Simone's Beverage

Simone's BeverageSimone's Beverage
Simone's BeverageSimone's Beverage
Store

18414 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, Ohio, 44107-3313
United States

(216) 221-2221 | map
simonesbeverage.com
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.29
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
37
pDev:
11.19%
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Rated by Bwinslow from Ohio

5/5  rDev +16.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Mark and his staff are awesome and super friendly.
Feb 05, 2021
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Reviewed by CopperMtnPlowboy from Ohio

3.88/5  rDev -9.6%
vibe: 2.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.75
In a decent neighborhood, felt pretty safe on a Sunday afternoon. It has a small parking area up front with tight turnaround to get back on to the main road. The store itself looks a little dated from the outside, though mostly clean.

On the inside, it has the same "just a bit dated" feel, though clean.

Right in front, there's a row of the standard 12 and 24 pack fare - BMC, Pabst, Hamm's, Genesee and the like. (But no Old Milwaukee!?!? Does ANYONE sell it anymore??? Can't give the place a 5 without Old Mil.) Walking back and to the left and WOW! there is a very large singles selection of local craft beers, mostly canned selections, from head to floor on two separate shelving units. There's another lengthy stack of craft cases stacked on the floor alongside the shelving units. If its local to Ohio, you can probably find it here.

I rarely remember to check the dating on my purchases, but the couple I've had so far were fresh. Some of the coolers looked like older stock - particularly a case of BL that looked like the cardboard had stuck to the ground and peeled off some of the label.

As for the service, I wasn't approached other than saying "hi" on the way in - and I like that. The checkout person was very friendly. I bought 14 cans (plus 2 sodas for the wife and kid) for $45, so pricing is about what you'd expect in the area.
Sep 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.53 by Muss42 from Michigan

Jul 20, 2017
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Reviewed by TK14444 from Pennsylvania

4.61/5  rDev +7.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
Traveling through the area and a server at a local restaurant recommended this place. Quite the selection. Good selection of bombers and tons of sixers. At the time they had a bunch of three floyds in stock. Ended up with a good haul. I don't know if it was the owner or manager but he made sure I found everything I was looking for even though they were busy at the time. Overall good selection and friendly service. Definitely worth a stop.
Jun 18, 2016
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Reviewed by CanDan from Indiana

4.72/5  rDev +10%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
The craft beer selection is the best I've found in the area; especially the seasonal varieties, which to create your own six-pack is an entire shelf. The staff is very helpful if you need it, but just browsing the isles of this place is a lot of fun!
Nov 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by _morandi_ from California

Jul 09, 2015
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Rated by ChrisMon02 from Ohio

4.08/5  rDev -4.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5
Great selection but this place is pricey and the owners can be pretty cocky.
Jul 04, 2015
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Reviewed by WGhopped89 from Ohio

4.94/5  rDev +15.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
The place is stuffed with awesome beer. They had a rare IPA I'd been all over town trying to find. When I get to the register, they pull out some zombie dust outta nowhere and blast my world away. Very friendly on the phone and pleasant workers that know their inventory. I'll be back!
Jun 26, 2015
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Reviewed by Warman73 from Ohio

4.64/5  rDev +8.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
They are always accommodating and willing to answer questions. very knowledgeable. really know how to take care of folks that know beer and those that don't.
Jun 23, 2015
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Rated by jsgpu90 from Pennsylvania

4.76/5  rDev +11%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5
For what is available in Ohio, Simone's always has them well represented. If you get there on time, you should be able to get them.
Jun 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.94 by mikepcarney from Ohio

Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by Beef_Curtains from Ohio

Apr 29, 2015
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Reviewed by RayOhioFelton from Ohio

4.31/5  rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.75
This is a very solid bottle shop with a great suggestion however I choose to shop at the other stores in the area as Simone's marks up bottles $1 higher than other shops. For example any Jackie O's barrel aged beer will cost $13.99 while everyone else sells them for $12.99. Other than that no negatives to speak of. Staff is friendly and selection is as good as it gets.
Apr 15, 2015
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Rated by primrose54 from Ohio

4.6/5  rDev +7.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5
Best selection on the westside of Cleveland, hands down the best around.
Mar 05, 2015
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Reviewed by LandPhil from Ohio

4.37/5  rDev +1.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 5
Regardless of your personal feelings towards service and aesthetics, when it comes to Simones, the bottom line is this:

The selection is next to none within the general area.

Even in the rare event they didn't have what I was looking for, by the next time I came back, it was usually in stock.

