River City Cellars

2/9/2008 3:38:51 PM, saturday, february 09, 2008
Now the only beer store in Carytown. Fortunately the nice guy (Dave?) from Carytown Wine and Beer is now working there, and he is a valuable addition to the already friendly staff. The place is definitely too small to house the selection that would make it a more sought after destination. In my opinion, they should have moved into the Carytown Wine and Beer location when it closed. But a worthwile stop if you are already in the area.

1/22/2008 8:22:15 PM, tuesday, january 22, 2008
A nice little place down the street from the soon-to-be-closed Carytown. A tiny sliver of a wine shop, with some decent food and beer selections. A circular rack of Belgian 750s in the middle, a four-sided case with singles (12 and 22oz) to the side, ranging from decent imports to quality domestic micros (Bells, Victory, Stone, etc.). Room is really cool, but way too small. Service is always awesome.

6/9/2007 1:40:00 PM, saturday, june 09, 2007
Richmond tour Stop 3: This was a small shop with an emphasis on wines. The staff was friendly, but the brew selection was a little disappointing. There were plenty of singles, but I found nothing terribly rare. There were a few seasonals that other stores advertise having, but seldom do. They also offer gourmet foods. I bought nothing.

9/9/2006 10:28:34 AM, saturday, september 09, 2006
A relatively small but high quality beer selection in this boutique store. Very nice staff -- one even gave me a sake recommendation. A couple of blocks from Carytown Wine & Beer, and definitely worth stopping by while you’re in the neighborhood.

9/2/2006 1:12:30 AM, saturday, september 02, 2006 [ Updated saturday, september 02, 2006 ]
This is a pretty nice place. So small a couple of people could run it....and did the day I was there. Stormy weekday at 11 in the morning. Nice atmosphere. Staff was more than willing to answer questions. Good selection. Cool neighborhood, too. Choose a sunny day and walk down Cary....stop and buy some beers.

8/6/2006 12:49:55 AM, sunday, august 06, 2006
A nice place in Carrytown to get some unique beers that on occasion aren’t at other locations. Tastings are every Sunday with usually 4 or 5 beers up for grabs. Nice staff with a good amount of knowledge.

2/20/2006 2:48:23 PM, monday, february 20, 2006
Typical Carytown shop with good ambience and friendly service. Decent selction with lots of singles.

11/15/2005 6:58:31 PM, tuesday, november 15, 2005 [ Updated wednesday, september 20, 2006 ]
A small location in carytown that certainly specializes in wine. Even with wine as the focus, the beer selection is suitable with a good selection of harder to find singles. Wine tastings every friday and beer tastings every sunday.

7/17/2004 9:43:40 PM, saturday, july 17, 2004
Small but eclectic selection of beers, just up the street from Carytown. I don’t think I’ve ever been in and haven’t found something that surprised me. Virtually all singles, which is good for those of us into rating. Nice staff.

2/25/2004 8:37:24 AM, wednesday, february 25, 2004
Used to be my first stop with regard to beer stores in Richmond until the person responsible for ordering their beer left last January to work at Capital Ale House. Their selection has dropped off somewhat since that time, but it is still worth a stop. Westy, Rodenbach and a variety of true lambics were always on hand when Jermaine was still doing the ordering. You'll still likely find a good Belgian or micro to interest you though. Only singles. As a bonus, they also have a cheese counter with several varieties of farmhouse cheeses to try.