Horrocks Farm Market

Horrock’s has a huge assortment. Probably close to 2,000 choices. They reorganized their stock to make it more logical to search, but a newcomer must still ask if they want to understand the layout. You owe it to yourself to check out every shelf.

There is a bar serving 50 beers from their taps that you can enjoy while you shop or sit on the patio. There also is another serving area out back in what was a greenhouse.

The only demerit is on "ambience" because how do rate ambience at a grocery store that serves draft beer? I can’t score it high as a place to have a beer, but as a grocery store (which this is) how much better does it get than to 1) sample from 50 beers; 2) buy a pint or half-pint to drink while you shop for groceries or 3) just come in for a beer in their tavern or patio (which have little ambience) or fill a growler; or browse 2,000 beers with something new every week? Where else can you browse nearly 2,000 beers AND drink while you buy groceries?

If you are a beer hound and you are anywhere near Lansing, Michigan you must check out Horrock’s. Full disclosure: I’m addicted to this place. . . for good reasons.

 

I love Horrocks! The beer selection is huge, and the staff is really knowledgeable. They almost always have something cool behind the counter and some neat bottles that just hit the shelf. The bar is a cool addition to the place and they have some great beers on tap that you can drink while perusing the store.

Horrock's in Lansing has been around for over 40 years. It has always been, and continues to be, a farmer's market type retail store.

The craft beer selection is the best in the Lansing area. The beer area is a bit of a maze but you will likely be rewarded with a beer that interests you if you take the time to see what they have to offer. And if you are looking for something specific, just ask. Horrock's is always well staffed in their beer area and someone will be happy to help you.

Horrock's in Lansing (there is also a Horrock's in Grand Rapids) has 50 beers on tap! There is something for everyone. Thursdays are a fun day to stop by after work. Horrock's frequently has tap takeovers on Thursdays of various breweries from Michigan (and sometimes outside of Michigan). These tap takeovers usually attract a good crowd. I always have a great time meeting new craft beer drinkers at these tap takeovers.

Horrock's has a nice little biergarten area fenced off just outside the beer section's end of the store. It is very well decorated as they take full advantage of their flowers/shrubbery/outdoor landscaping section of their store. My wife and I like this area so much that we have included Horrock's biergarten as one of our stops when we get a day or night to ourselves. And my wife is not a beer drinker so I think that says something about how nice their biergarten is. We will also get a bite to eat from inside the store. Some of the food items we have purchased as a bite to eat for the biergarten includes sushi, sandwiches, soup, flavored popcorn, pizza and I'm sure I'm forgetting some things. ALL OF THOSE FOOD ITEMS ARE MADE FRESH IN STORE EVERYDAY!

The only regret is that the biergarten area sits right on top of Saginaw Hwy, one of the busiest streets in the Lansing area. I wish they would move the beer section and the biergarten toward the back of the store where the nursery is. That would make for an epic biergarten! One last obvious note - the biergarten area is closed off during the cold months.

Horrock's also recently opened a wine bar for those who like wine (mostly the ladies). Some of the guys don't particularly like that because the beer section has now become a bit of a sausagefest.

And as others have stated in their reviews, Horrock's is much much more than a craft beer store. I consider it to be one of the best farmer's markets that one can find. It is great to stroll through the store nursing a beer and getting some grocery shopping done.

 

Horrocks is unique and worth a detour if you're anywhere near Lansing. The beer selection since the remodel a few years ago is kind of jaw dropping. And you can pull a single from anything except tabbed and completely enclosed packs. It's a little bit of a labryinth - kind of like hunting around a quality but slightly disorganized used book store. The hunt is part of the fun!

The pricing is just a little higher than I'd prefer but not bad. The singles have a bit of a markup over the price of the pack divided by the number of bottles/cans and they aren't always marked with the individual price.

With so much stock and variety, it's understandable that some stuff is a little older than ideal. I bought a Tapistry Reactor in December on recommendation from a beer and wine guy and didn't realize until I was home that it was packaged in August. So I've learned to check dates. Everything is tucked away from the windows since the remodel though so I'd take a chance on an undated beer that wasn't super hoppy.

Vine and Brew in Okemos has roughly 60% of the selection now and much better pricing. But I think the selection at Horrocks is worth it.

 

 

This mega-store has everything you could want in a store. Has the typical grocery store items (and a whole lot more!), but then adds a decent coffee bar (free cups) and great pub. The bottled beer and wine section is fantastic with a lot of options; always getting new items. The latest topper was the introduction of a quick cooling system -- pick any bottled beer from their inventory and they will chill it in ~3min and serve you on the spot.

