August 15, 2009
can be found in the strip mall next to the grocery store behind the fairfield inn. came to hudson on business, played my usual game of driving aimlessly (up and down carmichael) in vain trying to find a bottle shop, then stumbled upon this one just behind my hotel. two large open coolers of strict (wisconsin mostly) craft brews. rogue, rush river, central waters and even some belgians (trappists even). had new glarus pint glasses for $2 personalized with the store name and number on back. staff was very nice and ready to joke around and have a good time, great great store.

April 7, 2009
The store is located just off I-94, in a strip center, very easy to get to. I have been to this store many times in the last few years. Each time I go there, treats are to be found. DFH and FFF are the top prizes. As far as variety you’ll find... New Glarus Unplugged, Viking, Oskar Blues and hopefully soon Stone. The store is always clean and for the most part well stocked. The service is OK, but not great, it’s not for the lack of people working there (plenty on duty). All in all a nice place to shop and for shearch for some great treats.

September 29, 2008
Service is essentialy non existent....nice selection but definitely the lesser of the two stores in the area. Will stop back and try again in the future though...

September 22, 2008
Pretty solid selection of MN locals and regional beers (somewhat sparse on the international selection). Predominantly sold in six-packs, some of the larger format (22+ oz. bottles) are available in singles. Similar prices to Casanova and perhaps a slightly larger (better? not necessarily) collection of bottles overall, but, again, most things you have to buy a six-pack of. My preference would definitely be towards Casanova if I was only going to make one stop for New Glarus and MN products.

June 24, 2008
Finally, I get to Chicones. I spent my college years in River Falls, which is about 10 miles south of Hudson. I had seen this place, but those were the days I wasn’t seeking out quality beers. Nice to find pretty much the full lineup of DFH, New Glarus, some Bear Republic, a few Founders, and Lagunitas that I can’t currently get in MN. Got the 120 Minute, Raisin D Extra, WWS, and Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale, all which I haven’t tried yet, as well as my favorite 90 minute IIPA, and some Oscar Blues Gordon. Nice store, selection is good. I didn’t have any problems with service, but I didn’t need to ask them anything.

February 19, 2008
This is my Wisconsin, can’t get in Minnesota go to place. The selection is great in that respect. I was there today after a few years and they seem to be well stocked on the New Glarus offerings. Also, I noticed some Founders which was cool. A bunch of Sconnie craft brewers are there. It is worth a drive every so often. I picked up the latest Unplugged, Imperial Weisen. They also have some Dogfish. The service is pretty non-existent, has been for years. Oh well, don’t expect much of that.

January 19, 2008 [ Updated March 3, 2009 ]
This is a must as well when crossing the border to go to Casanovas. The big difference here is the service is not quite as good/enthusiastic and they have Viking and Sand Creek products in singles as well as Bear Republic and some Dogfish Head and New Glarus.

January 16, 2008
Nothing much to say in the area of atmosphere or service, but another fine resource for microbrews otherwise unavailable to folks from the Twin Cities. Along with obvious inclusions like New Glarus, they offered an interesting selection of other oddities (Capital and Viking singles come first to mind) that it was enough to merit the two minute journey from Casanova. That said, I’d still be going to Casanova first. FYI: I didn’t see any Dogfish Head or Three Floyds at my last visit.

October 6, 2007 [ Updated March 7, 2008 ]
As has been stated a few times, this is a pretty good place for those of us in Minnesota to get New Glarus and Dogfish Head products. They also had a few Lagunitas, Bear Republic, Oskar Blues and Three Floyds. Their singles selection is really lacking, and their customer service is pretty average. The foreign beer selection here is also not good.

June 27, 2007
I won’t belabor the selection, which is pretty good (New Glarus and DFH) although there prices were higher than competitors. They do however, tend to carry more SKUs. When service is good, it’s well above average but when it’s poor, damn is it bad. Sadly, my experiences with rude and aggressive employees outnumbers the good ones by 3 to 1.