Choice City Butcher and Deli

10/31/2006 9:58:02 AM, tuesday, october 31, 2006
Did not get a chance to have any food here, but I definately had some crazy beers...Stille Nacht Reservas, Special Brousels, and the list goes on...

8/15/2006 9:04:57 AM, tuesday, august 15, 2006 [ Updated tuesday, august 15, 2006 ]
This place is great! What a concept - a deli/meat market combo with great beer on tap and in bottles. Went there with some friends after the NB tour (my friend Chris at NB suggested this place - thanks Chris!) The buffalo Ruben is amazing. I want to go there again next time I’m in Fort Collins.

8/14/2006 6:08:32 PM, monday, august 14, 2006
Had a very nice sammitch and tawk wit frenz after having been rolled through the NB tour. Twas either tour guide or fellow Austinite the steered us to this place. Really need to head back some time when I have a few less beers under my belt (or when I’m not driving). At least I was able to sample sips of my friends beers along with mine and had some food to soak things up and time to talk and relax. Cool place and sounds like it’s doing well.

7/8/2006 10:14:46 PM, saturday, july 08, 2006 [ Updated saturday, july 08, 2006 ]
Finally made it to this place ... cozy, wholesome and comfortable atmosphere. Loved the historic ceiling. Very friendly, cheery and attentive staff. Incredibly tasty sandwiches. I had the reuben with corned buffalo, fresh sauerkraut and homemade 1,000 Island ... and the wife had a really flavorful roasted chicken ... awesome stuff. Surprising beer selection, too, as others have already elaborated on. I wasn’t planning on drinking while there, but I couldn’t resist when I saw the Fort Collins IPA on tap.

6/25/2006 8:10:52 PM, sunday, june 25, 2006
Went with BeerandBlues2, his lovely wife, and that guy Ernest. I can only second what they’ve written. It was a nice joint; all of the food was real-food, and craft-made focused and the beer experience was pure bliss. One of those places where you walk in to see what they have and your head starts spinning and your ability to know where to start flies out the door. Had my best beer day every here, thanks to the treasures in their cellar, the geniune and friendly proprieters and the company of good friends. Spread the word and investigate their monthly beer dinners on their website—it sounds like fun!

6/25/2006 5:12:09 PM, sunday, june 25, 2006
Awesome staff, small to medium size list of high quality brews (some vintage ones too) that in some cases are nearly impossible to find elsewhere. Huge thanks to Doug Corson for chatting/sitting with us and most importantly supplying this place with a few bottles of 2000 Stille Nacht Reserva and Speciaal Brouwsel...both were in fantastic shape. Also big props to Derek Kennedy for being way too accomodating (we turned down a 2002 La Folie we were so overwhelmed!). Awesome experience.

6/24/2006 8:21:37 PM, saturday, june 24, 2006
First, I have to give full points for selection just because they had De Dolle Special Brouwsel and De Dolle Still Nacht Reserva 2000! And, Ernest, luckygirl and my wife shared these two on a fine Saturday afternoon with Doug (local wine guru) and one of the co-owners of the place. The food is excellent and prepared fresh for you. They offer a wide selection of high quality meats and a slightly smaller selection of cheese. The seating is limited but it seems that most patrons have it to-go. This is a must see on any trip to Ft. Collins. It can get a tad noisy during peak business.

5/6/2006 6:02:34 PM, saturday, may 06, 2006 [ Updated friday, july 14, 2006 ]
Beaver introduced me to this place upon my return to CO and I’m very happy he did! I have been 4 times as of this review. As far as justifying the ratings given... ambiance is good, clean, open, but small 6-8 tables; service is friendly and helpful tho a tad slow at initially noticing you’ve arrived; Selection, while limited to a fairly small selection of beers is bettered by the fact they will usually have the new limited local releases early and excellent quality choices; Food is excellent deli sandwich faire (hint, buy a whole which includes a soft drink and get a discount on your beer instead.. of course a whole is pretty big!). Update: I stopped by here on a late afternoon (can’t remember the day) and was shocked to discover that they were closed! There was a sign on the door indicating winter hours (to which they would have been closed); it was Late June! The hours shown on this page should be taken with a grain of salt. That said, I didn’t change my rating as this place is very good, I’m just sad that I was unable to enjoy them that day.

8/8/2005 11:03:54 PM, monday, august 08, 2005 [ Updated tuesday, august 09, 2005 ]
A nice place. Probably the most exciting draught beer selection in FC. I enjoyed a bottle of Dulle Teve, 2 pints of Odell Curmudgeon’s Nip and a pint of Avery Reverend. Nice meat and cheese selection as well and a thoughtful and beery excited owner, although he thinks Chimay is the best beer in the world.....which is surely not the case. Certainly my choice for draught beer in the Fort now though, and the bottle and draught prices are very reasonable as well. I only wish the beers were served at a more reasonable temperature (not ice cold) and I wish they had Belgian style glasses for their Belgian beers, and most importantly, I wish the pint glasses they served their beer in were not ice laden as well, but for a few good pints, I am willing to make sacrificies. Note: They now have 8 draught lines, with no Bud/Miller/Coors.

6/18/2005 1:11:22 AM, saturday, june 18, 2005
I think they had 6 taps - a common Odells and NB (Fat Tire and Easy Street?), the others were far more interesting - Chimay Red, Avery Hog Heaven, Avery Reverend, and NB Transatlantique Kriek. The beers were pretty reasonably priced too, I think $4-$5 per pint for the good taps. As a deli, they are probably one of the best in FC. The breads and meat rock. The food prices are a little high, but the sandwiches are huge. I got a "half" that looked like a whole to me.