Great Beer, Wine Program Phoning It In
Downtown · Toledo · Brewpub / American bar food and pizza · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 26, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Black Cloister Brewing Company Kitchen’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You open the beverage menu at Black Cloister and immediately understand where their priorities are — and wine is not among them. The beer list runs deep and proud; the wine section reads like an afterthought tucked in at the bottom of the page. To be fair, this is a craft brewery first and always, so expectations should be set accordingly.
The wine list tops out at maybe six options, anchored almost entirely in California with two workhorses: Angeline Pinot Noir from Sonoma County and Meeker 'Great Cabs' Cabernet Sauvignon. There's no regional adventure here, no Old World nod, no rosé for the table that doesn't want to commit to red. What you see is what you get, and what you get is a grocery store end-cap in list form. The saving grace is that neither of these bottles is embarrassing — they're just not interesting.
Two to four pours by the glass, priced between $7 and $12, which at least won't hurt. The Angeline Pinot Noir at $5 for a 5 oz pour is genuinely hard to argue with on price alone. Don't expect rotation or seasonal updates — this list has the energy of something that was set during opening week and hasn't been touched since.
Angeline Pinot Noir 2021 — $5 (5 oz) / $22 (bottle)
At $22 a bottle in-house on a wine that retails around $15, the markup is remarkably restrained for a restaurant pour. For a casual brewery night, you could do a lot worse than a Sonoma Pinot at these numbers.
Meeker 'Great Cabs' Cabernet Sauvignon
In a list this thin, most people default to beer — and they should — but if you're the one person at the table who wants Cab with their pizza, Meeker is a legitimate California producer and not the generic plonk the short list might suggest.
Angeline Pinot Noir 2021 (bottle)
At the glass price it's a steal, but if you're tempted to order the full bottle for a long night — just order more beer. That's what Black Cloister is actually built for, and you'll be happier.
Angeline Pinot Noir 2021 + Specialty pizza
A lighter-bodied Sonoma Pinot has enough fruit-forward brightness to cut through pizza cheese without fighting the toppings — it's a more natural match than you'd expect, and at $5 a pour, ordering a second glass to confirm the theory costs basically nothing.
The Bottom Line
Black Cloister is one of Toledo's better craft beer destinations, and the wine list knows it — it's not trying to compete, just to exist. Order the beer, love the beer, but if someone at your table insists on wine, the Angeline Pinot at $5 a glass is at least priced like they respect you.
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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