Top 5 Beer Shops in your area

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  1. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,848) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Cable is definitely worth traveling for, so that makes it tops. Lots of stuff you just don't see anywhere else around here.

    The others will definitely depend on where you live. There are plenty of perfectly nice stores in Bergen, though probably none really worth going out of your way for.

    My main shop is Linwood Wines in Fort Lee; they do a good job with the space they have, and are pretty on top of things as far as new releases are concerned. They are also convenient to the GWB, if you are commuting from NYC.
     
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  2. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,837) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    I might replace Total Wine with Potent Potables but otherwise I agree.
     
  3. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,837) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    For the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, I might suggest:
    Sam's Quik Stop - Durham
    Tasty Beverage - Raleigh
    Beer Study - Chapel Hill
    Ridgewood Wine & Beer Co - Raleigh
    Carrboro Beverage - Carrboro
     
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  4. Petey_the_Quiet

    Petey_the_Quiet Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2014 Florida

    Jacksonville, FL

    1. Total Wine
    2. Beer30
    3. ABC Liquor on San Jose Blvd.
    4. Grassroots Natural Market
    5. Whole Foods
     
  5. mverity

    mverity Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2012 Florida

    Tallahassee, FL

    1. Proof Bottle Shop
    2. ABC Liqours (on Thomasville and Betton)
    3. Market Square Liquors (Market Square location)
    4. Beer Stop
    5. New Leaf
     
  6. Carverrw87

    Carverrw87 Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2011 Pennsylvania

    1. Shengy's beer mart
    2. Mari's six pack's
    3. Route 10 beer mart
    4. The Barley Mow of West Reading
    5. Mikes Tavern Reading
     
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  7. AlienSwineFlu

    AlienSwineFlu Savant (1,135) Dec 14, 2012 Ohio

    Not making a top five, but my favorite in Columbus is Weiland's.

    Favorite ever? Sam's Quick Stop in Durham, NC.
     
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  8. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,017) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    Long Island:

    Monarch Beverage (Long Beach)
    Shoreline Beverage (Huntington)
    Big Z (Huntington)
    Smartway (Carle Place)
    Bellport Cold Beer & Soda (Bellport)

    And others
     
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  9. BriantheBeerGeek

    BriantheBeerGeek Zealot (585) May 26, 2013 Pennsylvania

    3. Friendly Greek
    4. Queen 6-pack
    5. Some place on Colombia ave. ? (haven't been there)

    Agree with # 1 and #2!

    I live in Elizabethtown and for me the best is The Brass Rail Deli/Distributor. It is in Hershey which is about 15 mins away. GREAT food, rotating tap and mix a six selection.
     
  10. Hefewiseman

    Hefewiseman Pundit (944) Sep 6, 2011 Florida
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    Luekens Liquors in Dunedin (Have never found better)
    Beer World in Largo (looks like a shitty convenience store but is a goldmine)
    The World of Beer in Clearwater (not to be confused w/ WOB)
    Jan's Wine and Boos in Lutz (small store with a great selection and rare vintage beers)
    Total Wine in Countryside (generic, but always a solid selection)
     
  11. BeerDazed

    BeerDazed Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2014 Wisconsin

    True dat! Check out..
    Brennan's too
    The Woodman's Sun Prairie location is (beer) heavenly.
     
  12. dpische

    dpische Devotee (388) Mar 5, 2014 Virginia
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    Chicago (North Side and Suburbs, well one suburb):

    The Beer Temple (3185 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618)
    Capones Liquor (3678 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618)
    The Beer Cellar (534 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137)
    Fishman Liquors (4780 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL)
    Bottles and Cans (4109 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618)
     
  13. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,072) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    No WLV?
     
  14. JISurfer

    JISurfer Pooh-Bah (2,982) Dec 10, 2002 Utah
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    Charleston, Sc

    Charleston Beer Exchange
    House of Brews
    Bottles
    Total Wine
    Bill's Liquor (Summerville)
     
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  15. BrewUrbanist

    BrewUrbanist Initiate (0) May 11, 2012 Wisconsin

    In DC (note, I am without a car, so these are my 5 favorite beer shops that I can reasonably access).

    1. Connecticut Ave Liquor - on my way home from work, known to mule in Surly, FFF, etc.
    2. P St Whole Foods - great selection, and fair, in my experience, with rare/limited releases.
    3. Cairo Liquors - solid regular selection, and I've found some real gems there.
    4. D'Vinos - best overall everyday selection in my neighborhood
    5. Glen's Garden Market - all local, plus growlers and $4 pints all day, every day.
     
  16. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    Met Market over Bottleworks?
     
  17. Bshaw22

    Bshaw22 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Rays in Tosa and Consumer Beverage are both good as well
     
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  18. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    No love for Plaza and Craft Beer Kings? I'd love to know what LA heads think of that place.
     
  19. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    Greater Kansas City area (no particular order)

    Royal Liquors (State Line Rd)
    Lukas Liquors Superstore (Missouri location)
    Gomer's (Midtown and South)
    Riverside Red X (grocery store with a huge craft beer section)
    Bier Station (bottle shop)

    Honorable mention to Mike's Wine & Spirits (83rd and Wornall)

    There's also a new one opening in Westport on 3/28/14 called Bridger's Bottle Shop that looks to be really good. We shall see...
     
  20. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    ABQ, NM

    1. Jubilation
    2. Quarter's on Yale
    3.(It pains me to say) Whole Foods Carlisle

    That's about it.

    Santa Fe, NM

    1. Susan's

    Tucson

    1. Tap and Bottle
    2. Plaza (wasn't that impressed to be honest)

    Atlanta
    I agree with Hop City

    NYC
    1. Good Beer
    2. Flair Beverages 207th Street
    3. Brouwerij Lane in Greenpoint
    4. Whole Foods Houston
     
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