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Steve's Liquor
122 Junction Rd
Madison, Wisconsin, 53717-2687
United States
(608) 833-5995 | map
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Ratings by orbitalr0x:
Reviewed by orbitalr0x from Illinois
4/5 rDev -6.5%
4/5 rDev -6.5%
I stopped in here with fellow BA kmpitz2 on our way to the Great Taste last weekend. Upon entering you are greeted by clean, open, well lit store that has rows and rows of wines and liquor. We headed to the coolers on the back wall of the store, which is where all the beer is kept. There are only a few random beers scattered across the floor, otherwise everything is located in the coolers.
They had a wide selection of stuff including New Glarus, Lake Louie (yay!), Flying Fish, Gray's, Tyranena, Sprecher and much more. Make sure you walk through the middle cooler to the shelf of singles in the back. Yes...it's freezing in there and unfortunately the floor is quite sticky and disgusting. My shoes kept sticking to the floor even after I walked out. However...there are some gems of singles in there that included Fish Tale 10th Anniversary and some random Two Brothers and Three Floyds stuff. Prices seemed pretty comparable to what I pay in Chicago. I was especially happy to have the chance to pick up some Lake Louie in the new six packs.
The girl at the register was very nice and excited to hear we were going to the fest. Overall, this is a nice store that should defintely be on your list of places to stop if you are going to be in Madison. Fairly easy to locate on the corner....they just need to clean up that floor by the singles rack!
Aug 20, 2005They had a wide selection of stuff including New Glarus, Lake Louie (yay!), Flying Fish, Gray's, Tyranena, Sprecher and much more. Make sure you walk through the middle cooler to the shelf of singles in the back. Yes...it's freezing in there and unfortunately the floor is quite sticky and disgusting. My shoes kept sticking to the floor even after I walked out. However...there are some gems of singles in there that included Fish Tale 10th Anniversary and some random Two Brothers and Three Floyds stuff. Prices seemed pretty comparable to what I pay in Chicago. I was especially happy to have the chance to pick up some Lake Louie in the new six packs.
The girl at the register was very nice and excited to hear we were going to the fest. Overall, this is a nice store that should defintely be on your list of places to stop if you are going to be in Madison. Fairly easy to locate on the corner....they just need to clean up that floor by the singles rack!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Milktoast75 from Wisconsin
4.5/5 rDev +5.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.25
4.5/5 rDev +5.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.25
Stop by when I am in town. At least once a month. They carry a large selection of local craft brews and Wisconsin beers. Given the smaller size of the store, they provide a very good selection. Make sure to check the walk in cooler for a nice selection of bombers.
Wife enjoys the wine selection and a helpful staff.
Thirsty Thursdays offer specials and taste testing of beers. One Saturday afternoon they were taste tasting vodka.
A very helpful, non snooty, staff. A Total Wine has opened about a mile from Steve’s causing some concern for Steve’s future. I give Steve’s the bulk of my business and will continue to do so.
Feb 21, 2019Wife enjoys the wine selection and a helpful staff.
Thirsty Thursdays offer specials and taste testing of beers. One Saturday afternoon they were taste tasting vodka.
A very helpful, non snooty, staff. A Total Wine has opened about a mile from Steve’s causing some concern for Steve’s future. I give Steve’s the bulk of my business and will continue to do so.
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4/5 rDev -6.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
4/5 rDev -6.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
I've been here once. It's smaller than the McKee location but it's clean and well lit. Service was friendly and helpful. There is a pretty good selection of quality craft beer from around the country. I'll stop here again.
Feb 08, 2018Reviewed by Hrodebert from Michigan
1.89/5 rDev -55.8%
vibe: 2 | quality: 2.5 | service: 2 | selection: 1
1.89/5 rDev -55.8%
vibe: 2 | quality: 2.5 | service: 2 | selection: 1
Stopped in on our last day in Wisconsin to put together a couple of mixed 6's of Wisconsin only beers for friends at home.
Left with nothing more than a sampler 12 of New Glarus.
Staff didn't seem to have time to be bothered, even though the store was nearly empty.
