It is a retail-style selection rather than a by-the-glass bar list.
Menu strengths
- — Carries wine alongside beer, spirits, chocolate, cheese, and more.
Standout selections
- — Château del ISH Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Wine: non-alcoholic sparkling wine, <0.5% ABV, 750 ml, product of Germany.
Beer
Beer is sold alongside wine, spirits, chocolate, cheese, and kitchen equipment in a provisions, libations, and creations shop.
Menu strengths
- — Beer is carried alongside wine, spirits, chocolate, and cheese.
- — Rare items difficult to find elsewhere are part of the stock.
Standout selections
- — It carries beer, wine, and spirits, including rare items difficult to find elsewhere.
Nonalcoholic
Non-alcoholic options include Château del ISH Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Wine, a <0.5% ABV German sparkling wine in 750 ml, and a tiramisu latte that a reviewer noted came with a ladyfinger.
Menu strengths
- — Carries a named alcohol-removed sparkling wine.; A reviewer noted a tiramisu latte that came with a ladyfinger.
Standout selections
- — Château del ISH Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Wine: <0.5% ABV, 750 ml, product of Germany.
- — Tiramisu latte: noted by a reviewer, came with a ladyfinger.
Spirits
Spirits are part of the provisions, libations, and creations shop format, carried alongside beer, wine, food, and kitchen equipment.
Menu strengths
- — Spirits are carried alongside wine, beer, food, and kitchen equipment.
- — Rare items difficult to find elsewhere are part of the stock.
Standout selections
- — It carries beer, wine, and spirits, including rare items difficult to find elsewhere.
How it sits with the food
Chocolate and cheese are sold alongside the wine and beer, making them natural pairings for bottles bought here.
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