If you're looking for that select brew, or want a place that offers a wider variety of craft beers, look no further than Simone's.
Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by imdabuzzard from Ohio

Feb 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by AndrewRivera21 from Ohio

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.84 by clayman57 from Ohio

Nov 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by FaradayUncaged from Michigan

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by robshowalter from Ohio

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by MattPfeifer from Ohio

Apr 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by throwback from Ohio

Feb 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by brian256 from Ohio

Feb 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by TasteTester from Ohio

Dec 14, 2013
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Reviewed by austina3214 from Ohio

4.53/5  rDev +5.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
Somehow I found my way into this place on a Saturday night only looking to use an ATM. As soon as I entered I could tell that their beer selection was vast. Though I didn't end up buying any beer that night, I have since made this place my sole craft beer buying locale. So far I haven't been to a store in the Cleveland area with a better selection. The service is great; I believe who I talked to was the owner, I could tell he was very knowledgeable about beer as well as everything that he had in stock. Probably the only negative for me is that though they do offer a build your own six-pack option, their single bottles are pretty limited, especially cold beer out of the freezer.
Nov 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Wukk from New York

Oct 24, 2013
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Reviewed by Hopsmegpie from Ohio

4.07/5  rDev -5.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.75
We absolutely love Simone's. They have a great selection. We always know they'll have what we want. We just bought four bottles of Take the Black Stout before it even went on sale in Ohio. The store is always packed. I do wish they had more staff so that you felt comfortable enough asking the staff for advice and information on beers.

We actually ordered our wedding favors from Simone's and they were great to work with 150 mini bottles of champagne!

By far better than other stores in lakewood that sell craft beer. We no longer go to Rozi's because Simone's selection is far better and although the staff isn't very help its not pretentious as Rozi's staff.
Sep 18, 2013
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Reviewed by Houliganism from Ohio

4.18/5  rDev -2.6%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25
Great selection of craft beers wines and liquor, one of my favorite places to stop by and see what they've got in. Constant supply of great craft beers and always getting something new in. One of the only shops that I know of that sells singles so you don't have to buy the whole pack to try something new, which I really enjoy.
If you're in the area you should definitely check them out.
Jul 03, 2013
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Reviewed by beercanman from Ohio

4.73/5  rDev +10.3%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5
A great store. They usually are the first to get the rare releases. Huge selections of singles and bombers. If wine or liquor is your thing they have that as well. I shop all the beer stores in lakewood, I like to support all of them but this is the one I go to if I want something new. The only complaint I have is a bottle limit on certain rare releases, but I understand why they do it. All in all I dare you to show me a store with a better selection in lakewood or Cleveland.
Jun 06, 2013
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Reviewed by Hubajube from Ohio

4.74/5  rDev +10.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
Simone's is loaded with beer. There's an aisle for larger bottles, one for smaller bottles, two for 4 and 6 packs, and a row of coolers. You'll see all of the beers normally distributed to Cleveland here, as well as a few outliers you won't see elsewhere. The guy that runs the place is a big beer fan too, and does a great job pointing out some ones I may have missed.

Now Simone's only ramped up on its beer a few years ago, so if you haven't been for a while, you need to check it out again. This store simply has the best beer selection in Cleveland. The whiskey selection is good as well, about as good as Cleveland gets.

Detroit Avenue makes for a great Cleveland tour de beer these days. From west to east there are Simone's, Friendly Mini Mart, Ross Deli, Rozi's, Deagan's, Melt and EZ Shop, all with great selections.
Apr 25, 2012
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Reviewed by misterhops from Ohio

4.41/5  rDev +2.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
As I was reading some of the previous reviews of Simone's, I began to wonder if I was even reading about the same place. Then I realized that the last review was in 2007....

WOW! things have really changed in the last 4 years (for the better, of course!). I live in Lakewood, and Simone's is my go to place for craft beer. Their selection is the best on the westside of Cleveland, and they carry single bottles, bombers, six-packs, kegs, etc, etc. They even have a huge selection of craft beer glassware!

The owner Marc is a super nice guy, and loves beer himself. Everytime I buy a beer that I intend to age, he tells me he has one in his own personal cellar. They have a strong presence on facebook and twitter, with frequent updates and new arrivals. They listen to customers requests and always make an effort to get them. Their selection of imports is limited, but I don't drink a ton of that anyways.

If you are in the Cleveland area, I definitely recommend stopping by. Cheers.
Jun 08, 2011
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Reviewed by jeffmonarch from Maryland

3.7/5  rDev -13.8%
This place has beer liquor and wine. They have a good selection. The service was ok. They didn't seem to care if i was there or not. They also have a $10 minimum for credit cards. What makes this place special is all of the different sampler packs. I counted over 15 different packs. This is some of the other things I found:

Great Lakes - strong presentation
Stone - strong presentation
DogfishHead
Celebrator
Chimay - red white and blue
Aventinus
Unibrou - strong presentation
Magic hat - strong presentation
Dec 13, 2007
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Reviewed by AltBock from Ohio

2.95/5  rDev -31.2%
Simone's is situated on the corner of Detroit and Riverside Drive in a tiny plaza with a H&R Block and a Papa John's Pizza. It's around the corner from the bridge to Rocky River. They have plenty of free parking in the front so you don't need to mess with those meters or somebody hitting your car while it's parked on Detroit. Do you know what an unkempt big city liquor store looks like? If you do, then you already know what Simone's looks like. The booze and few snack foods is on the right (when you first walk in), wine on the far left and the beer in the middle, the back in refrigerators, and on a metal shelf in front of the refrigerators. BA says that it has a deli, but I failed to see one there. If there was one, I guess I missed it and it was way in the back toward the wine. They keep the beer 12 packs in the middle, while they keep a few craft beer bombers and six packs in the refrigerators. A majority of the bombers and 750s are on the metal rack.

