September 28, 2009
I am not sure why people are bashing this place. Sure, service is non-existent but who honestly needs help bottle shopping? Not me. ALL the beers are refrigerated, which is something you don’t see very often. I thought the selection was decent, which included Belgians and European beers. They carried all the regional breweries, including some limited release stuff. They had a respectable west coast showing as well, including Russian River, Lost Abbey, Deshcutes, Stone, etc. Is it worth the trip from Denver out to Thorton? Of course not, but I was staying with friends in Erie and I was glad that we did not have to make a long drive to find great beer. So it’s located in a strip center. Big f***ing deal. Many liquor stores are.

September 17, 2009
Lacking in customer service. But good prices and selection.

August 22, 2009
Huge building and not even fully used yet. Decent selection, cheaper prices than most Denver/Boulder stores, wine and port sale prices were impressive. Seems the beer selection has expanded immensely since the last reviewer’s visit. Thornton sucks and this place is located next to a huge collection of Home Depot/Walmart strip mall type stores and the fat suburbanites crowding the aisles suck.

September 14, 2007
It’s big, but it’s really not *that* big. Far from the biggest in the world, I’m sure. Square footage does not equal good selection, regardless. Lots of wasted space too. Wide aisles are nice for avoiding other shoppers, but there’s so much room in here for more product, one has to assume they are waiting until they get enough cash flow to justify it. It’s not a good location, after all, so I could see this place drying up and blowing away. Their beer department just plain SUCKS...four or five doors of singles, maybe ten of six packs. And nothing particularly sought after that I can’t find equally well elsewhere (and in more predictable condition...the ’07 Saison Dupont I bought here was slightly skunked already). Big disappointment based on the size of the place. The only reason to drive out to this rather remote place? Liquor. Best prices I’ve seen, easily. Bigger selection than most on that point too, but still a bit short of amazing. The wine department is ho-hum...reasonably large selection, but I’ve definitely seen better. I just knew their website flaunting the size would end up resulting in disappointment, and so it has. But yeah, I’ll be back when I want to stock up on the hard stuff. My scores are based on the beer alone, though, considering this *is* a beer rating site.

February 18, 2007
Large open liquor store with roomy aisles and well lit. The service is fairly good, especially from the beer manager. The selection is decent, but not much better than Total Bev.( Why can’t more liqour stores be like Liquormax!) Overall not a bad place to shop if it wasn’t in the middle of nowhere.