Latest reviews from Surrey

“They finally have a tasting room, nestled deep in Surrey. Russell was never a great brewery, even for Greater Vancouver’s weak standards, and this will be on show if you ever waste your time here. They had 15 or so taps, nothing at all interesting or ambitious, but somewhat competently executed if you’re lucky. Flights of 4 for $9.75 plus tax. Service was OK. Not worth a stop unless you’re desperate for boring ticks.“

mcberko 236 days ago

“The store is mostly useful for finding their specialty one-off beers, which are otherwise not always easy to come by. The tap room does have small batch beers, so I was able to find a flight's worth of ticks, a couple of which were pretty well made. They have a bit of food, too, so it's more of a functioning tap room than I remember it being. It's in an industrial part of Surrey that nobody ever has a reason to visit, but you can walk here from Scott Road station and it's just off Highway 17 as well.“

Oakes 299 days ago

“A small store with a surprisingly large and varied selection of craft beer. They also bring in whatever I request. Not the best location , but staff always treats you well.“

Crit 389 days ago

“A huge store next to the brewery. They have a very large selection of local beers and some import offerings as well. I often find rare stuff. Interesting but over priced“

Crit 389 days ago

“A nice bright spot, which midweek in the afternoon is a nice peaceful place to go. Friendly staff and excellent service. Beer selection is constantly changing.“

Crit 389 days ago

“Large Tap & Barrel with bar and restaurant. Big open spaces for both with additional outdoor patio. Craft beer selection from larger BC craft brewers and basic beer selection from macro breweries. Probably one of the best beer selections in South Surrey at this time, but that’s not saying much…“

Gerbeer 439 days ago

“Finally, nearly 30 years after they opened, Russell has a tasting room. It's small, and can fill up real quick in peak times. Clean and bright anyway.  Flights are available, along with tacos and slushy beers too. Russell beers are well known across the local landscape and widely available, so the real appeal of the place are the flights instead of can hunting which your respective local beer geeks have been doing for their entire lives prior to now. Also, it is kind of near transit but not totally near transit - Russell's brewery is buried deep in the bowels of suburban Surrey (and I use "bowels" very literally). Hard to say if it's worth the trek, but if you live nearby it's a pretty good venue to try Russell's new stuff.“

DeanF 637 days ago

“A small local liquors store with pretty generic selection of everything. Not much craft“

Gerbeer 731 days ago

“A local store more for wine than beer.“

Gerbeer 731 days ago

“Really the only liquor store in this neck of the woods. A very small selection of craft beer with a few imports“

Gerbeer 732 days ago

“This quite large building is impossible to miss if you are around Scott Road station. The interior tasting room is cavernous but clean and there's all kinds of branded swag for sale. The bar is quite slick and clean and they have many, many of Central City's beers on tap plus a few rarities in the fridges and oodles of cans if you want those. It was really busy on a saturday afternoon, service was friendly enough. The perfect place to get to know their beers. About a 15 minute walk from the skytrain station.“

DeanF 1993 days ago

“More than decent selection, some beers are oldish, but some are very recent; diversity but not depth (nothing is really special); prices seem to be ok; I got the impression that they have mainly BC beers in the craft selection, very few from other Provinces/States/Countries. Considering that it's in Surrey, this store is rather good.“

fiulijn 2231 days ago

“Very nice pub in a mall just on the Bypass, family friendly, with fireplace, carpets, dark wood fixtures… but they have almost no craft beer on tap, just one from Parkside and a Lagunitas IPA, the rest is macro.“

fiulijn 2231 days ago

“Another group owned store with multiple locations, but beer selection here is pretty good with some nice varied stuff. Large and very airy with nice displays. A good sized Belgian selection. Although not great, for the area is pretty good. Staff was a bit over eager to help, but I wasn’t in the mood to test them.“

Ferris 2952 days ago

“A large facility with a beer store and tasting bar. Well stocked coolers with their full range available, a few on tap, Gowlers available. A few special brews on sale as well. Pricing is quite good.Tons of merch, glasses, hats, shirts and gift packs. Brewery is visible from the store/tasting room. They also had a gin and a vodka available from their distillery operations. Pretty good stop if you’re in the area, a really nicely constructed place, but nothing really special beerwise. If you live in Western Canada you’ve probably ahd their full line-up already.“

pintbypint 3136 days ago

“At one time this place had a great selection of obscure beers from around the world but that seems to have fallen by the wayside after a recent visit this evening - they still stock plenty of great local beers from B.C. and down the US west coast but their other selections are lacking somewhat. And they have stocked more hard liquor rather than the craft beer I used to know them for. Nonetheless they are a good beer-hunting stop for the Surrey area, though by no means a destination unto themselves anymore (and at one time I believe they were).“