The service here has the same hospitality as a run in run out macro beer selling gas station convenience store. I only saw one person and he was up front watching a little TV. He only got up from his TV watching when somebody went to check out. I was walking around for about 10 minutes and he's the only one I saw. I got the feeling that they don't know much about the beer they sell, but I guess I could be wrong and got the wrong person on the wrong day.

I came on the beer refrigerators from the right and wasn't impressed. All I saw were a few bombers of Stone and a couple of Bell's, Pyramid, Great Lakes and Victory six packs. I kept walking and there I found their sale rack that contained some old bombers of Buckeye Brewing, Weltenburger, Ommegang, Unibroue, singles of Corona, and clear bottles of Greene King's "The Beer To Dine For" for only $2 a bottle. It's more than likely it's oxidized, but still, it was only $2. There was more bottles on that rack, but I can't remember them because I was amazed to see an English beer for $2. I took a right and went down the refridgerator/metal shelf aisle and walked past a few Lambics and a couple of American craft beer six packs, like Bell's and Stoudt's on the lower bottom shelf. The beer refrigerator down that aisle just a few craft six packs, like Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada, and six packs of Yinpu for $3 a six pack! It tastes like crap, but here it's cheap crap. Might make a decent cooking beer then. When I got down to end, I thought this can't be it. So I took a left and I found the big beer metal rack aisle that made Simone's be added to BA's Beerfly guide. That beer aisle contained Stone's regular and seasonal bombers, Magic Hat, La Chouffe, Hoppin' Frog, Unibroue, Ayinger, Goose Island, DFH, Delirium, St. Bernardus, Weltenburger, Moosbacher, and tons of Russian and Eastern European beers that you've probably never seen before. Most of Eastern European beers came from the Czech Republic, while the others I couldn't read where they came from. There were plenty more American micros and non Eastern European imports on that aisle that I can't remember right now.

Simone's is a decent place to stop if your in that part of Lakewood. If you're looking for some kind of Russian or Eastern European beer that you can't pronounce or to see what they have on sale (Yinpu for $3/6 pack) then stop here. Simone's also comes in handy if you want to buy some of the hard stuff with your beer. Most of the beer stores in that area don't offer that.
Apr 11, 2007
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Reviewed by PBRstreetgang from Ohio

3.7/5  rDev -13.8%
Easy to find- right on the main drag -brightly lit on the corner with decent parking. A good selection of wines, and the Liquors are vast and varied. They even have a few Meads.

Some of the beer is on the back wall of the store in door freezers. The rest is on dry shelving just behind that. The previous beerfly reviews for this place say it doesn't have much beer to choose from-mabye some of the other reviewers didn't see these other shelves- I noticed a lot of shelf talkers and signs reading "Finally here! or "Now in stock!"-so mabye they have recently expanded?

Loads of rare imports from small countires, requeset Belgian offerings, many well-known and sought-after domestics, Trappist ales, not to mention local breweries Hoppin' Frog, Buckeye Brewing Co., and of course Great Lakes. Stock appears fresh and well-maintained- except for one shelf in the back corner with several broken bottles and trash on it.

Employees seemed verey freindly ans accomadating- they will help you find something- if you can tear them away from the T.V.

Prices were about average, and I saw some seasonals marked down, no doubt to liquidate excess stock. If you live in Lakewood, you should feel pretty good about your choices of where to buy craft beer. Mabye it's not my first choice, but I am most likey to stop here because they keep much better hours than Rozi's.
Mar 05, 2007
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Reviewed by BuckeyeNation from Iowa

3.85/5  rDev -10.3%
If Simone's had been my first exposure to Ohio beer stores, I would have been sufficiently agog at the selection. As it was, I had just come from Rozi's and (IMO) this place didn't quite measure up. Looks like a typical convenience mart from the outside and on the inside as well. I saw nothing that I hadn't seen down the road at Rozi's with the possible exception of a dozen or so German beers that were new to me.

Points for cleanliness, bright light and neat shelves. The bottles were all perfectly in-line and gleamed as if just polished. I didn't make much of an effort to compare prices, but they seemed about the same as other stores in the state. As was the case with Rozi's, if I didn't already have a car full of beer, I could have made a significant dent in the inventory. I didn't see Alesmith or Three Floyds which seemed odd.

The guy at the front counter didn't seem to be much more than a 'checker-outer', but in fairness, I didn't ask for any help. If you're in the area, I'd say hit both Rozi's and Simone's. If you're pressed for time or want to do one-stop shopping, Rozi's is the clear choice as far as I'm concerned.
Dec 16, 2004
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Reviewed by ubiquibeer from Ohio

3.55/5  rDev -17.2%
My first visit to this place was filled with anticipation--it had a higher rating then Rosi's, just up the street, and that's a pretty good place.

Although the place DID have a decent selection, the service was terrible. If you didn't know exactly what you wanted you were out of luck.

The selection was good, the store was clean and fairly well organized, but I would recommend a trip just up the street to Rosi's Wine House first for the one-two punch of good beer stores on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland.
Dec 30, 2003
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