Chalet Party Shoppe

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Store

667 County Road 17
Elkhart, Indiana, 46516-9568
United States

(574) 296-9704 | map
chaletwines.com

Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8am - 10pm
Friday & Saturday 8am - 11pm
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.14
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
17
pDev:
13.04%
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Ratings by emerge077:
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +1.4%
This place was great for finding singles and regional midwestern beers. Their import selection was not shabby either. I found an extended selection of micros from Mishawaka, Oaken Barrel, Mad Anthony, and Thirsty Dog, all unavailable to me in IL.

The store had high ceilings, plenty of wood shelving throughout the store. Beer was off to the right, just head towards the coolers. Micros were on one side of the aisle, imports on the other, organized well. There were also offerings from 3 Floyds (Dreadnaught for $8.50), Dark Horse, 2 Bros., and Bells of course. Some empty spots in the import section, could be expanded some. Micro bombers & 6-packs were in the coolers, some that were not on the shelf, so check both areas.

A friendly employee asked us if we needed any help, and pointed out the 6-pack holders. Checkout was a bit slow since the Mishawaka beers had to be typed in manually.

Overall this is a great place to find regional micros from IN, OH, MI, IL.
Jun 09, 2008
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Reviewed by JSBliler from Indiana

4.31/5  rDev +4.1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4
This store is my go to. Best selection I have found in the local area, although they put a real emphasis on the bigger brews in the great lakes region. Wold be great to have a bit larger selection of others that are a a bit tougher to find around here. Service has always been good for me. Very friendly and again the most knowledgable I have found in the area. Much better than the average liquor store. Also they have a great monthly beer club where I get a good mixed 6 for $15. As others have said they have a good "create a 6" mix and match discount too. Big store, clean, well lit and will continue to be my local store of choice.
Aug 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.81 by JimBerry from Indiana

Sep 05, 2015
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Reviewed by RUWatching from Indiana

4.36/5  rDev +5.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Not my closest Chalet, but my goto store. All special releases are separated here, So I like to get my name on these lists. not sure about the Belmont buy out yet. Better beer knowledge at Chalet on Pike in Goshen. Very close to the 80/90 toll road for those of you rushing through the country. They have a good selection of Bells and Founders and FFFs.
Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by RichardRaeder from Indiana

Dec 07, 2014
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Rated by indianabeerman from Indiana

4/5  rDev -3.4%
great layout of the selection. also have some cellar beers here
Oct 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by LostHighway from Minnesota

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by styleisking from Michigan

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by ToddGingerich from Indiana

Jul 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by PhilMiller from Indiana

May 09, 2014
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Reviewed by mrhighlife from Indiana

4/5  rDev -3.4%
First off this is one of the biggest liquor stores i have ever seen. With that said they need to expand their beer selection and get more "hard to gets".
What they had though was well stocked, clean and well rotated. they do carry everything that Bells, Founders, Stone, Three Floyds and Boulevard makes. And have great selections of imports, Dogfish, Victory, Schlafly, and countless more breweries. The staff is good and do not BS you. If they do not know something they are on Beeradvocate looking it up faster than you can ask them too, which is nice.
Prices are right in line where they should be and if your into wine they have a wine section that is HUGE. if you like wine.

Only complaint. GET MORE BEER!
Jan 29, 2010
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Reviewed by kegger22 from Michigan

2.7/5  rDev -34.8%
The building that the Chalet Party Shoppe is fairly new and well laid out, impressive. The service staff were not friendly and were not helpful. I left without buying anything and went elsewhere. Before I had left, I found a well planned liquor store, roomy and well stocked. I can only imagine that turnover of product is pretty good. It's too bad that the owner's cannot find some quality help. Looking over the prices, some of them seemed rather high and others were reasonable. The next time I pass through Elkhart, I will probably try The Chalet again as I'm sure the help tends to be rather transient. Maybe it was just a bad shift.
Aug 31, 2009
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Reviewed by jtothamo from Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%
While living in Elkhart, this was my preferred location to purchase beer and wine (CR 17)

They had the most diverse and fresh selection of beer (micros, imports, and macros). They had an amazing wine selection.

Some of the staff was well-educated. And, the rest of the staff was well-trained (they would suggest who to talk to depending on what you were wanting to consume). The suggestions I received from various staff members always proved to be well-worth the extra time to invest in the conversation.

The layout of the store provided a great ease-of-use!

I always enjoyed my visits to the Chalet!
Oct 14, 2008
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Reviewed by NDZonie from Michigan

5/5  rDev +20.8%
Walking into the Chalet Party Shoppe (CR17 location) was like a child walking into a candy store.

Product was logically laid out and was an exceptionally clean store. It didn't have the feel of walking into a 'liquor store' where you smell like an ashtray after leaving. No...this store is more sophisticated than that.

Their selection of single malt scotches is unbelievable.

When I had a few questions about a Tucher Hefe Weizen the staff was very knowledgable and friendly. I look forward to going back many times in the future.
Jan 02, 2008
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Reviewed by tpd975 from Florida

3.85/5  rDev -7%
I stopped past this spot on my last vacation and was very impressed. I anticipated my return and boy was I happy.

Once I walked inside I found a huge selection of micro brews. All the Midwest best. Great Lakes, Bell's, Founder's, 3 Floyds, you name it they have it.

The best part of all is if a beer is out of season it is probably still on the shelf. I have the feeling there may not be many beer lovers in this area because some of this good stuff should have long been off the shelves. This is not always a good thing for all brews, but when it comes to stouts left overs are a wonderful thing.

They had Tres Blueberry, Breakfast Stout, and Holy Shit Alpha Klaus. Man I love this place.

On top of all of that they actually give you a discount on purchasing singles. My beer guy marks singles up. This places actually gives you a discount for breaking up six packs.

If you are in the area it is a must stop location. They have everything and I do mean everything. Man I'm in love. My wife had to drag me out of the place.

2010 update (score lowered)
Stopped back in on my most recent trip to Indiana. Stopped at several and this is still the best in the area. That being said the selection was not nearly as good as the last time. The bombers are almost nonexistent. They do break up six packs which is still nice. They have quite a few obscure Indiana and Michigan breweries. That being said they lack sufficient stock of the bigger craft breweries in the area. Best Items on the shelf were Bell's 9000 and Bourbon County stout. BCS carried a price tag of $6 per 12 ounce bottle.
Aug 19, 2007
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Reviewed by lastnightintown2 from Indiana

4.2/5  rDev +1.4%
this place is fantastic. there is a vast amount of fantastic beers here to choose from, many great indiana brews available as well. When i walked into this place I was like a kid in a candy store, very good selection and a very clean and nice looking store, I will make many trips here in the future. Although all I ended up buying here was two 40 oz bottles of mgd (not much cash haha), I hope to go back and try some of thier many types of micro-brewed beers. They also have a very good selection of fine wines and an insane amount of liquors, but the beer selection stands out. Fantastic.
Sep 25, 2006
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Reviewed by aforbes10 from Iowa

3.55/5  rDev -14.3%
This is my second Chalet party Shoppe, the first being one in Goshen. We went here with high expectations for the beer selection, especially since the one in Goshen had been so good. This place had the same cool mix and match option with a 10% discount, but their selection was just not nearly as good as the other place. No Stone or Allagash or anything really all that exciting. Staff were firendly enough but, i don't know, i wasn't impressed and im kind of sad about it because i dont want to drive all the way to Goshen.
Aug 17, 2006
Chalet Party Shoppe in Elkhart, IN
Place rating: 4.14 out of 5 with 17 ratings