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Binny's Beverage Depot
802 W Town Center Blvd
Champaign, Illinois, 61822-1242
United States
(217) 355-0625 | map
binnys.com
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Ratings by pagriley:
Rated by pagriley from Illinois
4/5 rDev -5.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Feb 20, 2016
4/5 rDev -5.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Feb 20, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
4.37/5 rDev +3.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +3.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
Binnny's is hard to beat. Unreal selection vs. any store I've seen in Indiana. This store was clean, well stocked and had helpful staff. Great import selection which is getting rare and a lot of limited craft. Will stop again.
Feb 05, 2023Reviewed by Billolick from New York
4.22/5 rDev 0%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev 0%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
Big box of a place, large shopping mall set up with loads of parking available.
Clean, well lit and well maintained type of place. Easy off the highway and easy to find.
Friendly and informative staff is always a plus.
Tons of booze, wine and thankfully beer from far and wide.
Expect to find a worthy collection a tall fans of the local juice bombs, all the heavy hitting regionals and the usual imports.
Well worth a stop and a visit to take care of all your beer, wine, booze, mixers, bar and yes, ice needs...
Oct 31, 2022Clean, well lit and well maintained type of place. Easy off the highway and easy to find.
Friendly and informative staff is always a plus.
Tons of booze, wine and thankfully beer from far and wide.
Expect to find a worthy collection a tall fans of the local juice bombs, all the heavy hitting regionals and the usual imports.
Well worth a stop and a visit to take care of all your beer, wine, booze, mixers, bar and yes, ice needs...
Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa
4.79/5 rDev +13.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5
4.79/5 rDev +13.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5
Beer / Wine / Spirits superstore with a rather upscale look. Clean, well lit, and well organized. Amenities include a wine cellar and a walk-in humidor, plus a large selection of glassware of various styles. Incredible selection of craft beers, including domestic brews from all over the U.S. and imports from throughout the world. Staff were very helpful with assistance in locating particular beers and checking availability. A big plus is the convenient location only a couple of minutes from I-74. Well worth a side trip if you're passing through.
Oct 26, 2017Reviewed by bnes09 from Illinois
4.29/5 rDev +1.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +1.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25
Pretty comparable to the Bloomington, IL store with slightly different arrangement. Extensive selection as expected. Asked if they had a particular beer and they found the beer expert who offered me several bottles they kept in the back. He was friendly and very knowledgeable. Overall, a positive experience.
Jun 18, 2017Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois
4.13/5 rDev -2.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
4.13/5 rDev -2.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
Once of the nicer Binnys in terms of the interior and vibe. They've got a tasting room, a humidor, wine cellar, and several special cases.
Quality is as you'd expect - most of the stuff wasn't too old, but there was some stuff that clearly had been around for a while.
Selection was on the small side - import selection was quite scant compared to most other Binny's. Craft selection was solid, but again on the small side.
Service was outstanding. At least two people came up and offered to help me find what I was looking for, struck up conversation and just chatted about beer for a few minutes. It was really quite nice.
May 09, 2017Quality is as you'd expect - most of the stuff wasn't too old, but there was some stuff that clearly had been around for a while.
Selection was on the small side - import selection was quite scant compared to most other Binny's. Craft selection was solid, but again on the small side.
Service was outstanding. At least two people came up and offered to help me find what I was looking for, struck up conversation and just chatted about beer for a few minutes. It was really quite nice.
Reviewed by Bones10 from Illinois
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
Binny's continues to add quality brewers to their selection. I have been pleasantly surprised by the additions especially this past year. Living in what used to be a beer desert, I appreciate wholly what Binnys has to offer.
Feb 19, 2016Reviewed by champ103 from Texas
4.01/5 rDev -5%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
4.01/5 rDev -5%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
A big, wide open liquor store. Brand new and shiny. Complete with a tasting room and humidor. This is the first Binny's I have been to, because I don't get up to the Chicago area all that often. I think there is one in Bloomington now as well. So they are definitely making a presents and encroaching in on Friar Tuck land.
Service is friendly and will not hesitate to come up and chat. Which is a good thing. The selection is much the same as Friar Tuck, but the service seems more knowledgeable. The place is also much more organized than the piles of randomness that is Friar Tuck. Which I really enjoy. I got a mixed pack of Great Lakes, and there is plenty else to chose from. I like it. I will be here and at Piccadilly for my Champagin beer shopping, and probably phase out Friar Tuck now.
Nov 30, 2012Service is friendly and will not hesitate to come up and chat. Which is a good thing. The selection is much the same as Friar Tuck, but the service seems more knowledgeable. The place is also much more organized than the piles of randomness that is Friar Tuck. Which I really enjoy. I got a mixed pack of Great Lakes, and there is plenty else to chose from. I like it. I will be here and at Piccadilly for my Champagin beer shopping, and probably phase out Friar Tuck now.
Binny's Beverage Depot in Champaign, IL
Place rating:
4.22 out of
5 with
18 ratings
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