Dépanneur Rahman

September 25, 2009
Un service en anglais malheureusement et un petit local. Malgré tout, une grande sélection de bière de partout au Québec et quelques bières brassées uniquement pour le dépaneur.

June 13, 2009
Went here after drinking some brews at Dieu du Ciel just a few blocks away. They recommended it as a place to get not only their beers, but a good selection...and they were right. Lots and lots of Canadian micros, plus the usual Canadian macros (Sleemans, etc) and Imported macros (Guinness, Corona, etc). They keep a lot of singles cold, three coolers worth, and then have *most* of them on the long warm wall. Didn’t see a lot of classics from Belgium, nor any US beers, but that worked for me because I was searching for Canada’s finest. As I was shopping the shelves, the guy came up to me with an empty six-pack holder: nice touch! My only real complaint, and this is kind of a big one: NO CREDIT CARDS. Either need Cash or a Canadian debit. No American debits. Would probably have bought more if I didn’t have to use the ATM two blocks up and then come back to pay. If you’re going to Dieu du Ciel and you’re from the US, definitely stop by.

May 25, 2009
A tiny convenience store with an Indian vibe. Not much in terms of staff service. Tons of beers I’ve never seen or heard of, too bad I was on my way to another bar or I would of picked up more beers to take home. I was able to grab all 3 of the Unibroue U’s and drank them in the street. Fun time.

April 8, 2009
A short walk (or stumble if need be, I’d imagine) from Dieu du Ciel!, there’s a nice variety of singles for purchase here, including a decent dumber of DdC. Most of the others there I had never seen before. After finding another shop with singles, I can say that this place is a bit high (2.49 bottles here were 1.99 at another shop), but the selection was pretty good. No credit cards though, so bring cash.

March 26, 2009
Excellent place to find local Canadian beers after having a few at DDC. Very unassuming shop that really caters to the beer community. Rahman is very helpful and the prices are great.

March 23, 2009
Visited the Friday before Mondial last May, this small store has a few treasures and a few wtfs. El Lapino? You know, the spicy one with the pepper inside? Lots of local beers available, generally ok shape. Especially good location if you’re near Dieu Du Ciel, but it’s essentially a grocery/convenience store complete with a weird service guy.

January 16, 2009
Il y a un bon choix de bières, mais il charge beaucoup trop chère pour ses bières. Il a un excellent choix mai sil faut sortir son cash pour en voir la couleur.....

October 3, 2008
I went by here today on my way to Dieu du Ciel, which is pretty typical. Frankly, I didn’t expect much given the relatively low overall rating of this place. What I found was a healthy variety of Quebec micros, all sold conveniently in single bottles. To give you an example, Rahman had nearly ALL the Unibroue selections, including Quarter Century, 1837, 17, and Edition 2004+2005. they also had a good number of DDC, as well as Bieropholie. Yes, I question the freshness of some of their brews. But until you point me to a better beer shop in Montreal, I’ll be here for something new every time I come up.

April 6, 2007
This tiny, cramped convenience store a couple blocks from Dieu du Ciel will get you an interesting selection of Quebec brews, but none of the rare stuff. They used to have old St.Ambroise Vintage Ales (priced absurdly high), but they’re now gone. It’s convenient because it’s near DDC, but otherwise I wouldn’t come here as they don’t carry all of Quebec’s micros, and other stores not that far carry them.

March 29, 2007
Sandwiched somewhere between snooty art galleries and trendy, overpriced restaurants, is this place that sticks out like a sore thumb. It would look like every other corner convenience store if not for all the Beer posters all over the windows. It’s crowded, dusty, and you’d have to be in pretty dire straits to buy a quart of milk or a loaf of bread here. Cute little Indian couple behind the counter offer minimal service, and once they thought I was a shoplifter and sent their kid to check my every move as I perused the isles looking for some old Beers, and there are plenty, but somewhat overpriced. Crappy looking fridges have plenty of singles of local brews, but freshness is definitely an issue. Not a bad place to come and check out if you’re in the neighborhood, but I would do most of my shopping elsewhere. Great collection of glassware and T-Shirts though, this place is great for collectors.