Nine Wines, Zero Surprises, Order a Beer
· Ogden · Gastropub / Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 5, 2026
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Nine wines. That's it. The entire list fits on a napkin with room left over for your phone number. This is a beer bar with a wine section stapled on as an afterthought, and it doesn't pretend otherwise.
The list reads like the bottom shelf of a grocery store wine aisle — Columbia Crest, Trapiche, Gabbiano, Black Box. These are inoffensive, mass-produced brands you'd reach for when you need something drinkable and cheap, not wines you'd seek out. There's no regional story being told here, no small producer worth getting excited about, and zero depth past the obvious varietals: Cab, Malbec, Pinot, Chard, Grigio. The lone curveball is the Broadbent Vinho Verde, which at least acknowledges that wine can be something other than big reds and safe whites.
All nine bottles are available by the glass, which is technically a 100% BTG program — impressive only in the math, not the execution. Pours run $6–$8, which is honest pricing for what you're getting. Don't expect rotation; this list is frozen in time.
Broadbent Vinho Verde — $32
The only wine on this list with any personality. Light, slightly fizzy, low-alcohol — it's the right call in a loud bar environment and it sticks out like a good idea in a bad meeting.
Broadbent Vinho Verde
Nobody walks into a gastropub and orders Vinho Verde, which is exactly why you should. It's the most interesting thing on an otherwise flat list and it's built for drinking, not sipping thoughtfully.
Black Box Cabernet
It's box wine by the glass. At $6 it's not a rip-off, but you're at a bar — just order a beer and save everyone the trouble.
Trapiche Malbec + Pub burger
Trapiche is crowd-pleasing, fruit-forward, and low-friction — exactly what you want with a charred burger. It won't blow your mind but it won't fight the food either.
The Bottom Line
Harp and Hound is a bar that happens to have wine, and it's not trying to be anything else. Come for the pints, not the Pinot.
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