La Bodega

Lived in Alaska a while and this was my first time into La Bodega. Super gorgeous store with an amazing selection of wine, beer, vodka, whisky. they even had lemoncello! I went for wine… Every wine store has their method… By type (merlot, cab, ect), by brand (alphabetical), here it’s by region and I really loved that! It got me both curious and out of my comfort zone. I left with wines from South Africa, Chili, and New Zealand… As well as with some Californian made Lemoncello that looks so delicious my mouth is watering for it.
Very knowledgable, friendly staff and Incredibly clean store to boot!
5 stars!
I’ll be back!!!

Love this place! Super knowledgable & friendly staff. A truly unique local gem… Buy locally & drink globally…

5 star for sure. So many fun things in one place. There are growlers, cans, bottles… whatever. I always leave with some things I was looking for as well as a few bottles of unexpected treasure. Watermelon beer, mint cider, you name it. Worth a trip.

Always the go to place. When the box stores are stumped they send you here.

Amazing selection of pretty much everything. They easily have the widest variety of sake in the state. The growler bar always has something new, which is great if I can ever remember to bring an empty growler.

Great guy working there. We hung out for almost an hour as he an another really really educated us on the beer selection. Over all experience was great! We got a growler and a light beer.

Beer, Beer, Beer.
This is the best place in town to buy beer.
I will make a special trip to buy beer here.
I don’t like making special trips.
The selection is one of, if not *the* best in the city.
What really sets this place apart though, is the charm and the staff.
They know what they are talking about and will be more than happy to help you find something you’ll like. Translation: they are experts, not snobs. They have a great little section with staff picks, I love the cute little hand-​drawn visages of the staff.
Everything is neatly arranged and easy to find: craft cans are near craft cans (perfect for when you’re shopping for «camping beer»), styles are near like styles, and generally Alaska beers are given prominence.
Lots of rare out-​of-​state stuff as well from Ninkasi, Stone, Gigantic, etc.
I’m a beer guy, but the whisky/​wine/​sake selection here is also pretty good. I’m not an expert on non-​beer libations though, so I can’t really articulate just how good theirs is.
You’ll have to see for yourself.
If you’re a beer guy/​gal, stop reading and just go.

Excellent store with a good balance of wine, beer and spirits, good service and a good vibe. Their wine selection isn’t huge but it’s well thought out, covering all the bases with a large number of unusual and boutique wineries. Prices are higher than in NYC where I’m from but that’s to be expected and they are certainly not gauging you. Highly recommended.

I love this place and the location in Girdwood is great too! Carefully picked selection, great price point and the staff are always helpful. Every time! I also stop in whenever I need a gift for someone. Good cards and chocolate. Also, live the events they put on. Don’t miss Bodega fest!

Every single time I come here I am impressed by the quality of the service, the knowledge of the staff, and the variety of stock available.
The most recent time I was here was just the same as the others — a warm greeting, my questions answered and accurate advice given — and this time homeboy took a few minutes out to make sure my Growler was completely clean… Certainly above and beyond.
I feel a little smarter about my beer after leaving the presence of these absolute experts.

One of the best selections in town, definitely. Decent prices, and usually a good amount of sales. Whiskey/​scotch selection is decent, nice spread of wines, very good beer selection, including a good rotating draft selection for growlers and such. They even have a decent selection of meads. I love meads. My blood sugar does not, though.
The staff is always friendly and helpful, but never pushy or clingy.
The brown jug on Old Seward is their only competition close by for volume and selection, and sometimes has slightly lower prices, but La Bodega has a much higher chance of having obscure options in Stock, and I’d rather support the smaller business anyway.
Their staff is great for recommendations and helpful knowledge, and have always genuineness admitted when they didn’t have answers to my questions, which I always appreciate.
I was getting pretty nervous about the poor alcohol selection in Alaska until I found this treasure trove. Hurray for good spread of options from here and the lower 48.

