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LCBO Queen’s Quay
Type: Beer Store
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Last rating was 2 months ago
Bottles: 200+
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Available At This Location (arranged by most recent)
Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale 11, Kokanee 9, Adnams Broadside Strong Original 83
 More Beers Available Here
McAuslan Spiced Pumpkin/ St-Ambroise Citrouille 66, Carlow OHaras Celtic Stout 72, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA 95, Belhaven Wee Heavy 90, Harveys Porter 80, Anchor Liberty Ale 90, Paulaner Salvator 89, Chapeau Lemon 12, Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar 95, Great Lakes Brewing Pumpkin Ale 80, Hacker-Pschorr (Hefe) Weisse 87, Georgian Bay Dipper 28, Brussels White 53, Greene King IPA 17, Chimay Rouge (Red) 96, Schlitz Red Bull n/a, Hockley Stout 60, Unibroue Trois Pistoles 99, Brakspear Bitter (Bottle) 48, Corona Light n/a, Old Mill Elora ESB (Special Bitter) 28, St. Ambroise Vintage Ale 98, Scotch Irish Sgt. Majors IPA 82, Anchor Steam Beer 71, St Peters Golden Ale 34, Nektar Pivo 9, Southern Tier IPA 91, Cisk Export Premium Lager 9, Youngs Double Chocolate Stout 96, Leffe Brune 83, Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen-Mix 25, Morland Old Speckled Hen 54, Westmalle Tripel 96, Unibroue Éphémère Apple 76, Rogue Dead Guy Ale 83, Steelback Lager (Silver) n/a, Steelback Light (Link) n/a, Steelback Tiverton Bear Dark Lager 12, Cisk Lager 6, Great Lakes Brewing Devils Pale Ale 63, Grand River Hannenberg Pils 85, Edelweiss Weissbier Snowfresh 73, Ruddles County 50, Stratford Pilsner 27
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RateBeer Brew Tour Guide's Comments
There are only two places to buy beer in Ontario - LCBO and Brewer’s Retail. This is the top LCBO store, located beside corporate HQ, and generally they carry every brand of beer we can get. Every beer lover knows this so sometimes they get cleaned out but other stores usually send their unsellable "funny" beers back to Queen’s Quay for liquidation. Lighting is inappropriate for a beer store. I’ve only encountered one staffer who knew about beer at all - he was selling all kinds of weird things to everyone who walked in the door while normally the staff couldn’t tell a Heineken from a Cantillon.
Your Opinions
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| Rastacouere (408), Montréal, Quebec | | August 20, 2008
Satisfying experience as I came to get cheap Schlenkerla lagers and cheap Christoffel Blondes. This is precisely what I got, nothing else felt interesting enough, but I was not expecting more. Easy parking. | | robinvboyer (19), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario | | August 7, 2008
Best LCBO in Ontario PERIOD. Not much else to say, if the LCBO carries it, they will have it. Same old SHIT LCBO service. | | Sammy (206), Toronto, Ontario | | May 21, 2008
A cramped place to shop, and a bit out of the way for most people. However, often one of the first stores to pick up special seasonals before anyone else, so a must visit before they are bought out. | | austinpowers (151), New York, New York | | May 7, 2008
The LCBO Queens Quay, while passable, and certainly one of the only two LCBOs in Toronto that are acceptable, has now been surpassed by the giganterrific Summerhill branch. The other LCBOs suck so bad you needn’t set foot in them. Know that. | DerWeg (9), Tronna, Ontario
does not count | | October 27, 2007
Why is this SUCH a good ’place to hit? The more worthy seasonals get picked over the same hour they arrive by every restauranteur & beer hunter in the area. Better to scope out other area stores (lcbo.com - product search.) Some of the staff are very helpful with store transfers & even securing stock. Some of the staff provide the usual misinformed blather. Try the service desk if the person working the floor is completely confused about beer / stock arrivals / seasonals / what year and planet they are on etc. | | Bobsy (25), Toronto, Ontario | | September 24, 2007 [ Updated September 25, 2007 ]
I don’t understand what the fuss is with the LCBO Queen’s Quay location. The aisles are cramped, and the selection is not that different to my local store (Summerhill). They do seem to get a few seasonals sent their way, but nothing that I could not have picked up on release locally. I’ll stick to Summerhill. | | The_Jester (13), Peterborough, Ontario | | August 13, 2007
Not impressed, especially after reading the write-up here. The place is large, but cramped. Aisles were narrow and/or blocked with crates. Selection was disorganized and unimpressive. I found maybe six beers I can’t get at my local. Couldn’t find anyone who knew anything about beer. How disappointing, if this is actually the flagship. (I seem to remember a couple of places in Ottawa being much better.) | | mgermani (14), Vancouver, British Columbia | | July 30, 2007
The displays were more akin to Walmart than the flagship LCBO store. Quantities were good, and selection from GB were ok, but the Belgian selection was barely existent. Can’t break up 6-packs. I suspect it’s better around Christmas, with a few more seasonals. | | mephisto (37), , Taiwan | | July 10, 2007
there is really not many choice shopping beer in toronto. no mail order from the u.s. and montreal is 6 hours away. this is the best place i have been to so far. | | mabel (71), Toronto, Ontario | | July 6, 2007
Visited recently, this enormous wine and liquor store is first all about wine but has enough beer for you to take a good look around if you’re from out of town. Selection is an aisle or two of interesting local packs and foreign singles and some fridges of typical brewskies, but not much different from other stores (i.e. with easier access). We picked up a couple new things from the singles bin after a cheap wine tasting stint at the samples bar. Service is sufficient but everything just oozes with wine, not beer. Would recommend LCBO-Summerhill location much sooner over this one. |
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