Oliver’s Beverage

7/13/2008 10:59:44 PM, sunday, july 13, 2008
a good selection for upstate NY. Surprised that prices were not cheaper at all. Jolly pumpkin and sour stuff is abundant. There are a few things not available downstate, not enough though. Tap system had nice things including a tap only Keegan but you need to have an Oliver’s growler (wack!). Regular self layout, does not look pretty.

3/17/2008 9:08:22 PM, monday, march 17, 2008 [ Updated monday, march 17, 2008 ]
i have been meaning to put this review in here for a few weeks now. store was well laid out with most of the big players represented. found a few interesting imports and the staff was very helpful. the guy in the store would come by and grab what i had collected every so often so he could ring them up while i browsed for more. the owner came by and asked if i had found everything and said let him know if he could help with anything. walked out with over two cases of singles which the owner gave a nice percent discount on.

2/10/2008 9:33:58 AM, sunday, february 10, 2008
A good bottle shop, laid out like a warehouse. I’ve bought some great stuff here and some stuff that was WAY past it’s prime. Beware old bottles sitting on the shelves.

1/25/2008 2:30:21 PM, friday, january 25, 2008
Awesome selection of some of the TOP IPAs /Double IPAs the US can crank out. I wish this shop was located in Georgia!

1/9/2008 3:02:45 PM, wednesday, january 09, 2008
Definitely a great selection of beers...one of the best in the Capital Region of NY. The beers are seperated out by country of origin for imports and there is a microbrew section for domestics. They also do growler fills of select beers. Definitely a place to visit while in Albany.

11/11/2007 12:03:32 PM, sunday, november 11, 2007
Lots of beer not refrigerated and as it has a lot of product it does not turn over quick enough thus look out for those dusty bottles.

7/24/2007 1:57:43 PM, tuesday, july 24, 2007
It was a breeze to get there from the highway. As you walk in, the racks of Belgians and other imports are immediately to your left. Unibroue gets excellent shelf space, I’ve noticed this at a lot of stores in the US, good for them. Lots of Lambics, including Cantillon Lou Pepe, and other interesting rarities I don’t see in a lot of stores. Pretty solid international rep, sandwiched between a few crappy eastern European pale lagers were some nice Baltic Porters, Eisbocks, and some kick ass Normand cider. A little help from the employees would have been cool, but they seemed to have their hands full at the registers, a lot of the Quebec contingent at BCTC showed up at the same time and customers were filing in at a pretty steady pace. But when it came to check out, they were quite friendly, one of them even spoke a little French, and my friends who bought a box full of brews got a little discount and a few bottle cozies, which was nice of them. After I paid for my cider, I noticed the growler filling station that didn’t seem operative, and the little back section with seasonals, clearouts and other oddballs. Overall, it was a very satisfying experience, great selection, relatively decent prices – again with the overpriced Allagashes – and friendly staff. I’ll definitely return.

6/22/2007 9:08:19 PM, friday, june 22, 2007 [ Updated friday, june 22, 2007 ]
What a find! Oliver’s is nothing to look at from the outside, but it’s packed to the gills with beer. Two looooooong double-sided aisles of imports and micros and a whole mess of macros in the back, if that’s your thing. Took me about twenty minutes to browse everything and make mental notes before I got a box and started filling it. Kid in a candy store. TONS of Belgians, Germans, English and locals. No shopping carts or "baskets".... this place seems to be aimed at larger-volume customers who pull up to the dock to load up their vans. Had a hard time sticking to my budget. If I had a van, I would’ve filled it. If you can’t find enough beers here to empty your wallet on, there’s something wrong with YOU, not them.

5/12/2007 9:23:52 PM, saturday, may 12, 2007
You have a keep an eye out I’ve bee nthere several times and still almost drive by it sometimes. They have a huge selecetion, not everything but enough to make one happy!! Sorted by country... buy one or buy a 6 pack... If you like it at Mahar’s you’ll find it here for half price...

4/26/2007 11:48:09 PM, thursday, april 26, 2007
I can’t believe it took me so long to find this place. So good, great selection, fantastic variety; pretty much a little beer paradise in the middle of Albany.