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| - I don't care that it's a chain. This place is OFF the chain.
I'm a beer nut, and they have everything I could ever want, just about. They carry all my favorite Stone, Dogfish Head, Rogue, Bear Republic, and every other great beer that I love. They also carry all the beers that people with no tastebuds drink, and all at VERY fair prices. They even carry kegs. I spent a fucking hour here the first time mumbling "holy shit" over and over in my head. It is somewhere between sliced bread and indoor plumbing as to how great their beer selection is.
I've discovered that you don't need to spend a lot on vodka. Total Wine carries one for $8.99 that is one very good bottle, highly regarded all over europe, but unknown to us Americans.
I'm a bit of a wine snob as well, and they have a lot of my favorites at 75% of what Sportsman's charges. I love Sportsmans, and I would always rather support the local guy, but sometimes if the prices are too good, I have to go corporate. They carry Stag's Leap 2005 Cask 23 Cabernet for $149! It's well over $200 at Sportsman's.
Their service is very good as well and most of the employees know the beers well. I asked about Stone's Sublimely Self Righteous and I mumbled Stone S.. and the girl cut me off and said Sublime? Yeah, we don't have anymore and won't get it till next year. She knows every beer in the store well enough that you only have to say half of it. Nice!
My only gripe, and it's not major, is they are REALLY ghestapo-like in terms of watching for shoplifters and carding people. They literally sit and watch the cameras waiting for someone to steal just so they can pounce. They also have to hand record every id they look at which really slows down the check in process.
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