December 24, 2011 [ Updated February 3, 2012 ]
Love this place. Won’t find any of the super rare beers here, and it’s often hard to find anyone stocking to chat with or help you, but this is hands down the best value anywhere in Seattle. Tremens at 4.99, Howe Sound Liter swing tops for 9.99, and most major brewery bottles from out of state (Dogfish head, Southern Tier, Avery) at about $1.00 less than any other bottle shop in the area. Plus it’s always fun to scoff at the frat boys hauling off their 24 packs of Miller Lite and Corona, right?

June 23, 2011
It’s a grocery store but have a huge selection of craft beers. Nick and Dallas are very friendly and knowledgeable.

January 16, 2011
Pretty large stock. Pretty esoteric collection. Suspect frequent visits would detect truly new releases. Unfortunatelly I hit Bottleworks first.

October 4, 2010
Fairly good selection. It’s close to Bottleworks, sort of. There is another QFC that is adjacent to Bottleworks that has a decent selection, too. This QFC seems to have the better selection, in comparison to the aforementioned location. Nice selection of 22 oz. bottles. Various desired breweries are represented. Obviously, service is non-existent, but who cares? Food is grocery store food. I’d say it’s worth the visit. Make sure you stop here before Bottleworks, that way you’re not paying the huge markups that Bottleworks can sometimes have. Prices are the same as every other QFC. Worth a visit, in my opinion.

July 8, 2010
Great selection for a supermarket with lower prices than Bottleworks (which is just around the corner), including some rarer and special releases.

May 18, 2009
Pretty good sized beer selection by the standards of the local supermarket scene. They seem to get stuff about as early as anyone else. Their prices are pretty awesome. They definitely carry stuff that gets down a little more into somewhat boutique-y territory: some Lost Abbey, Russian River, Southern Tier, special releases from Full Sail and Deschutes and whatnot. Almost always for a couple bucks less. You obviously can’t drink here, but if you’re getting a bottle of beer for a picnic at Magnusson Park or something, there’s tons of halfway decent ready-to-eat stuff scattered around; this is definitely one of the corporate flagships due to the proximity of Laurelhurst, Broadmoor, Sand Point, etc. There’s a Ram just around the corner.

February 6, 2009
Hard to think of a reason to stop here considering the proximity to Bottleworks- but it does have a great selection and is reasonably priced.