May 18, 2009
Good place to buy a beer and enjoy outside in downtown Sarasota. Cheaper than any of the bars around. They still have a solid selection of beers, but the space devoted to beer is still just about 20 feet long. I am not complaining just pointing out a fact. With Total Wine in Sarasota the only reason to visit Whole Foods is if you want to drink out front.

December 30, 2007
Pretty damn nice whole foods with expected back wall of locals, micros, imports, and specialties, some priced per single. Bells, Boulder Brewing, Lost Coast all accounted for. Asked a guy to try and track down some kalamazoo stout even though it wasn’t on the shelves and lo and behold, i was rewarded in kind. Also picked up some Old Peculier, which I’ve never seen in GA, which made me quite happy.

August 2, 2006
Typical whole Foods with a clean set up and a very decent beer selection. Tom is very friendly and knows his beer and the singles selection is pretty impressive for a grocery store. Nice place.

March 24, 2006
Visited here in late March, 2006. This is about the seventh Whole Foods that I have visited around the country and is probably one of the best. After almost 2100 beers, to walk in a grocery store in your home state and find about a dozen beers you have not rated is a rarity. Good selection of Belgians, some I have never seen before such as Rodenbach Grand Cru, a few unique Brits such as two 750 mls from Meantime I am looking forward. Friendly and knowledgeable staff - gave me some good informed review about the Meantimes I picked up. Food as always, is excellent and fresh.

January 21, 2006 [ Updated January 22, 2006 ]
Thanks to the below raters I don’t have to take a road trip to Clearwater or Tampa to find a good beer selection. Has a great variety of different beer styles ( mostly 4-6 packs and larger single bottles). However, there were more singles available than I expected. The Beer Guy (Tom) was very knowledgeable and helpful. He even allowed me to purchase the Organic beers as singles. Also, he stated they can get any beer that’s available to Florida upon request. I didn’t rate the food since I was there for beer only.

November 28, 2005
New store in downtown Sarasota. Parking garage across the street. Food store with salad bar and single serving deli for food to go and outdoor seating to enjoy your food or have a beer. Selection is limited to two open coolers of some singles but mostly six packs. Good place to get lunch or dinner and get a few brews.

August 19, 2005
Best beer selection in Sarasota - if you go, make sure you talk to the beer manager - nice knowledgeable guy... I went in for 2 bottles of Delirium Nocturnum and left with 12 assorted bottles of the best beer I’ve ever had. Hard to believe I had shopped here many times w/o even noticing the awesome beer selection - Enjoy!!!

March 7, 2005
My wife and I stopped in one day recently while in the area. One of the largest organic markets you’ll come across in this state. Huge selection of organic groceries and a nice selection of prepared foods. Large meat cases and an excellent seafood case(you have to try the lobster bisque!). Nice bakery as well. The beer selection although not the largest at least covered most of the bases. Nice samplings of both Belgians and Micros. I picked up some Three Philosophers, St Bernardus Abt 12, DFH 90, LaChouffe and some Avery brews. Ran into the guy in charge of the beer. Very enthusiastic about beer which is always nice to come by. Should be adding more in the future. Nice place to get lunch and pick up a few decent brews I can’t get in the Ft. Myers area.

February 13, 2005
They did have some decent beers here but the selection was limited and there weren’t very many singles on sale.

February 8, 2005 [ Updated April 15, 2005 ]
The give you samples of the food and will help you pick a great wine and some beers to go with what you have picked. A grocery store, but with good beer selection. UPDATE** theys guys love beer. Can tell you where to get it draft and what to try if you like something else. Nothing compares to their selection for package beer.