March 4, 2009 [ Updated March 21, 2009 ]
Pretty good selection and has a lot of beers that have been aging for a while. Service is pretty poor, very little knowledge from staff. Prices are very high compared to any place I have seen, but you can get some beers that you can’t get anywhere else (likely due to no one wanting to pay the price). The one bright spot is that it is convenient, since it is at 12 mile, right off I-94.

January 7, 2009 [ Updated September 6, 2009 ]
Good size store with Wine, Liquor and Beer stacked high, you have to be careful in some aisles that you do not knock over any of the boxes. They have a lot and then some, many beers are available that have have discontinued for years as noted by others. You do pay more but some of these bottles have sat around years and have the age on them already if you prefer that, store clerks may give you a look and ask if they can help you if you spend more time then usual looking over the shelves, this place is worth a look if you want to take a view of beers from the past.

December 17, 2008
Excellent selection of beer, but staff isnt ver knoledgeble or helpful. Prices are hefty as some beers are way overpriced, and if they knew their beers and wines a little better, they could have alot better rating.

September 17, 2008
Huge selection of local and international beers, stacked in neat rows effectively to the ceiling. This store is huge, and their claim to fame seems to be the fact that they’ve got who-knows-how-much vintage stuff in the back that they cycle out to the shelves in bits and pieces. Picked up some rare Bells beers while I was there (Cherry Ale, Wheat 2 and Wheat Love), and they had plenty of other cool things available (Oatmeal Stout, Susies Sweet Stout, etc.), we were just out of room. Six-packs of the rarer items can get pricey, $20-30, but it’s hard not to be very thankful that you can even buy these things in the first place.

August 24, 2008
One of the best selections you will ever see! But take your credit card as most of the stuff is way over priced! I always feel like the staff is watching me, and if you walk out without buying anything they ask you about it. If you are looking for something hard to find than this is the place.

April 5, 2008 [ Updated May 4, 2009 ]
Insane selection, they have everything. But they are ovepriced. $24.99 for a six-pack of Bells Expedition Stout, which is $12.99 at Champanes. $9.99 for a 22oz Stone Imperial Russian Stout, which is $4.99 at Champanes. You get the picture. But if you want that tough-to-find beer, this is the place to go.

March 29, 2008
This place has an outstanding selection. If you want it, they probably have it. They do overcharge on many beers here though. I picked up a 12 pack of Leinenkugels and they wanted 19.99 for it. Everywhere else it’s 9.99-12.99 tops.

June 26, 2007
Came in here due to a recommendation from the "other" site. The selection was astounding, after a quick grab at a batch 7000 six pack only to see my friend grab a batch 6000, we moved on to all kinds of vintage bells stouts, some retired arcadia offerings, vintage bigfoot’s, vintage great divide. And all kinds of other rare hard to find offerings. This will be a must stop for me every time I’m in the area.

April 30, 2007
Crowded over stocked store. Very nice selection. One of the better selections I’ve seen anywhere. Lots and lots of singles. Very nice array of English, German, Russian and other European beers including vintage stuff. Excellent selection of Michigan brews. I was really hoping to find Bells Batch 6000 here but they had both 7000 and 5000. Although I don’t remember seeing the older one. Scored a Great Divide beer I’d never seen, Maverick Series Imperial Stout 2003. The vintage beers were a tad pricey but I figure that’s to be expected. The rest of it was on par with Bello Vino I was at this morning in Ann Arbor. Champanes Wine Cellar remains the best prices I’ve seen in the Detroit area. But if you want singles then Bello Vino and Embassy are a much better choice. A must stop on my next visit to MI.

August 1, 2006 [ Updated August 22, 2006 ]
Crazy line-up of beers that you won’t find elsewhere in this part of Michigan (perhaps elsewhere, but I haven’t been). Plenty of retired Bells stuff ($$ expensive) and Unibroue La Gaillarde (cheap, but OLD). Lots and lots of selection of regionals but mostly in six packs and very costly. $30/6-pack of Bells >2 years old is a little bit nutty and lots of imports were >$15. I wouldn’t go here regularly but if I really wanted something special I know I could stop by here and find something reasonably rare. Plus it’s only a 1-minute detour off of the I-94.