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I mostly buy beer, so that's what I checked first. The selection is a littlee different from Friar Tucks - they have some imported beer, in particular, that Tucks has stopped carrying lately. Examples would be Hobgoblin and Affligem. The prices seemed roughly equivalent to Friar Tucks or a little higher - some of the New Belgium Lips of Faith series were definitely at least $3 more here. The range of selection is fairly similar, with a beer wall, a pick-six option, and a large refrigerated beer section. The cold beer section seemed a bit larger than Friar Tucks.
The rest of the alcohol is arranged on shorter shelves, about waist height so you can see all the way across the store. I also checked the sake selection - again, prices and variety pretty equivalent to Friar Tucks.
I don't drink wine very much so I did not check the selection or prices. They did have a large "Wine Cellar" area.
I didn't see any homebrewing supplies here.
I still prefer Friar Tucks, but there's nothing wrong with Binny's. If it's more convenient for you, I'd stop by here. If you live closer to Savoy, I'd keep going to Friar Tucks. And hey, the competition should help keep prices low for all of us.
Edit: my wife went there and had really good, friendly service when looking for Christmas gifts, so I am adding another star.
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