October 7, 2009
Great selection of beer and wine!

May 29, 2009
I go every once in a while....It is pretty expensive and the selection is always fairly dusty....Like others said, the product doesn’t move as fast so check the expiration...They do have an excellent selection of hard to find stuff.....However, I also get an odd ’vibe’ from the non beer staff when I visit... Maybe because I dressy bummy when I visit or maybe because I’m not spending enough...

April 19, 2009 [ Updated September 20, 2009 ]
Magnum’s has a nice selection of beers in virtually all categories that you would want. Cigars and wine aren’t bad either, and their new trendy cigar lounge is nice as well. After several visits I have found the service to be atrocious. For example, today I was there and suspected that my total was slightly off and so I politely requested the receipt. He corrected me by saying I already had it (the credit card receipt) and said that’s all he could give me, then followed it up with a nasty look. Be careful for old or heat damaged product at Magnum’s. Over 90% of their product is maintained at a warm room temperature (today it was very hot and the front door was open), and I’ve had several bad bottles from this place. If you stick to the refrigerated product you’re less likely to get a bad one, and shopping in summer months can be more risky here as well. If you’re in the area Magnum’s is worth the stop, but be careful what you buy and expect to be treated poorly.

October 2, 2008
Closest bottle shop to my house. As mentioned, they don’t move the product as fast as some, so you have to check expiration dates, especially on the mix and match 6ers. They do get a lot of the recent release stuff in stock in bombers, so I normally just focus on that. The store is very nice and they have a great bar off to the side. It’s a little pricey, but then again they’re not a chain so they don’t get a break on huge orders. Staff seems friendly enough.

April 10, 2008
Nice relaxing atmosphere. Great location (next to the grocery store I shop at)! The staff seems to know what they’re talking about. The selection is pretty good too. Doesn’t look like it gets a lot of traffic I wonder about the freshness of the product. I’m not a smoker, so I don’t much care for the smell of cigars that fill the room. Definitely worth checking out.

March 2, 2008
Located in a strip mall just South of the 101. Upscale feel. Pretty good beer selection. They have a lot of singles that you can make mixed sixes with. I picked up four bottles of Full Sail Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter and a 750 ml bottle of Big Sky Strong Cherry Ale, but these were the only beers I was surprised to find. They had more pedestrian-ish stuff from Left Coast, Lost Abbey, Beer Valley, Ale Smith, Ommegang, and Rogue to name a few. Service was good. Certainly worth a visit. I’ll be back on my next Phoenix trip.

February 16, 2008
lots of potential in this place to pick up hidden treasures. some stuff has been on the shelves collecting dust... staff seems to be well informed. kinda pricey compared with the rest of town

November 23, 2007 [ Updated October 27, 2008 ]
Amazing place. Very high-end. Very strong selection of micros, seasonals, and euros. The employees are extremely helpful and knowledgable. Prices are high, but worth it for some of the beers there. There are some So. Cal. beers I haven’t even seen in my hometown. A must-go if in Phoenix.

September 12, 2007
A very cool place! Slightly dim lighting added to the ambience in my mind. A nice selection that for me - as an Indiana native - can be summed up in one beer ... Speedway Stout! You’ve got to love any place where you get your first one. Your first Speedway Stout, too. A very knowledgeable staff that helped my buddy pick out a cigar as well as some beers!

May 20, 2006 [ Updated May 24, 2006 ]
This is a great little "specialty" store. They have an excellent cigar and wine area, and tons of great beers. I found a few San Diego beers here that I can’t even find in SD, even though its’ my hometown. For instance, I picked up a Reaper Sleighbor Double IPA, and some obscure belgian. If you live in the Peoria/NW Phoenix area, this is a great place.