There where numerous empty spaces in the single bottle section which was quite small. Actually saw a much better selection in a BP gas station earlier in the day, but held out for Steve's because of the reviews here.
Oh well, live and learn.
Oct 05, 2015Left with nothing more than a sampler 12 of New Glarus.
Staff didn't seem to have time to be bothered, even though the store was nearly empty.
There where numerous empty spaces in the single bottle section which was quite small. Actually saw a much better selection in a BP gas station earlier in the day, but held out for Steve's because of the reviews here.
Oh well, live and learn.
Reviewed by Schmitfaced414 from Wisconsin
4.64/5 rDev +8.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
4.64/5 rDev +8.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
Staff was helpful and gave me accurate information on when to expect a shipment. They also do a good job keeping their Facebook page up to date with new arrivals. If you are in the area, I recommend stopping in to see what is on hand. I was able to pick up some nice bottles from TG and Karben4.
Feb 23, 2015Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
4.37/5 rDev +2.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75
4.37/5 rDev +2.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75
Recommended as the bottle shop to stop in by a friend-of-a-friend from Madison. Stopped in here on the way out of town during a road trip from Chicago to Decorah, IA. Did not get to go to any other bottle shops in Madison but this place had a great selection. I found all of the New Glarus fruit beer 750mls and most of their regulars. I also got some Central Waters beers and other random WI locals of which there were many. Be sure to look in the walk-in cooler as I found a few bombers in there that were some of the best bottles I found during an 8000 mile road trip around the US. Prices were great compared to the East Coast cities, which was a big plus for me. I was also impressed by the fact that almost all of the beer was in the fridge, perfect since I had to put it into a cooler anyways. All around great bottle shop if you are looking for some quality brews.
Dec 30, 2014Reviewed by WiscoTerr from Colorado
5/5 rDev +16.8%
5/5 rDev +16.8%
I love this store. I live in Madison and stop by most of the liquor stores around town every couple weeks, but always seem to find the best selection at Steve's. It's a solid mix of the good local brews, without filling half the store with junk. They are always one of the first to get new breweries to town and have a Twitter presence which I personally love. They generally run $1 per product that other stores, but totally worth it to support local and have that extra knowledge on tap. My only knock is that they could have more singles for sale, but that's not a big deal. Also love that everything, including bombers, are in a cooler.
Dec 10, 2014Reviewed by seanlaughery from Ohio
4.5/5 rDev +5.1%
4.5/5 rDev +5.1%
Visited Steve's on recommendation from a friend while in Madison to visit family for the holidays and was incredibly pleased with the highly knowledgable staff and selection.
I'm looking forward to coming back around Christmas time when I visit my family next.
Dec 01, 2014I'm looking forward to coming back around Christmas time when I visit my family next.
Reviewed by MarcatGSB from Michigan
4.3/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Well, there hasn't been a review of Steve's for almost a year now, so I'm happy to give it some fresh props.
Emily and I made our way out to Steve's in hopes for some off the wall stuff (actually, I was thinking they may have some Blushing Monk left, but no luck). They had a really nice selection of singles both in 12 oz. and larger format bottles. The cooler is stocked with all sorts of beer, with a great selection of all these fine Wisconsin beers that aren't available anywhere else.
I ended up scoring a couple bottles of Pannepot 2010, and some Lagunitas Sumpin Wild, which I was surprised to see still on the shelves, I thought this went quickly. A great lil store, well worth the effort to make it out from downtown.
Aug 29, 2011Emily and I made our way out to Steve's in hopes for some off the wall stuff (actually, I was thinking they may have some Blushing Monk left, but no luck). They had a really nice selection of singles both in 12 oz. and larger format bottles. The cooler is stocked with all sorts of beer, with a great selection of all these fine Wisconsin beers that aren't available anywhere else.
I ended up scoring a couple bottles of Pannepot 2010, and some Lagunitas Sumpin Wild, which I was surprised to see still on the shelves, I thought this went quickly. A great lil store, well worth the effort to make it out from downtown.
Steve's Liquor in Madison, WI
Place rating:
4.28 out of
5 with
88 ratings
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