This place is a little maddening. It is small, but for its size it has a HUGE and varried selection of beers, an almost as large choice of wines, and then a smattering of other things like ciders, meads, and diluted liquor. They also sell cigarettes, if you're in to that sort of thing, and a very, very small choice of snacks. At the back is a bar where they hold scheduled beer tastings. The location is good, in a "safe" part of an up and coming neighborhood, with various parking opportunities which are all free and all close. The staff is unfailingly helpful and friendly. The maddening part is they don't sell anything other than beer in Sundays, and some of the beer doesn't count as beer, for some reason. I'm grateful they're open at all on Sunday, to be honest, but as I'm a wine drinker and not particularly a beer drinker I feel the need to pout a...
Read moreI’ve come here for over a year now and I usually get wine or a nice high alc content IPA. I’ll admit the service is unwelcoming when I’m asked to show my ID even though I’ve been a regular, it’s never really a hassle for me yet it still feels weird. And there’s this one woman there who’s helpful but never smiles, Or acts friendly, and as someone who’s been in customer service for almost 10 yrs a friendly demeanor goes a long way with small interactions in that type of setting. Then again, it’s possible that staff deal with weirdos and drunks so close to downtown and that can wear on your attitude over time.I don’t know how staff are trained, but there’s room for improvement. Maybe I’m thinking too much but some people are too serious LUL. Other than that the selections here are unique and I wouldn’t have been able to survive a pandemic...
Read moreNot very friendly service. The package on the six-pack I grabbed was defective, so a can fell on ground when I picked it up. I told the person running the register that I was going to grab a different one, and they stopped me saying that I should instead transfer the cans myself into a clip-top carrier. I explained that I didn't want the one that fell on the ground (unsanitary and could explode when I open it). The person at the register told me they would have to throw away the six-pack if I grabbed a different one, basically guilting me into the purchase. I decided to buy it anyways because I like to support small businesses, but I don't know if they deserve the...
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