theron t.
Yelp
This place is spanking brand new, but recently, I was amazed by the amount of customers here.
I welcome the age of the bottle store in Decatur. This is the first one, and I applaud the effort.
They have a good variety of beer, and they have just about everything that the Georgia market offers.
What most people don't realize is that, we can't get every beer that's available in every market. Every few months or so, the Atlanta market has added one or two breweries to it's local distribution that is a result of our old outdated beer/wine alcohol laws that changed several years ago.
Just because laws have changed, doesn't mean that we can all of a sudden get every brewery that exists in this great nation of beer. Slowly though, distributors and breweries have stuck deals to start offering their products in the state of Georgia.
This place has alot of good beers, but there are alot of beers that I would like to see them start to carry. In my opinion, if you are still focusing on Belgians, you've really overlooked what the U.S. breweries are bringing to the table. I like Belgian beer, but American craft beers are exploding right now and that's where I like to spend my money. This place doesn't have a big focus on Belgians, which is great.
Granted, this place is a baby, and it's going to take time to figure out what beers are going to sell and which aren't. Let's hope they figure this out quickly, because it's just going to benefit us all. The mix and match six packs are a must for any shop like this, and they are at least offering this option.
As far as the cold beers versus room temperature ones, that really isn't what this place is about. It's not a liquor store or a convenience store, so not having everything cold isn't really an issue to me. If you don't have time to refrigerate your beer, maybe this isn't the best place to go, but I can see improvement on that front sooner than later. Again, I can wait to bring my beer home and let it chill properly. This isn't a tailgating spot for beer on the go.
Great effort and if Ale Yeah listens to it's customers, this place will be just fine. Good knowledge and big balls for the first bottle shop in what is clearly the beer capitol of Georgia. Chalk another great local business up to the Decatur neighborhood.
Prices are decent, but with some local liquor stores in Decatur offering similar options, if not better for beer, it's time to step up and make this place a destination for beer connoisseur's. Would love to see unique offerings and a "what's new and hot" type of section.