Puget Sound Views, Rotating Pours, Zero Pretension
Everett · Wine bar / small plates · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Cabernets & IPAs’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The name alone is a statement — wine and craft beer under one roof, no apologies. Walk in and you get Puget Sound views, a relaxed shop-meets-bar vibe, and a list that doesn't try to be everything but clearly has opinions. It's the kind of place Everett has quietly needed.
The list leans into Washington and Pacific Northwest producers with a nod to international selections, which is the right call for this corner of the state. Don't expect a deep cellar or vintage verticals — this is a rotating, curated approach that keeps things moving and seasonally relevant. The lack of published label names on the bottle menu is a little frustrating for serious wine nerds, but the flight format suggests they're making deliberate choices rather than just stocking whatever the distributor pushed this week. Gaps exist in the data, but the intent behind the list reads thoughtful.
Eight to twelve rotating by-the-glass options is a solid spread for a spot this size, and the $9–$15 per-glass range is accessible without being cheap. The real draw is the flight program — $20 for three whites or $24 for three reds gives you a structured tasting without committing to a bottle, which is exactly right for a casual date night or a first-visit exploration.
3 Whites Wine Flight — $20
Three pours for twenty bucks in a Puget Sound-view wine bar is a legitimate deal. You're tasting across the list, finding your preference, and spending less than you would on a single glass at most Seattle spots.
Rotating White Wine
Because it rotates, most people default to what they know — a cab, a flight. The solo rotating white pour is where the kitchen tends to sneak in the most interesting regional finds, and it's the one most guests overlook.
House Bubbles
At $20 for a 3 oz pour of an unnamed house sparkling, you're paying a steep per-ounce rate for a wine with zero provenance information. Until they put a label on it, you're drinking mystery fizz at a premium.
3 Red Wine Flight + Baked Brie & Blackberries
The warm, jammy fruit in the brie preparation meets the red flight halfway — whatever Pacific Northwest reds they're rotating will have enough dark fruit and soft tannin to make the blackberry component sing without overwhelming the cheese.
Wednesday — Wine Down Wednesday — 30% off bottles. Not a half-price program, but worth timing your visit around.
The Bottom Line
Cabernets & IPAs is a genuinely fun, low-stakes wine bar doing something the Everett area doesn't have a lot of — a rotating, regionally curious list in a spot with actual ambiance. Markup is a little aggressive for what's on offer, but the views and the flight format make it worth the trip.
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