Restaurant
Unclaimed profileTHE HOUND
Auburn, AL · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The beverage program at The Hound is organized into three clear lanes: a Whiskey List, a Draft Beer section, and a combined Cocktails & Wine section. Bourbon gets the loudest billing, with the restaurant stating it keeps a wide selection, and a recent visitor called out a Rum for Cover during a date night. Craft beer is similarly framed as a wide selection, and the Old Fashioned has shown up alongside food at an off-season table. Cocktails and wine share a single menu heading, so the whiskey side is where the program reads most deliberate.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Rum for Cover, a drink a recent guest described as delicious on a date night visit. If whiskey is the goal, the dedicated Whiskey List is the section to read first.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Whiskey drinkers who want a dedicated list to work through, and beer drinkers drawn to a stated wide craft selection, will find the most to read here.
- When should I go?
- A recent guest paired an Old Fashioned with food during an off-season visit, and another stopped in for a date night. Both occasions fit the menu structure.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The program separates its whiskey into a standalone list rather than folding it into a general spirits section, and it states a wide bourbon selection. Draft beer and a combined Cocktails & Wine section round out the menu, giving the beverage page three distinct headings.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Cocktails get their own section on the menu, and the page also groups them with wine under a single Cocktails & Wine heading.
Menu strengths
- — A dedicated cocktails menu section appears on the menu page.
- — The menu places cocktails alongside wine under one combined heading.
Standout selections
- — The Hound's menu page organizes beverage offerings into Whiskey List, Draft Beer, and Cocktails & Wine sections.
Wine
Wine shares a combined Cocktails & Wine section and sits within a beverage page split into Whiskey List, Draft Beer, and Cocktails & Wine.
Menu strengths
- — Wine is grouped into a combined Cocktails & Wine menu section.
- — The beverage page gives wine its own heading alongside whiskey and draft beer.
Standout selections
- — The Hound's menu page organizes beverage offerings into Whiskey List, Draft Beer, and Cocktails & Wine sections.
Beer
Draft beer holds its own section on the menu, and the restaurant states it features a wide selection of craft beer. The beer program reads as a deliberate part of the beverage page rather than an afterthought.
Menu strengths
- — A Draft Beer section is listed on the menu.
- — The homepage states a wide selection of craft beer is featured.
Standout selections
- — The Hound homepage states the restaurant features a wide selection of craft beer.
Spirits
A dedicated Whiskey List anchors the spirits side, and the restaurant states it keeps a wide selection of bourbon.
Menu strengths
- — The homepage states a wide selection of bourbon is featured.
- — The menu page separates the Whiskey List from Draft Beer and Cocktails & Wine.
Standout selections
- — Rum for Cover, called delicious by a recent guest on a date night visit.
- — An Old Fashioned, ordered alongside food items during an off-season visit.
How it sits with the food
A recent guest ordered an Old Fashioned alongside food items during an off-season visit, putting a whiskey drink next to the meal rather than after it.
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