Brantridge Liquors

Store

1707 E Central Rd
Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005-3304
United States

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PLACE STATS
Average:
2.73
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
2
pDev:
46.89%
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Ratings by emerge077:
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4/5  rDev +46.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Interesting little corner of the world. Suburban strip malls sometimes tell you everything and nothing at the same time...Definitely not a place to be judged by it's cover. Be sure to take a look at their selection of over 350 beers on their website. They obviously aren't a high volume store like Binny's, so it isn't likely you will find every last current seasonal here.

Typical liquor store with an atypical selection (just look at the photos on their website). You may find such obscurities as Wosyntje and Oerbier alongside Founders Centennial IPA and Half Acre, right across from the Bud/Clamato cans. Full line of 5 Southern Tier and some FFF (Moloko, Behemoth, Dreadnaught) on the front endcap. There were a bunch of obscure imports such as Saison Erpe'Mere, a few Italian craft 750's, Unibroue, and De Dolle. Also 3 Rochefort, 4 Hitachino, 3 St. Bernardus, 4 Val Dieu, 3 Kasteel, 2 Westmalle, 8 Sam Smith, 7 Weihenstephaner, etc. You don't see these at your typical strip mall liquor store, that's for sure, but be sure to check dates & dust. The guy at the counter was friendly and appreciative of the craft beer business. Check it out if you're near the airport, definitely a respectable selection resides here.

Check it out for yourself:
http://www.myabcspace.com/BrantridgeLiquors/

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Also be sure to check out Chowpatti Vegetarian Restaurant if you're in the area for some excellent Indian food, and Mitsuwa Marketplace for all things Japanese. Bottom line, support the little guy. If local business aren't patronized, soon there won't be any left.

2010 edit: Sadly, reports from the forum suggest this place has gone downhill big time, and largely abandoned their craft beer selection, likely due to a bullshit ordinance banning sales of certain sizes of beer containers in Arlington Heights, essentially eliminating their import singles and bomber selection. http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/2667150#2667579
Sep 16, 2009
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Reviewed by tunreeb from Illinois

1.45/5  rDev -46.9%
I was looking forward to going into this store as it is close to where I live. What a huge disappointment. The craft beer section was sparse. I was looking for Christmas/Winter Ales, they only had three Goose Island Mild Winter, New Belgium 2 Below and Anchor Steam Christmas Ale, but is was from 2008!!! Most of the bottles were dusty. I noticed that they once had Chimay gift packs, which had been broken apart (they were using the empty boxes to back fill the display rack) the chalices that would have been in the packs were for sale at the register. They had a very limited selection of craft brews and not a whole lot of inventory. Even though it is convenient, I don't think I will be going back.
Dec 21, 2009
Brantridge Liquors in Arlington Heights, IL
Place rating: 2.73 out of 5 with 2 ratings