Dyer Liquors

As if this place couldn’t get any worse. When this store was half the size it was bad. The prices were extreme, the selection was incredibly limited and often old and out of season, and the help were just there to ring the register (i.e. Ask no questions).
Now there are new owners, they’ve expanded the store to twice its previous size and the selection has more than doubled. Yet this place is now somehow even worse than before.
The owners have let go of most of the old staff and are the only ones you can deal with, but they know even less than the previous employees.
The beer and wine has literally gotten so deep in old stock that you have to inspect everything before you buy it to make sure you’re not buying last year’s summer beer during this year’s summer. Also the place is a dusty, disorganized mess, and the prices are just as high if not higher.
And everyone is so damned rude!!! I was literally scolded for browsing, and again for looking at things too closely. Finally I was told I was ‘taking too long’ and they told me ‘buy something or leave’. Well that’s the last time i will ever shop here.
Stay away. The beer and wine are often very old (not in a good way) and the bottles are caked in dust. The prices are insane and the store is dirty and disorganized and the owners are rude, impatient and don’t know a thing about what they are selling.
Go somewhere else. ANYWHERE ELSE!!!

I love going here always friendly and appreciate my business I’ve been to every liquor in Watertown this I think is the best in Watertown if you want better discounts you have to go into Boston this is Watertown guys everything is expensive here but for Watertown the best for the area and the cheapest in the area

Great Variety offered at this store. It was recently just renovated and now the store looks great and has so many options. The owners are really nice and offer great advice about what to select.

Best craft beer selection in the Watertown Square area. Always friendly service. There is a parking lot in the rear which is super helpful. Recently renovated they have more than doubled their size and selection. I find something new every time. If you are a serious craft beer drinker this is the place for you. They also have a huge wine selection as well as nips!!!

Holy smokes! I can’t believe this place has such low reviews! Yes, prices are a little higher than normal, but that’s the definition of convenience! You dont go into CVS and buy a 2-​liter for the same price as Stop & Shop, do you? Silly, silly people. Gordon’s is not any better, either, so I am shocked at how many people recommended them over Dyer.
4 stars for price– Did any of you notice the nips at the cashier? TWO Bushmills airplane bottles for $ 3. You can’t beat that anywhere else– I dare you to try at Gordon’s.
5 stars for the service– I drink Gluten Free beer, and I prefer IPA– which is hard to find– and the two guys that work here often store an extra 6 pack in the cooler for me to ensure it’s cold when I get there. It’s normally sold warm in the «good beer» section, so I really, really appreciate that they go the extra mile for me.

We’ve been there a couple times when we need something on the go. It’s nothing special with regards to prices & quality — just a regular liquor store. The guy who works there has always been nice to us.

Pretty standard liquor store. They have a pretty good selection of beers, though! Prices ar standard for the area, not «discount.» They pack a lot into a small space!

Wait a second… you want HOW much for a sixer of Coors? Do I look like a Rockefeller or something to you, guy?
Shameless ripoff.

First I have been going here since about 1996. The former owner Dennis is a solid guy. I’m not sure if Dana still works there, but again a solid guy. The new owner/​manager in my opinion is a jackass. I tried to buy beer that he had marked on sale. He just kept saying 9.99 over and over again. I showed him the sticker. 9.99, I brought over another with the same sale sticker. 9.99, I brought them all over showing him the sticker. 9.99. Done. Take your beer and store. I am going to one of the many competitors where sale prices are honored even during hurricanes. No love for this rip-​off sh*tshow.

Just moved back to town after a while away and hey, it’s really just fine… I can walk to it and there are more wine specials and it seems easier to move around now. It’s a good spot to stop in, on foot or an easy pull-​off of Mt. Auburn, as all of the regulars clearly know. They seem to kindly accommodate stragglers at closing time on Sundays when everyone forgets that we’re apparently still a church state until it’s too late (although as a former retail employee I can tell you this is not for sheer joy of it, so try not to abuse that privilege. The dude who works there (besides the owners) is really nice, geez. Maybe he just doesn’t like you ;) (kidding. But maybe.)

The ONLY reason I give this place 2 stars is because my friends and I have made it a mission to get the guy who works there to be more friendly whenever we go in. We live across the street and though I agree that it’s ridiculously overpriced and worth it to go to another location, the convenience cannot be beat if it’s 10:45pm (open til 11, but doesn’t mean they don’t actually close at 10:50) and I am out of supplies. Jumping into the store and saying, «OH, HI!!» with a huge smile on my face is entertaining enough to give this 2 stars. Otherwise, don’t go there!

I agree with everyone else. This place is bad and creepy. Gordon’s is far superior.

Terrible liquor store. Egregiously high prices. Some beers have been there so long they are spoiled. $ 4 for a big can of Sapporo, well beyond bad. $ 10 for a 6 pack of good beer. Crappy selection, strange staff.

Horrible
The signs outside it also say discount liquors but let me tell you something my friends, you get no discount.
In fact you pay more than needed. I once spent 14 bucks on a 12 pack of Bud Light. Rip Off.
Plus there is a really creepy guy that works there. Avoid and don’t bring your kids!
Go to Gordon’s. Its a little longer walk, but so worth it.