Restaurant
Unclaimed profileWinberie's Restaurant & Bar
Princeton, NJ · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The drinks program reaches further than the room's restaurant-bar setting suggests. Eight specialty cocktails and three barrel-aged cocktails share the list with a spirits selection split into flights, a Rarest Stock tier, and a Drink Local section of New Jersey distilleries. Wine runs eleven glasses and a $40–$120 bottle list; beer leans on six New Trail drafts, including a house-exclusive pilsner. Non-alcoholic mixed drinks and beers round it out.
- What should I order?
- Start with Helga's Old Fashioned, a Willett Pot Still Reserve bourbon old fashioned aged in the first barrel, Helga. From the barrel-aged trio, Highway 61 mixes Blue Note Crossroads Bourbon with Meletti, Campari, and Otto's Athens Vermouth. For spirits, the Mix & Match whiskey flight lets you choose any three whiskeys at one ounce each.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Whiskey drinkers who want flights and rare pours alongside a full bar list, and anyone ordering a barrel-aged cocktail rather than a standard pour. Beer drinkers get six New Trail drafts, including a Winberie's-exclusive dry-hopped pilsner.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour covers cocktails such as the Margarita, Seasonal Punch, and Seasonal Old Fashioned at $8, craft beer at $7, house wine at $5, and well drinks at $6. Wednesdays take 25% off every bottle of wine.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Specialty cocktails run $15–$18 and barrel-aged cocktails $16–$18. Wine by the glass is $12–$15, bottles $40–$120. Draft beer is $6–$15. Spirits pours span $8 for well to $90 for Macallan Sherry Oak 18 Yr. Non-alcoholic drinks are $5–$8.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A barrel-aged cocktail project with three drinks, including Helga's Old Fashioned aged in the first barrel. The spirits list adds curated whiskey flights, a Rarest Stock section reaching Macallan Sherry Oak 18 Yr and Dalmore 2008 Select Edition, and a Drink Local section covering six New Jersey distilleries.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Eight specialty cocktails plus three barrel-aged drinks, built with house-made syrups and shrubs. Spirits include Blue Rascal Gin, Flor de Caña 4 Year White Rum, Pierde Almas Mezcal, Willett Pot Still Reserve, Blue Note Crossroads, and Cream of Kentucky. Happy hour lists the Margarita, Seasonal Punch, and Seasonal Old Fashioned at $8.
Menu strengths
- — Eight specialty cocktails and three barrel-aged cocktails give the list real range.
- — House-made syrups and shrubs, including strawberry basil, lavender honey, blueberry mint, and Hellfire habanero, anchor the builds.
- — A barrel-aged project with whiskey flights attached is unusual for a restaurant bar.
Standout selections
- — Helga's Old Fashioned: Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon, Angostura Bitters, and house-made spiced syrup, aged in the first barrel, Helga, at $18.
- — Dragon's Breath: Pierde Almas Mezcal, mango nectar, habanero, dragon fruit, lime juice, agave nectar, and Hellfire Habanero Shrub at $15.
- — 75: Blue Rascal Gin, lemon juice, sparkling rosé, and house-made lavender honey syrup at $16.
Pricing: Specialty cocktails $15–$18; barrel-aged cocktails $16–$18; happy hour cocktails $8
Wine
Eleven wines by the glass across white, red, rosé, and seasonal categories, plus a bottle list running $40–$120 in sections including Around the World, The California Select, Scientific Discovery, and The Dave Phinney Collection. Sparkling spans Rosé Cava, Prosecco, Brut Rosé, and Champagne; ports and sherries are also listed.
Menu strengths
- — Eleven by-the-glass options across four categories and a bottle list organized into named sections.
- — Ports and sherries by the pour, and 25% off every bottle on Wednesdays.
Standout selections
- — Champagne, Paul Goerg Brut Tradition, France, at $120 by the bottle.
- — Pinot Noir, Chemistry from Willamette Valley, Oregon, in the Scientific Discovery section at $65.
- — Torrontés, La Linda from Salta, Argentina, seasonal by the glass at $13, $50 by the bottle.
Pricing: Glass $12–$15; bottles $40–$120; happy hour house wine $5; 25% off bottles Wednesdays
Beer
Six New Trail drafts head a list of twelve craft beers, three ciders, four house drafts, and four bottles or cans. Draft prices run $6–$15. Local New Jersey and regional craft breweries are represented, and the menu carries a Sep 12 update.
Menu strengths
- — Six New Trail drafts plus twelve craft beers and three ciders make for a deep draft board.
- — Draft range covers a $6 Yuengling lager up to a $15 bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout.
- — Lazy River Pils is a Winberie's exclusive, dry-hopped German pilsner.
Standout selections
- — Black Colossus Stout, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial from 3 Floyds at 14.1% ABV, poured in 8 oz at $15.
- — Lazy River Pils Dry-Hopped German Pilsner, a Winberie's Exclusive from New Trail at 4.4% ABV, 16 oz for $9.
- — Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue), a 9% ABV Belgian strong dark ale, 8 oz for $14.
Pricing: Draft $6–$15; bottles and cans $5–$7; happy hour craft beer $7
Nonalcoholic
Four non-alcoholic mixed drinks, Moonlight, Serpent's Kiss, Sunburst, and Sanpellegrino, priced $5–$8. Non-alcoholic beer covers Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher, Heineken 0.0, N/A Broken Heels, and Guinness Draught 0.0 at $6–$8.
Menu strengths
- — Four non-alcoholic mixed drinks, three of them built with house-made syrups.
- — Four non-alcoholic beers spanning a hoppy refresher, a lager, a stout, and a craft N/A option.
- — Prices stay at $5–$8 across both the mixed drinks and the beers.
Standout selections
- — Moonlight: soda water, açai, guaraná, pomegranate, and house-made blueberry mint syrup at $8.
- — Serpent's Kiss: dragon fruit, mango nectar, habanero, pineapple juice, simple syrup, and ginger beer at $8.
- — Guinness Draught 0.0, a 0% ABV non-alcoholic stout, 16 oz can for $8.
Pricing: Non-alcoholic drinks $5–$8; non-alcoholic beers $6–$8
Spirits
A full spirits list across vodka, gin, rum, agave, brandy, amaro, cordials and liqueurs, bourbon, rye, American, Canadian, Irish, scotch, and flavored categories. Whiskey flights include a Mix & Match three-pour option and curated American, Bourbon, Rye, Irish, Japanese, Scotch, and Indian flights.
Menu strengths
- — Curated whiskey flights by category plus a Mix & Match flight of any three whiskeys at one ounce each.
- — The Rarest Stock section reaches Macallan Sherry Oak 18 Yr at $90 and Dalmore 2008 Select Edition at $55.
- — A Drink Local section covers six New Jersey distilleries, from All Points West to Train Wreck.
Standout selections
- — The Macallan Sherry Oak 18 Yr from Speyside, in The Rarest Stock, at $90.
- — All Points West Distillery Grain & Malt Whiskey from Newark, in the Drink Local section, at $18.
- — Dalmore 2008 Select Edition from the Highland distillery, in The Rarest Stock, at $55.
Pricing: Pours $8–$90; happy hour well drinks $6
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