The only place in Northern Ohio that I've found Westy 12. Nice variety of other Belgians too. Less than 1 mile from the Akron Thirsty Dog

This is a nice find in the Fairlawn area of Akron. In general the road on which it is located is a good area for beer lovers. You also have a World Market, Acme, Thirsty Dog and Winking Lizard right nearby! Mustard Seed is located in the West Market Plaza not too far from I-77. This plaza is very busy but there is ample parking.

The beer selection is small but ecclectic. It is located in a cooler in the front left of the store. There are no macros to be seen, and they have a diverse selction from the likes of Wolaver’s, Moylan’s, GLBC, Bluegrass, Thirsty Dog, etc. A nice aspect is that they ask you to please take singles from a tub in front of the cooler, but if you don’t see what you are looking for in there you are allowed to break up sixers. They even have a little chart showing you how much singles will be based on the six-pack price. Nice!

The beer knowledge is about what you would expect from an organic grocery store, but all of the employees I ran across during my visit were very pleasant.

All in all I would recommend this spot based on the fact that they are bound to have something worthwhile in your search.

Great selection of micros for a grocery store. Really, a hybrid of a health food store and supermarket. Worth a stop for either food or beverages.

I used to frequent this place when I lived in the area. Gave them a call recently to see if they’d put some Thirsty Dog beer on hold for my dad to pick up for me and they were very helpful and willing. You can get Thirsty Dog beers by the 6-pack or individually. I’ll have to scout out other beers they have in the store next time I’m in town. Good little restaurant in the upper level too.

This is a pretty cool and funky place in Akron that gets a nod everytime I’m in the area with the family. It’s kind of a Whole Foods for locals and hippies (rather than the yuppies who have infested most WF’s.) There is a neat little restaurant that has had live music most times I have been there and people are helpful and friendly. Beer selection is decent, but not great. They do a good job finding some local brews that don’t get good distribution, but most of the rest is widely distributed imports and domestics.

Much better than the stores around home (NC), but the selection was not as big as at Acme which was right around the coner. They did have some 3L bottles of Arrogant Bastard there which Acme didn’t have, but at $80 a pop I left them there.

A Whole Foods type upscale market, with a decent selection of beers. The staff is friendly but don’t know what they are doing with the beer, and for some reason the foreign beers are in one aisle (warm) while the domestics are all in the coolers in another aisle. They have a variety of singles that you can choose from, and apparently (according to a worker that seemed less than certain), you can break up any six pack. Prices seemed pretty good, and domestic selection is ok. The main reason to stop here is to get a mixed six pack.

Organic grocery store with a unique beer selection. It’s pretty small, but they allow you to mix singles and make your own 6-pack (with prices conveniently posted above the beer display). Bombers are varied and there are some neat selections here; Hoppin Frog, as may be expected, is well represented, but I also saw Dogfather and Rogue 21, so moderate rarities (at least for Ohio) may come and go.

Nice variety of singles, but not as big of a selection as the Solon Mustard seed. Basically a mostly organic grocery store w/ a pretty decent beer selection. However what they did lack in quantity of selection exceeded Solon’s quality of selection. For some reason there was a different selection of beer avaible in Akron as opposed to Solon.

I remember my neighbor frequenting this place back in college and found myself in the area not too long ago so I had to back and check it out. They have a medium sized beer section on the shelves across from the wine in the same aisle. Here you can find lots of obscure imports including lots of Belgian brands along with Unibroue and the like. There are also some domestic craft brews situated here as well. Good mix of singles, four packs, and sixers. An aisle or two over next to the wall is the beer cooler. This is where you can find the majority of the American craft brews in chilled sixers along with singles. The beers are respectably priced and they have a great selection. Cool atmosphere it’s really a nice store all around good foods and the like. Service is OK if you need help there is one lady who is in charge of the alcohol and she seems to know enough to be helpful. I recommend it if you are in the area.