Walking around the grocery store with an open beer in your hand can make for some interesting purchases!

The absolute best place in Michigan to find any beer! If they don't have it in stock or it is a limited rotational micro brew, they will let you know when they'll get it. 5 stars all the way!

Growler and tap station to assist in your shopping pleasure - excellent beer selection including a wide variety of singles although somewhat disorganized at times. Go to the pickled vegetable section, you won't regret it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This place continues to amaze. The beer and wine selections keep on growing and now dominate the south end of this interesting market. There are hundreds of beers available in singles as well as 4, 6 and 12 packs. The great thing is that every beer except those in a closed 12 pack or a tabbed can pack can be purchased as a single. You can mix and match to your hearts content.

Michigan beers are well represented. Not only the big boys like Bells, Founders, Shorts, and Dark Horse, but also dozens of smaller brewers like Greenbush, Round Barn, Rochester Mills, and lots more.

There are also a lot of imported beers from around the world, and all are available as singles for you to try. Another plus is a large walk-in cooler, although they generally have most of that space reserved for the macro brews.

One last added bonus: This place is set up like a farmers market with lots of fruits and veggies alongside of some hard to find imported foodstuffs. While you are shopping for food or beer you are welcome to the free coffee bar which features about a dozen urns of various coffees and a large assortment of flavorings and adders to suit your taste.

 

 

 

"I wish I lived closer to this place"- pretty much sums up how I feel about this place as a whole.

One of the largest if not the largest selection of craft brews in the area. Price for some products can be higher then in other spots but also I've seen stuff at very low prices.

Friendly & helpful staff, that are always interesting in having great conversions. The owner is supposed to have the biggest heart, and is know to show up with a bunch of flowers and hand them out to customers.

The food is excellent. Free & awesome coffee. They seem to be both concerned about supporting local growers while providing fine produces at a reasonable price.

This was a suggestion by some Lansing locals in preparation for our 4 day trip through Michigan. Pulling into the parking lot and the place was packed.

It's a grocery store that has a farmer's market feel to it.

Huge selection in the back of domestic and imported craft focusing on Michigan as a whole. Was the only store I found a four pack of Dark Horse Plead The Fifth and was a decent price ($11.99) The Double crooked tree was another 4 dollars for a four pack but well worth the extra.

Friendly staff in the beer section and at the cash. Free coffee was a definite plus especially after a 6 hour journey to Lansing than another hour to our first stop in Grand Rapids.

A must go to for everyone driving through Michigan

My favorite beer store in Michigan. They do a really great job of representing MI breweries with their wide variety (Founders, Bells, Dark Horse, Dragonmead, Shorts, etc.). They also carry a lot of harder to find Stone and Sam Adams specialty beers. There isn't always an employee in the beer section, but when they are around they seem knowledgeable and friendly to help out. They sell a lot of their beer in 4 or 6 packs, but are willing to split them up and sell you any individual bottle if you just ask. It's also a gourmet grocery store and they have free coffee for you to drink while you shop around. I love this place.

Lived in East Lansing for a while and used to make the 20 minute drive to Horrock's to check out what they had in stock. Great selection of MI beers and was a place that I found many beers I couldn't find at my "regular" shops, like Double Crooked Tree, Hopslam, large format Chimay bottles, etc... The prices were comparable or slightly cheaper than other stores in the area. Service is good and they'll answer any question you have and try to get beers they don't stock if you ask. I miss this place and the food market inside always had good / cheap produce.

This place has a decent selection of Michigan, national, and some European beers. Some of the brands off of the top of my head include Shorts, Bells, Founders, Rogue, Samuel Adams, Dark Horse, Chimay, Trappistes Rochefort, Dogfish Head, Goose Island, Jolly Pumpkin, Great Divide, Victory, Stone, Anchor, etc. They tend to be one of those places in the area that gets some of the allotments of the special releases such as Founders KBS or Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee. Tim the beer manager has been pretty helpful to my friends, though I have never dealt with him on a personal basis. The one thing that concerns me is how a large portion of the beers are exposed to direct sunlight and there is only a small amount of beers in the cooler. That being said, if you know what you are looking for and want a good selection, definitely check this place out. They also make a killer pasta sauce.

They have one of the better selections of beer in the area, but tend to be a bit more expensive than most other places. They sell sixers, bombers and some singles. They get a lot of the special release beers like Hopslam, all of Founders, and many others. The have a good selection of imports too. I don't come here usually to buy beer because of the price. But I come here anytime I can for the produce, it is dirt cheap, and then I usually grab some beer as I cannot resist. Overall a pretty good place.

