Not too far from my hotel. The non-refrigerated bottle selection was pretty good; however, the refrigerated selection just plain sucked. I found a few beers in these parts that I can’t find in Seattle, so that was the saving grace. The store was your typical corporate-run operation. It’s in a fairly busy shopping center. Plus, on my walk back to the Marriott, I spotted a 24 Hour Fitness; now, I can exercise and drink, just need the fiancée to complete the circle. Again, this store will satisfy you in a pinch, but don’t expect anything mind-blowing. Price wise, I haven’t figured out what is reasonable in California, but when compared to the prices I pay in Seattle, it seemed equivalent, maybe even a touch more expensive. Cheers.

(Visited 12/2011): This Bevmo! location is in Burbank right off the 5 on Victory Pl in the shopping plaza. They have a parking lot next to the store. The inside is similar to other locations. The beer is located on shelves on the left side of the store. Beers are segmented regionally (USA and then by import country/region). Several hundred bottles are available with a lot of West coast breweries represented like Alesmith, Stone, Rogue, Bear Republic, Lagunitas plus many of the smaller microbreweries like Drake’s and Bootleggers. Service is pretty typical for a store like this. I was greeted and asked if I was looking for anything in particular, and checkout was friendly. Overall this location didn’t quite stack up to others but it is hard not to walk out without a box full of beer regardless. Worth stopping for beer lovers in Burbank.

Was in the area to get something for my flight home that night, and decided to stop in here to check out the famous BevMo!. The beer section was on the left side of the store. There were racks in the aisles with various sixpacks and cases. They had a massive selection of local brews, as well as a good selection of the nationally available ones. I would compare this to our local Total Wines, but I think this has a better selection. The prices were standard for the area. Man, how I wish NC liquor laws would allow us to have stores like this. On the far right of the store there was even a nice selection of glassware available. Cool store.

It’s good to have this place nearby, but it seems to be the lamest Bevmo in the LA area in terms of beer. They will order stiff in but I’d rather just drive across the valley or over the hill instead of waiting for stuff to arrive. I like browsing and selecting from a big bunch of bottles more than doing it on the website. 52, but I go all the time :-(

Used to work right by here, so I have done some business here, but can say with authority that I wouldn’t make a special trip. If on the East side, go to Stuffed Sandwich or Ramirez Kegs. If on the West, go to Bev Warehouse. If stuck centrally, go to the BevMo on Santa Monica and La Brea. If anywhere else, get to a Whole Foods and hope for the best.