Another Great Tasting Beer Thread

[kehlis]

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Is it pretty common in other areas for liquor and beer to be sold in separate locations?

Where I live, everywhere sells both, and I just refer to all of them as 'liquor stores'. But even other parts of Maryland are different, and in Baltimore County the stores are closed on Sunday.

Very common, PA just sucks.

Finally within the last couple years they allowed grocery stores and gas stations to sell it but it still has to be sold separately from anything else you purchase and is done at a separate register.

Liquor will probably always be in it's own store.

[Bruins]

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Very common, PA just sucks.

Finally within the last couple years they allowed grocery stores and gas stations to sell it but it still has to be sold separately from anything else you purchase and is done at a separate register.

Liquor will probably always be in it's own store.

We've got state-run liquor stores here, so all of that is there. Beer can be found at grocery/convenience stores or craft beer stores.

[Mabster]

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Total Wines & More have started cropping up around here the last few years. They're a store following the BevMo strategy. The one I've been in is always more expensive then Bevmo and doesn't have anything superior selection wise. Bevmo has more locations and is more widespread so I usually can find them before I find a Total Wines.

They both have way better selection then any grocery store or liquor store has.

[l3ulvl]

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My local Walmart sells them in different sections, but I'm guessing that's because of jackhole thievery.

[Mabster]

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Aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels.

It tastes like I need a chaser with this.

[gmac0322]

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Aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels.

It tastes like I need a chaser with this.

Y'all are really making me want to try this

[wwharton]

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Is it pretty common in other areas for liquor and beer to be sold in separate locations?

Where I live, everywhere sells both, and I just refer to all of them as 'liquor stores'. But even other parts of Maryland are different, and in Baltimore County the stores are closed on Sunday.

Yeah it's very common (and yes PA is terrible... remember that from college). I work in northern VA and at a glance, it seems silly to have to go to a different store for liquor, but the benefit is grocery stores like Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Wegmans have great selections for good prices.

Total Wines & More have started cropping up around here the last few years. They're a store following the BevMo strategy. The one I've been in is always more expensive then Bevmo and doesn't have anything superior selection wise. Bevmo has more locations and is more widespread so I usually can find them before I find a Total Wines.

They both have way better selection then any grocery store or liquor store has.

Following my last reply, that's not true with some grocery stores. Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Wegmans and Harris Teeter all have great beer and wine selections. It's just too bad they can't sell either in Maryland.

[The GIGGAS]

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The Fred Meyer close to my house has a great collection of beer and wine, especially local stuff. It's fantastic.

[Mabster]

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While Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, etc may have a greater selection of craft over a Safeway, Bel Air, etc. choices are still limited compared to what bevmo or total wines puts on the shelf.

[gopher_guy]

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Stopped into Total Wine tonight after work. Holy crap, there's a ton of beer in that place. I'll definitely go back, just for the selection alone!

The price actually was a little cheaper, too. I found a beer that I had on tap this summer at a bar by my cabin, Mojo IPA from Boulder Brewing.

[The GIGGAS]

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By the way, why are pumpkin beers completely gone? I found a few I wanted to keep jamming on, and instead, everyone's got their winter beers out. I wanted another six pack of Night Owl by Elysian!

[kehlis]

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By the way, why are pumpkin beers completely gone? I found a few I wanted to keep jamming on, and instead, everyone's got their winter beers out. I wanted another six pack of Night Owl by Elysian!

They seem to be disappearing earlier and earlier every year.

Brewery's only make a set amount each year and they base it off of the previous year's production but they are picking up in popularity every year.

[The GIGGAS]

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They seem to be disappearing earlier and earlier every year.

Brewery's only make a set amount each year and they base it off of the previous year's production but they are picking up in popularity every year.

Oh well, I suppose I'm just going to have to deal with the delicious winter ales currently stocked in my fridge.

[Motown]

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Forgot to post this last week when I picked up a few six packs of it, but Troegs Mad Elf is out. Stocked up early after not being able to find it last year once Thanksgiving passed.

I dunno man, I tried to like this beer, but I just can't get by the cherry flavors or something...This is just not for me.

[wwharton]

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While Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, etc may have a greater selection of craft over a Safeway, Bel Air, etc. choices are still limited compared to what bevmo or total wines puts on the shelf.

Well, to be technical, you said "better" not "more" and I think that's debatable. At least around these parts, the selections they have is great.

I think it's a given they have less to choose from since Total Wine only sells alcohol.