Surdyk’s Liquor Store and Gourmet Cheese Shop

5/13/2008 7:47:42 PM, tuesday, may 13, 2008
This place has a fairly decent beer selection, although there are better places in the metro that have bigger selections and more rare brews. The wine selection is probably more what they are know for, and it is huge. Frequent tastings and samplings. There is plenty of staff to help along with many checkout counters. The cheese selection is also very good from what I have seen.

4/7/2008 2:43:46 PM, monday, april 07, 2008
Beer selection is big, but they tend to get into specialized ruts. They’ve got a couple beer experts on staff, and they’re very helpful. Wine selection is great, and the descriptions are very helpful if all the staff is busy. Love the liquor selection. The cheese shop is good, but most of their deli items are a little bland for my taste. I go for the cheese and olive oil selections more than anything else.

2/25/2008 6:56:13 PM, monday, february 25, 2008
Any liquor store that offers tastings is great in my book. A classy one is all the better. Great wines and whiskeys available for sampling on Saturdays. The beer aisles was impressive in sheer quantity. The Belgian and British selection was top notch. I picked up two large bottles of Jolly Pumpkin (Luciernaga and Bam Noire), which excited me to no end. JP is not available in my area of SE Wisconsin, so this was a highlight of my Twin Cities trip.

1/27/2008 12:10:11 AM, sunday, january 27, 2008
This place reminded me of a liqour supermarket. They also had a nice little food shop. If you want liquor this is the place to go. There was even a bottle that cost $2,000! They have a ton of liquor and quite a bit of wine too. The beer selection is not bad but not huge either. They have some Heather Ales and Rodenbach and Boon as well as other Belgians and quite a few Polish lagers. There were plenty of cashiers so check out was quick.

1/21/2008 9:45:05 PM, monday, january 21, 2008
My go-to place when it comes to Minneapolis liquor stores. While perhaps a bit lacking in truly special American micros, the selection for more standard fare like Rogue, Bell’s, Tyraena, and what-have-you is solid. Fairly recent additions like a section for 750ml full-form bottles of American micros (Victory, Avery, Ommegang, etc.), a *slight* smattering of singles, and a healthy (if not stunning) Belgian and other international brew selection makes me think they might be moving in the right direction. The solid humidor and delicious gourmet shop next door aren’t to be missed either.

9/20/2007 4:39:05 PM, thursday, september 20, 2007
A classy looking liquor store that’s within easy reach if you’re staying downtown. Fairly good selection of US micros, and had a number of good beers stored in the coolers. The international selections weren’t quite as broad as Cellars, but there was still plenty of good beers to be had. The prices also seemed to be a bit better here. It was crazy busy on the Saturday afternoon that I went, so the service was a little lacking. Definitely worth stopping by if you’re in the Twin Cities.

2/26/2007 1:34:57 PM, monday, february 26, 2007
I began drinking beer at the Cellar’s on Snelling, but when a friend brought me here, it was like "Disney land for lushes." Decent selection, though since John quit the beer service has gone straight down the tube. Excellent cheese selection as well.

2/2/2007 12:27:30 PM, friday, february 02, 2007
The selection here wasn’t as broad as at Cellars or BlueMax, but you can’t beat the location of this place. Nicely posited downtown, with availability of Surly Cans and a good variety of beers in general. Cheeses were the highlight!

1/20/2007 5:32:51 PM, saturday, january 20, 2007 [ Updated saturday, january 20, 2007 ]
Stopped in on my last trip to the city. Fun area, with a good sausage shop nearby. AMBIANCE: A nice store, with a great selection of cheeses, scotch, wine, and of course, beer. SERVICE: Friendly. SELECTION: I came here primarily to buy cheese (selection is excellent) and Surly 4 packs of Bender and Furious, which I found. The prices reminded me a lot of Sam’s of Chicago in terms of both selection and style. There were not that may 12 oz. singles, but lots of good six packs. I was impressed to find Lagavulin 16 for around 60 bucks. FOOD: Cheese, pates, breads -- everything I bought was what I expected from this kind of store: Very Good. OVERALL: Solid store in a good location.

12/31/2006 7:47:44 AM, sunday, december 31, 2006
Tons of domestic micros This place was the shit many years ago but they have gone through a few "beer guys" and still have great selection the real interesting stuff is gone. Great cheese shop and deli.