Wine Bar
Unclaimed profileVulpine Taproom
Lake Forest Park, WA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Vulpine Taproom rotates its beverage lineup heavily across beer, wine, sake, mead, and non-alcoholic craft beverages. The beer menu changes weekly and directs guests to an in-house taproom list that always holds 3 light beers, 3 IPAs, 2 dark beers, 2 ciders, and 3 wild cards, plus a can-and-bottle fridge of limited drops, local legends, and special finds. Wine and sake menus change monthly, with a menu image titled 'Wine & Foxtails.' The food menu changes seasonally.
- What should I order?
- Start with the hazy IPA or the Czech dark beer, both named as standouts by customers. The beer menu changes weekly, so the specific taps shift; the fixed format of 3 light beers, 3 IPAs, 2 dark beers, 2 ciders, and 3 wild cards gives a reliable structure to choose from. The can-and-bottle fridge holds limited drops and special finds.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Beer drinkers who want a rotating tap list with a defined range of styles, and anyone who values a beverage program that also includes wine, sake, mead, and non-alcoholic craft options.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A heavily rotating beverage lineup where the beer menu changes weekly, wine and sake menus change monthly, and the can-and-bottle fridge always changes with limited drops and special finds. The fixed 13-tap structure—3 light beers, 3 IPAs, 2 dark beers, 2 ciders, and 3 wild cards—sets it apart.
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
A wine menu that changes monthly, part of a heavily rotating beverage lineup that also includes beer, sake, mead, and non-alcoholic craft beverages. A menu image is titled 'Wine & Foxtails.' The food menu changes seasonally, and wine and sake menus change monthly, per the venue's own menu page.
Menu strengths
- — Monthly-changing wine menu; Part of a heavily rotating beverage lineup alongside beer, sake, mead, and non-alcoholic craft beverages
Standout selections
- — Wine among its rotating beverage lineup alongside beer, sake, mead, and non-alcoholic craft beverages.
Beer
The beer menu changes weekly and directs guests to the in-house taproom beer menu. It always has 3 light beers, 3 IPAs, 2 dark beers, 2 ciders, and 3 wild cards on tap. A can-and-bottle fridge is filled with limited drops, local legends, and special finds, and the lineup is described as heavily rotating.
Menu strengths
- — Weekly-changing beer menu with a fixed 13-tap structure
- — Can-and-bottle fridge always changing with limited drops and special finds
Standout selections
- — Hazy IPA, highlighted by a reviewer as very good
- — Czech dark beer, praised by a reviewer as exceptional
Nonalcoholic
Non-alcoholic craft beverages are among the rotating beverage lineup, which is described as heavily rotating across beer, wine, sake, mead, and non-alcoholic craft beverages.
Menu strengths
- — Non-alcoholic craft beverages included in the heavily rotating lineup
Standout selections
- — Non-alcoholic craft beverages among its rotating beverage lineup.
How it sits with the food
The food menu changes seasonally, and wine and sake menus change monthly, allowing pairings to shift with the seasons.
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