DeanF 3171 days ago

“A pretty good selection for Surrey, not a world-stopper but they regularily rotate out new and interesting brews in a craft-beer only section on the back wall. Okay value as are all BC liquor stores. A good stop if you are in the neighbourhood but definitely not a destination unto itself.“

DeanF 3406 days ago

“Stopped in for the first time. Pretty good beer selection for the lower mainland .. I found a good few gems. Great service, nice 10% if you buy mixed 6 packs of craft beer ...“

darrennelson12 3468 days ago

“Pretty good beer store, likely best in Surrey. Nothing exotic or rare is here, but the selection of BC beers is good and so are the prices.“

Beershine 3469 days ago

“Great location in South Surrey for craft and imports. Some stock normally only seen in the primary Vancouver craft-centric private stores.“

Gerbeer 3542 days ago

“New review: This is still a nice spot, but their beer has gone tragically down hill over the years. They had about 10 taps, with flights available. The beer selection was pathetic -- absolutely nothing ambitious and everything I had was poor. The once-famous, formerly award-winning Red Racer IPA is even garbage - a syrupy mess of a beer. Very sad. This place is terrible now. Don't waste your time. Old review: Cool new brewery and double tasting room - a bar at either end of the customer area, which is very strange and a bit impractical. Prices are as low as you can get for Central City beers and so is the selection - they basically had everything Central City is currently brewing. Very friendly service. Worth a stop if in the area, but it’s not exactly conveniently located or easy to get to.“

mcberko 3569 days ago

“This used to be my favorite shop in town, but things had taken a bad turn. Selection is just average now, and service has slipped. The beer guy must have left. The prices are still the best in the city, considering the Camra discount.“

Ferris 3573 days ago

“A stunning example of what you can do with money. Modern and sexy, but only showcasing their beer. Selection is good with everything they have plus some surprises. A growler fill station and tasting room. Prices are pretty good, better than in the stores which is nice. A good place to pop in if you aren’t familiar, but not much for the initiated.“

Ferris 3573 days ago

“Good food, standard list of (Irish/international beers). Not very special. Service is ok, went there on St. Patricksday, it was packed with some music and dancing.“

markschiedon 3739 days ago

“Good selection of products that tend to go out of stock quickly in more central Vancouver stores. Very good prices“

Gerbeer 3807 days ago

“One of the better liquor stores in the Lower Mainland selection wise. Huge selection of Belgian beers. One of the few places I can find Westmalle Tripel without going to a true specialty liquor store like Firefly.“

Natharious 3963 days ago

“Awesome selection, nearly with everything that Brewery Creek and 16th Liquor Store have. Prices are the lowest of all off-license liquor stores that I’ve seen in all of Greater Vancouver. The only reason I don’t go here is the location - it’s almost an hour from downtown Vancouver. Highly recommended if you’re in Surrey - you won’t find a better place for craft beer.“

mcberko 3980 days ago

“this use to be one of the better shops in surrey. They get in a few basic craft beers but nothing you can’t get anywhere else“

JHunter 4273 days ago

“Easy to access by skytrain or driving. Good selection and always getting better but only can’s are keeps cold.“

JHunter 4273 days ago

“Very good selection, prices are lower than most. They give a Camra discount. Staff needs educating. Parking right outside“

Crit 4325 days ago

“Te best liquor store in Surrey, but that’s not saying a lot. Neighbourhood is not the best. At least one staff member is quite beer-savvy. Selection could be better. Too many macros/swill.“

MrRoss 5399 days ago

“Certainly better than Highgate, but not as good as 41st. However , for beer it has the best layout for beer I have seen at a govt store“

Crit 6560 days ago

“Hmmm..sadly if this is the best selection in Surrey, you guys south of the river are getting screwed. Not very good at all I thought, less than Middlegate in Burnaby and way less than Poco. Far from major highways, this isn’t worth the effort even for people passing through Surrey.“

Oakes 6802 days ago

“Probably has the best selection overall of any BCLS in Surrey as far as I know. The floor space is double and they have full time ’product consultants available to assist customers with their selections. The Nordel Crossing location is at Nordel Way and 120th/Scott rd. in the Shopper’s Drugmart Plaza. It just opened this spring I believe. So far as ambiance and food...n/a though I did see martini onions. The selection of wine and spirits was quite extensive, while the beer selection, while better than my neighbourhood outlet, was still not great. I’m giving them the benefit of doubt for now since the store is relatively new. Fairly large selection of coolers/ciders/beer. Way too many large displays of Molson/Labatts though. Small area of imports (mostly English/German with some that might be rarer. I was rather dissapointed that there wasn’t more local brewer’s product available in the 650ml bottles.-------------- Edit: After 3 visits to this new location I have found the selection to have improved moderatly. While 6 pack variety seems to pretty much remain constant, there is a nice rotation of imports and an improved selection of regional (BC) Micro’s in the 650ml (Bomber) size. There is also a product consultant who specializes in Beer.“

Trev 6880 days ago