I had been into Horrocks before, but hadn't spent any time with their beer section. Went in today because they are the only place around here that stocks Old Style. I know, but I'm a Cubs fan. The beer section is in the back, either through the dairy section or the floral area. Lots to choose from.

The service was equisite! Talking with a guy who knows his beers and knows where they are in the store. Also, I needed a shopping basket, so an employee walked back to the front and brought one back for me.

Lots to choose from! Things that I had never seen before. Some notables in my mind were Fort Wayne Brewery, Keeweenaw Brewery, Rochefort, Avery, and lots of other Michigan beers, or crafts that I didn't know were around here.

This trip I bought a 12 pack of Old Style, Avery's Collaboration Not Litigation, and Sierra Nevada's Southern Hemisphere Hop Harvest.

Will definately go back again!

Horrocks is one of my favorite places in the lansing area. Since I was a child, I would go with my parents and get delicious produce and other food stuffs. Since then, I have been a frequent shopper, and love stopping in to check out the beer selection. Mainly 6 packs, but a fair number of singles of various american micros and world beers.
Love the staff, love the attitudes of everyone, If only they had more room to stock more beer, they could be completely amazing.

A must go place in the lansing area if not for beer, for food in general.

Horrocks Market, I remember when it was just a produce store/garden supply, now its like a gourmet market with a great beer and wine selection on top of all the imported food and fresh produce at the best prices in town.

The beer selection is pretty good and getting bigger every time i go there. Unibrou, Founders, MBS, NHBC, Bells, Chimay, and many many more. The prices are cheap to very resonable and they recently added a single cooler so they have cold single starting around $2 each which i thought was reasonable.

the produce is very fresh and cheap, the cheese room is awesome, gourmet and ethnic food section is pretty good size.

New Addition to review:

I stopped into Horrock's on Sunday after Thanksgiving, and for the first time there was somebody working in the beer section. His name was Tim, and he's the "Beer Guy." He knew his stuff pretty well, had tried a lot of the different brews. He had lots of good stuff to tell me. First off, they are working on increasing selection. Recently they've picked up some Stoudts, a few new imports, and Golden Monkey from Victory. He has started listing descriptions of a few of the beers, and was very interested when I mentioned the shelf-talkers from BA and another site. He really saw the value in having the decriptions and scores listed.

A great new addition is a cooler of singles! YEA! COLD BEER! YEA SINGLES! Not everyhting is available as a single, only whats in the cooler, and there's no empty sixers for filling. The reason being that the cashier's don't all know how to handle the individual's yet, as this has only been going on within the last two weeks.

All in all, Tim is whipping things into shape trying to make this a better destination for beer on the West Side of Lansing.

Old review:

I've been making runs to East Lansing (Oadies and Tom's) for a while when I was looking for new or harder-to-find beers. Recently I found out that Horrock has a pretty decent selection. They have a fair number of the good locals, Founders, Arcadia, New Holland, Dark Horse, Red Hook, I think some Traverse?, Bells. Also they have some of the bigger name micros such as Anchor, Sierra Nevada (Pale in 12ers) Rogue Unibroue. The have a pretty good selection of imports including Chimay, Delerium Tremens, Duval, Samuel Smiths, Paulaner, and many others.. Being that this is a locally owned grocery store that started as a farm market, they don't have assistance for beer especially and I would guess that almost and BA walking into that store will know more about the beers than the entire staff of the place put together. However the prices are slightly cheaper for the local beers than anywhere else around, and I can't compare many of the imports because they have some that even Oadies and Tom's don't carry.

I'm at Horrock's probably twice a week, as it's half the drive as to the other decent stores in Lansing, some of the cashiers have stopped checking my ID, and I've only been 21 for six months!

Made my first trip to Horrock's on Saturday.
What a place! Awesome grocery store with great produce, meats and specialty item. Great selection of Michigan cheeses for a very reasonable price. Their olive/italian marinated delillo bar is the best I've seen in Lansing. With few frozen foods and an emphasis on local/ rare/ whole food type products, this is what food and grocery stores should be about.
So... on to the beer. Selection is pretty good, with some rare imports and missing some common ones. Pretty decent selection of Michigan brews and macros have no shelf space and are put on the floor, where they belong. Not alot of knowledgeable employees, but as much as you's expect in a grocery store. Relativelt inexpensive, nice stop for local BA's.