Beverage Warehouse

This place has improved dramatically over the past year or so, which is fantastic, because I can walk here from home in about three minutes.
They’ve done a much better job clearly labeling prices (there’s nothing worse than bringing a sixer up to register only to be told it’s $ 20).
They’ve hired some awesome new employees (the dude from South Carolina has been particularly helpful).
And they’ve got in some awesome new product (here’s looking at you Almanac, Singlecut, and others).
Finally they’ve installed a growler bar, and while I haven’t taken advantage of it, the menu has looked consistently good.
Finally there are often gems in the discount room. I’ve spent the last few weeks chipping away at their pallet of Evil Twin’s Geyser Gose at $ 4.99 a 4-​pack.
Despite a few warts (some dusty bottles and out-​of-​code product), the bevy really is a sweet spot.

Location is easy to find and it has ample parking. The staff was super helpful and friendly. I got there early Thursday morning for a Heady Topper delivery. Cheers to you!

Was in Vermont to see relatives and came across this great beverage store !!! OMG what a selection of hard to get beer. The staff is exceptionally nice and give great service. I will make it a point to go each and every time I am in Vermont.
Keep up the great work and thanks again !!!

I’m rarely compelled to write reviews, but I recently had a wonderful human experience here. The employee, Scott, donning a santa hat pointed me in the direction of Shacksbury Cider which was already a great start to the day.
However, after a crappy credit card machine ate my magnetic strip, I was unable to purchase my Christmas spirits. In a show of holiday compassion, Scott let me PayPal him some cash and paid for me.
Celebrating the birth of baby Jesus and magic, flying woodland creatures in style thanks to you, man.

I wanted to surprise my nephew with a selection of IPA beer for his 21^st birthday. I called from NY and Jason was beyond helpful in putting together a great selection. He even called the birthday boy, wished him a happy birthday and told him there was a package waiting for him at the store. «Best present ever» my nephew said. Thanks again to all at Beverage Warehouse.

A great place with a great selection.

Deep and broad beer selection –maybe a little overwhelming in choice, but that might just be my ADHD talking.
The only puzzling thing to a non-​native is that there’s some invisible line that magically divides the «beer» side of the house from the «other stuff» (wine), so don’t follow my mistake and ask the wine cashier to check out your beer purchases.

Having entered this beer Mecca with a single purpose (buying as much Heady Topper as possible) the Winooski Beverage Warehouse did not disappoint. With a sizable line, they opened on time, quickly filed everybody along, made the process easy, and got me on my way with a half-​case. Looks like they had a very respectable assortment of other libations, but they’ve definitely got the process down for Heady distribution.

Incredible selections for any of your needs. Service it TOP NOTCH and they have an expert in house for every type of alcohol you want to purchase. Lots of local love for everything, but they have a very deep selection of things from around the US and imported.
I make it a point to swing in on every single trip to VT and I suggest you do too.
You’ll be very glad you did.

Even with all the great ratings here and on Beer Advocate, I was a little suspicious when we puled up. Lesson learned — don’t judge a book by its cover.
We could’ve spent hours in this place! So many great finds and rare craft beers… it seemed like the place went on for miles. As everyone else has said, our main focus was the Heady Topper, and we were in luck. We got there a few minutes before they opened, and we were able to buy an entire case!

Winooski Beverage Warehouse always has extensive options when it comes to beer, craft beer, or wine. They carry a lot of craft beers that are brewed right here in Vermont, so finding local beers shouldn’t be a tough task at this place. I always come in there walking out with more than what I came for. They are also really good with updating what beers they have in stock through Facebook, which helps a lot because it gives me some time to plan around my schedule and stop by! Overall, I’ve always enjoyed my experiences at the Winooski beverage warehouse, and the staff are super friendly!

Stopped by on a Saturday to check the selection out. Definitely has its extensive liquor/​wine selection.
Overall, the craft beer selection was good. For the area, it has a large selection of the standard breweries. For the more limited stuff, there was none to be found. We heard this place gets pallets and pallets of Heady Topper on certain days during the week. Obviously we weren’t expecting much showing up a few days later after the usual dropoff day. I’m sure if you get there on the right time and day, the local selection (Heady, Lawsons, etc) would be better but nothing about this place wowed me.

Winooski Beverage Warehouse stocks a remarkably diverse and eclectic collection of beer, wine and spirits. You could spend a half day just browsing the beers alone. They have a «steals & deals» section with some ridiculously good deals (usually around 50% off regular prices).
If this place doesn’t have a brew you’ve never tried before, I’ll buy you a beer.