Amazing place and service. I walked in just to take a peek and walked out with 3 bottles of wine and a beer. I’ll be back again, probably too soon.

I’ve just recently discovered La Bodega and the selection of beer is just excellent! After going to Portland a few times, and trying a lot of different beers, I didn’t have any luck finding any of them around Anchorage… That is until I went to La Bodega on a whim. The staff had really great customer service and was really helpful.
Definitely one of my favorite new places here!

I love La Bodega. Staff is super friendly and just as knowledgable. They also have a neat beer/​wine of the month club that does a good job of getting beers hard to find in Alaska.

While Gold Rush Liquor has the best selection of liquor of all sorts (beer, liquor, wine) in the city, La Bodega is still my FAVORITE liquor store in A-​Town. For starters, the location is great. It’s located in Mid-​Town Anch, surrounded by a CRAPTON of other equally awesome stores, which means you’re not going out of your way just for one item. You can get your shop on and a bunch of other cool boutiques and restaurants all in one spot. Second, their service can’t be beat. This place is totally mom & pop and is staffed by personable, hip, friendly, knowledgable sales people. No pretense here. Third, their prices are great.
What they specialize in:
wine
micro-​brews and imported beers (Young’s Chocolate Stout! WOOT!)
mead (lots of stuff from Homer’s own Ring of Fire)
cider
LOVE.

I was very excited to stop into La Bodega for my first time after hearing so many great things about it. I got inside and was pretty disappointed about the beer selection. While this might be the best stop for good beer in Anchorage, it just isn’t as great as everyone makes it out to be. If you’re looking for some good craft beer they do have it, but they lack any kind of rare or hard-​to-​get stuff. I drove in from Denali to the big city of Anchorage and a good amount of the beers at La Bodega I’m able to get from the Sled Dog Liquor Store 100 ft. from where I work.

The University Center is full of hidden gems, and La Bodega does not disappoint!
The selection is superb and interesting and hip. If you like interesting, and by interesting, I mean good & delicious beer, check this place out. They also have great wines and some liquors. I was especially happy to be clued into this place upon returning to visit my home state from the lower 48, where good, craft beer is aplenty.
It’s a win-​win situation, you walk away with some great new beers and La Bodega walks away with some great new customers — check it!

Say it with me: Bo-​de-​ga! 5 stars for you if you get the movie reference. A rare 5 stars from me to La Bodega for being so great at what they do. This is the best place I have found thus far in Anchorage for good Belgian beers. I’m a whore (can I say that on live Unilocal?:-) when it comes to great Belgian beer and other good beers, and this place just tickles my pickle. I know they don’t have an extensive collection like you would find at a place like Bottleworks in Seattle but they do a damn fine job, plus most alaskans are not looking for a 20 $ bottle of beer.
Like other reviews, I just love the fact that you can mix and match a six pack or just buy a single beer from a six pack if you just want to try something new. I know it’s a pain in the lower part of the backside of their bodies, but to us commoners it’s like winning the lottery. I also enjoy their selection of wine, however being a smaller business (which I like), it is not as extensive as other local retailers. That’s okay because my main focus there is hops not grapes.
Keep up the good work!!!

I really like that La Bodega also sells its beer in single bottles/​cans. You can mix and match your own custom 6 packs. It’s rare to find a store that will go through the hassle and permit that option.
Beer selection is awesome; there are lots of ciders as well. Wine and Liquor is not as diverse in selection, but this is more of a beer store anyway.
Am considering join the beer of the month club ($ 25 a month but some cool, interesting selections).

La Bodega is one of the hidden gems in Anchorage. We all know brown jug is nice, but they do not hold a birthday candle to the service, selection, and the BEER at La Bodega.
Be warned though, this place is Mecca to the beer fan, if it spirits you be looking for, go to brown jug. If you want to get into the micro side of beer the people here will steer you in the right direction. They also have some amazing wines.
The crew of people who work there are perfect for any type of beer drinker. From the Macro-​brew convert to the self proclaimed god of beer, they can figure it out.