Latest reviews from Woodbury

“Cool big place. Commercial feel. Very clean. Huge selection of beers on tap and all were above average. Service was fast and friendly. Definitely worth a stop in.“

Ed5388 2506 days ago

“Newish brewery. Modern facility. Solid beers. Even the mild was good. Highly recommend. I expect good things from them as they grow.“

jtclockwork 2540 days ago

“New brewery in SW NJ not far from Philly. Named the place after a train term meaning "quick and safe travels" as a nod to a nearby abandoned train line. The décor has a train theme...but not overly so. 10bbl brewery that just opened 4 weekends ago in September. I believe this will be a nice addition to the local area...not sure at this point if it will pull craftbeer fans in from outside the area though. Don’t get me wrong...nothing negative here...just that the positives so far are good to a bit above...just not great/stand out yet. Regarding the beers...8 total (9 if you count the stout was available carbonated or on nitro)...I tried them all in 2 flights of 4 each...and all of them were good...not a one had a problem or wasn’t representative of the style...just didn’t find any that was growler worthy or that I’d like to have a second glass of. Good place to visit if you frequent the area of are passing thru nearby. I wish them luck and will check back in 6 mos or so. Many of these new NJ breweries get a lot better in a short time (some don’t of course).“

PRBeer 2764 days ago

“Big warehouse-style with beer off in one of the wings, some nice supplementary selection to what is carried by the dominant Canal’s chains, but I didn’t see any 12oz singles, which stymies every beer geek impulse. Dusty bottles mean don’t buy any IPA, but the seasonals are current and fresh and I think it’s mostly the bombers and 750s that don’t get as much movement. Which, of course, means there are some gems to be found! Prices are about par for the area. [Aug 2013: 60]

Pro tip: it’s next to one of the two known (by me) independent coffee roasters in the county, Talk n Coffee.

Update: It seems that nothing has really changed -- lots of dust-covered seasonals (selling unrefrigerated pumpkin beers at full price on Memorial Day weekend is a no-no) and ’specials’, have to be extremely selective about what to pick (no, that two-year-old Ukrainian pale lager is not a good choice). More concerning as the summer gets underway is the poor (and possible lack of) temperature control. Service has also been either indifferent or grumpy, and I can’t see myself coming in for a treasure hunt more than once every year or two. [May 2014: 40]

Yikes, still seeing seeing three- and four-year-old bottles, which is great if you’re looking for something from the Lost Abbey or Bruery that was spiked with Brett, voila, aged funk at normal prices! 80F is good for Brett, right? They do still get new stock in, though I’ve recently overheard some customers complaining about the coolers not working.

Oh, and some of the workers are super surly! Though not all, I’ve had two previous friendly experiences with workers ... the last one even apologized for the dust caked onto my bombers while ringing me up, thought it was residue from a beer shower provided by a neighboring broken bottle, promptly proceeded to cover his hands in hand sanitizer and slather them all up and down the bottles. See, problem fixed! Good as new! And such initiative! [Nov 2014: 28]“

ganache 3910 days ago

“Formerly Canal’s of Woodbury, it’s now called Spirits Warehouse (name changed within the last week), now with the promise of improved selection, service, prices. I hadn’t been in for years; as recently as 2009 it was a dump, and in 2010 it was still ’disordered’ with very little in the way of quality, essentially just a large place for locals to pick up their daily 40 (this is still true). But everything changes with time, and here in 2013, with tons of new singles (from a complementary distributor that save a drive down to Monster for the things not carried by the closest good store for craft beer, Joe Canal’s on Rt 45), the future looks much brighter. Prices are low on some items and high on others, and they’re still working out some old inventory, but I’ll be back for a proper rating when the kinks are worked out.“

ganache 4093 days ago

“I visited here today for my first time through an accident running into it. I have to say the selection is pretty solid, I saw a variety of beers here ranging from Mikkeller’s single hopped beers to Ports Santa’s Little Helper. The problem with the selection is that it’s scattered. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, there’s just beer everywhere. They also do nothing to ensure fresh stock, I saw a few old things here that are over a year past date. I see a huge potential for this place since it has a huge area, it just needs someone passionate to take over the craft part.“

keanex 4173 days ago

“Wharehouse style place, awesome selection, they have some much stuff, only problem is all over the place, but I like that its like a treasure hunt, service, really help yourself, worth the trip for me they get the seasonals fast, good prices, a go to place for sure!“

Billicus 4461 days ago

“I visited here on a Monday around 5pm. The store is very cluttered inside with spirits and wines in your face as you enter. It’s a bit of a dumpy looking place but it has a lot of beer. Finding the beer wasn’t too hard, but it’s so cluttered in there that it was a bit overwhelming. The beer section opens up to a big warehouse feel where there’s a lot of room. There’s some single bottles and some bombers here, not a huge selection but they have a lot of things here that you wouldn’t expect. I found a Firestone 14, Abacus, Parabola, and Great Lakes Blackout Stout 4 pack here, with many left of each!

The help was bad, I didn’t have a worker approach me or anything, then again it is a Monday. I’m guessing the guys that were working don’t drink craft beer though since no conversation attempts worked. When I was checking out the cashier gave me rude looks even.

As I said earlier the selection is pretty fantastic, there’s a lot of hard to find stuff sitting on the shelves here. Finding over a case of Blackout Stout, for instance, was awesome.

The prices were on par with everything else and I am glad I stopped in. The service here is pretty bad, and I wonder if the staff even drink craft beer. The area is bordering on bad and the store is dingy, I saw a broken bottle for instance on a shelf, it had been emptied but it was sitting empty on the shelf for reasons unknown. I’ll stop in here to pick up the gems on occasion, but I’m not going to expect much help from the workers.“

keanex 4462 days ago

“Wharehouse store, I think its has a ghood craft beer selction, alittle unorganized, not really much in service, you kinda help yourself, lots of 30 packs chilled and on the floor, prices are about avearge, a good store though for seasonals thats their strong point!“

Billicus 4472 days ago

“Warehouse style liquor store, not to clean and poorly decorated. friendly people working there with a few barely knowledgable about beer and wine. Good Prices but the beer selection barely changes although the bomber/craft section did expand a bit.“

robiannelli 4678 days ago

“Great craft selection “

rdemarco 4760 days ago