I’m not sure where to begin… but if Willy Wonka shut down that diabetes factory and opened up a distributor, this would be the place. I myself am a beer enthusiast… aka snob… and even I was impressed by the sheer selection available. Heady Topper? got it. A range of Dogfish Head brews? done. Trappist brews such as Westmalle and Orval at reasonable prices? But of course.
I wish I had more time to peruse the aisles upon aisles of local, nationwide, and specialty foreign brews available… but as I was on a time crunch the knowledgeable staff directed me to a few good selections that would make my brain muscle smile. I did not shop for any wine or liquor, but the remaining 50% of the warehouse appeared to contain an equally vast array of each particular group.
Also, the hit to the wallet was the same when compared to one of the local grocery stores… so considering that, it is hard to understand why you would shop anywhere else.

I could just go full-​on fanboy and just yap on about how Beverage Warehouse is one of the few places where you can reasonably show up and walk out with a case of Heady Topper every week and a bottle or two of whatever Sean Lawson has to offer that week.
I could also go on and on about how this place has almost every beer that the great state of Vermont has to offer and give a very subjective review about how I think Vermont beers should be placed on a very close pedestal next to those from my home state of California.
Despite all my reservations, I will, in the interest of Unilocal-​readership, try to give as objective of a review as possible. Even if Beverage Warehouse were not located in Vermont and did not have access to the awesome Vermont brews that it carries, I’d most likely shop here, due to their incredibly well-​thought out beer selection, and incredibly sensible beer prices.
Having lived smack dab in between PA/​NJ I’ve come to grips with the crushing reality that if I ever want to buy beer that doesn’t taste like refermented urine, I either have to pay marked up prices at a bottle store or buy an entire case of that said beer when I only want maybe 4 – 6 due to crappy state restrictions (PA) or I have to stroll disappointingly through a store that has reasonable prices for beers but doesn’t quite have the same range and variety that their expensive counterparts in PA do (NJ)
Shopping at the Beverage Warehouse solves my PA/​NJ dilemma, apart from the fact that it’s located 400 miles away from where I live. I suppose the only real solution is to move 400 miles closer, but I digress; in summation, great selection, great prices, friendly staff.

This is one of the best places to pick up any type of beer that you might be looking for in Vermont. They have have everything from Bud Light 30 packs to some of Vt’s finest brews (i.e. Lawson’s and the Alchemist’s Heady Topper). The staff has always been friendly, knowledgeable, and quick to suggest new beers to try out. The prices are also pretty reasonable.
The store has an extensive wine/​liquor selection and sells a variety of kegs as well. Check out their website as it has tons of information, and stop in the next time you’re driving through Winooski.

We went here based on Unilocal reviews to check out the craft beer. Unilocal didn’t steer us wrong. They may very well have the largest selection of craft brews I have ever seen.
Definitely worth a stop if you are a fan of craft beer.

They get just about every beer going through VT, so that’s a huge plus. They have, without a doubt, the largest selection of brews you’re going to find under one roof. Also, they keep a Beer log on their website which is helpful for figuring out what they’ve been receiving fresh.
They also have a liquor room, but I can barely tell vodka from rum so I’m not the person to judge the selection.
The wine selection is pretty good too. I go here when I need a gift wine usually.
The people working here are usually beyond helpful as well.
What I don’t like: They’ve recently rearranged their beer in a way that makes less sense to me. I spent about half an hour roaming around trying to figure out how they did it. Also, I missed seeing Southern Tier last time. I hope they didn’t stop carrying it!

Literally alcohol heaven in Vermont. This place is the Church of Craft Beer, such a vast selection. I am all about Stout beer and it had more than enough choices for me. So whatever your preference Stout, IPA, Porters they have plenty of them. If you don’t see them ask Evan he’s the BW guru there and a fellow New Yorker. Dude was helpful and cool as hell. Also answered a question of mine on their twitter account now that’s efficiency and customer service. Hard to find imports of every type of liquor you can think of can be found here. Definitely a gem in Vermont.

Don’t get me wrong, the selection is good, with some fantastic single bottles, but it’s not really cheap (unless on sale), and not really THAT good of a selection. I was looking for rare and big (greater than 12% ABV) beers that we can’t get in Ohio, and only walked out with three bottles.
Most of the selection can easily be found at any good beer store, and it pales in comparison to some of the beer stores I’ve been to (jungle jim’s in cincinnati for one).
Perhaps for the locale of Burlington, this is the best, and it is solid (4 stars indeed), but don’t expect it to be a mecca of rare bottles (IE 120min IPA, utopias, brewdog) and aged beers (although there are a few to select from in their case).