Beerworld of Largo

5/20/2008 9:39:08 PM, tuesday, may 20, 2008
One of my favorite stores in the area, actually the first store i shopped in for craft beers. The selection is great, and up to date on seasonal styles well before any major store gets them. Also the older beers you can’t find anywhere else, the prices are average lets just say i’ve seen much worse. The service is alright, i’ve only asked for help a few times, but i have run into quite a few distributors or people from certain breweries there that have always been a big help. You would never guess that this place had anything worth stopping for but it’s not about whats on the outside, you just have to go check it out for yourself if you haven’t already.

1/12/2008 10:50:04 AM, saturday, january 12, 2008 [ Updated saturday, january 12, 2008 ]
Stopped in here today, as I am staying in Largo- and damn, this place is definitely an essential! From the outside, you would think this is a run down typical macro distribution store- then you see the massive selection of craft beer split up into three or four aisles. Struise Pannepot, plenty of bottles of Ommeggeden and Chocolate Indulgence, 6 or 7 different varieties of Jolly Pumpkin (a couple of which I haven’t seen anywhere esle) , and all of the other great stuff Logan and some others have mentioned. Normally I would give a run down looking store like this a low mark on ambiance, but the atmosphere feels completely different once you are in the beer aisles drooling over the awesome selection.

9/29/2007 3:22:07 PM, saturday, september 29, 2007
I have been driving (or riding, when i was younger) past the place for years and years, and just thought it was a hole in the wall beer store for the drunks. But now getting into the craft scene and all this, i went in there to see what they had, and man it was nice. I havent been to a whole buttload of stores, but ive been to most of them around here, and i would have to say this place has the nicest selection. But just like everyone else said, there is some old stuff there, but thats good for some people, just be sure to look for date.

4/15/2007 1:34:20 AM, sunday, april 15, 2007 [ Updated sunday, april 15, 2007 ]
Yep...little place looks like an abandoned convenience store. Walk in and there’s only two aisles of beer, but whoa sailor, they rock! I start up the aisle and immediately see: Bush Prestige $50, Gonzo Imp Porter signed copy $99, Curieux and Musette $19, Deus $25, 03’ Lou Pepe Kriek $24, 06’ Panil $19, 01’ Gales Conquest $5, t’Ij, Scaldis Noel, Stille Nacht, Casta Milenia $10, 05’ Unibrou $7.50, HeBrew Jewbelation $4.50, Bison, Jolly Pumpkin, Fort $19, Boulder Killer Penguin, 9 L St. Feuillien, Fift packs, Harvey Elizabethen $4.50, 04’ Hitachino Nest $4.00, 03’ Gales Prize $4.50, Butte Creek 10th Anniver. Imp. IPA (Whoa...I boutht that puppy, not available in CO and high praise...had to have...wow...we’re in Florida, remember!), Stouts, Sprecher, Rogue, Flying Dog Wild Dog $17, Duchesse, Belzebuth, DFH, Avery, Fish Tale Leviathan (I thook this also!), Baladin, ST. Bernardus 60th $12, Delerium, Fantome, Geants, Drie Fonteinen Sharbeeks Kriek, La Choulette. Yeah baby, this place rocks. Sure some are dated...bring them on!! I ask the dude, WHY do you have these!! The Pakistani? owner says, "Well, people like them!" Yeah baby, this is one fine little gem amongst bikinis and sand castles. NOTE: I was there around Feb. 07.

4/4/2007 3:47:35 PM, wednesday, april 04, 2007 [ Updated tuesday, may 15, 2007 ]
Best beer store in the Tampa area, bar none. In fact, this only trails Knightly as the best beer store I have ever been to. I was in there for an hour and still didn’t see everything they had. What I did see was about 50 beers I had never seen anywhere else in Tampa. Nogne, Olfabrikken, Struise Pannepot just to name a few. Prices are fair, and the service is there if you need them. I prefer to be left alone, so it works for me. Almost every sampler pack you can think of, tons of rare beers, and glasses as well. Almost the perfect beer store, except some stuff is a bit old and it could be a bit spacier. Overall outstanding for what it is. Well worth the 45 minute drive.

3/10/2007 12:14:57 PM, saturday, march 10, 2007
Good place. Has a relatively diverse selection for a one-time gas station(?). In addition to getting a few decent six packs, everything is also priced as a single, so mix-and-match works just fine. Impressed with the selection of Belgians, found some Cantillon. Had a nice array of beers from Great Divide, Avery and a few other American Brewers.

3/7/2007 12:28:39 PM, wednesday, march 07, 2007
Its not much to look in the front, but it does have a grand selection of variety. Many beer that are hard to find is here plus a couple of rare sake’s. Don’t let the outside scare you off, take a look, I’m sure you’ll find something.

12/3/2006 9:14:49 PM, sunday, december 03, 2006 [ Updated friday, may 25, 2007 ]
This place looks like a dive on the inside and out but man do they have the best selection of beer! This place is filled with the best beers but sadly most of them are stale by several years. I felt like a kid in a candy store where the candy was rotten. This is truly a hidden wonder I just wish the stock was fresh. If you shop here you will probably find something special but beware of the aging stock. Pretty much only the common stuff that you can get elsewhere is fresh.

8/21/2006 5:22:37 PM, monday, august 21, 2006 [ Updated wednesday, march 28, 2007 ]
A rather un-assuming place from the outside. Looks like an innocent little convenient store, just like every other corner, until you see the palate stretching beer selection inside toward the back wall. The price is a bit higher here than some other places. But it has an impressive selection. I could have walked out with at least 40 different beers I haven’t tried before and a good dozen or so I’ve never seen before. They still have Avery’s “The Beast” 2004 bomber. In fact they have several. I should have picked one up but I had to draw the line somewhere. If I’m in the general area I will definitely stop in.

They are carefully cellaring several of my favorite beers right now, unless one of you buys them up before my next trip back.

5/21/2006 8:23:02 PM, sunday, may 21, 2006
i had called ahead and asked this guy,Indian Chappie, and he really had no idea of what he had but wanted me to know that it was just as good as World of Beer. Lots of obscure brews and a huge selection of cold ones . Lots of bums trying to beg cigs from a non-smoker.