RJ Liquor

March 23, 2008
Like nflmvp, I was pleasantly surprised by this store. I was in search of O’so brews and had printed out the list of establishments from their website that they distribute to. I was on my way to Point Brew Supply and looked on my list and realized that I was just a block from RJ, so stopped in. Although their selection of O’so was limited to two different ones, they had a pretty large selection of American craft brews and also, like Kelly Liquors in Wisconsin Rapids, have a make your own six-pack, singles cooler as well. Good selection of New Glarus brews. Overall, pretty similar in its offerings to Kelly Liquors, likely due to the fact that they use the same distributors. I didn’t end up buying anything because I wanted a larger selection of O’so brews and the ability to buy them in singles (both things you can do at Point Brew Supply), and the cashier was noticeably disappointed, not responding when I said thank you while leaving the store.

January 22, 2007
I didn’t really expect much from the front of the store. It’s in an older, nondescript builing with your typical macro neons in the window. When I walked in, I found it to be larger than I expected and with a little better selection than expected. All the major Wisconsin players are represented as well as some regionals I don’t even find in Appleton or Green Bay. A good example is the Great Lakes Brewing Company....so I just had to pick up another 6er of Edmund Fitzgerald. Imports were well represented, Germans, Euros, etc, however Belgians were weak. This was explained to me by either the owner or the manager (I’m not sure who I was talking to). Apparently, it’s a distribution problem and they are hoping to get it resolved soon. When asked about availability of certain beers, I was told "It’s all a matter of what the distributor brings us". At any rate, there seems to be a good enough selection for just about every taste. and lucky for me, there was a hidden gem that I’ve been looking for since last fall. It was a bit pricey but OH SO TASTEY (one of my favorites so far) and I’ll be reviewing it soon.