Total Wine & More - Goodyear

stopped in and made a couple of mixed sixes before heading to ye olde frontier. Typical total wines selection. Nothing too crazy but plenty of arizona stuff for me to tick on for a week.

As much as I’d prefer to support an entrepreneurial local endeavor, few in the Valley comes close to TW&M in terms of selection. Great lineup, a big array of singles. But I’ve discovered they must not have very good turnover. I’ve un-awaredly bought some bottles that were 2+ years old, in styles not meant to linger. CHECK FOR DATES, SEDIMENT, DUST. They also don’t do a great job in getting sought-after seasonals. They buy by the palate, and it shows. Major downgrade for not keeping fresh beer on stock. Although not as well provisioned, BevMo down the street does a better job.

I’ve been to enough Total Wines to know what to expect, and I was spot on with this place. They have a large selection of beer, organized by style, but relatively little that is super awesome. They don’t store it properly, as it’s in a warm store with harsh light lighting. I tried to avoid the hoppier stuff, as there is often no way to tell how long it’s been on the shelf. I do like the store, as I wanted to pick up a bunch of different local brews I can’t get back home, and I got quite a few for quite cheap. Worth a stop if you need to try some beer, but definitely not a "beer destination".

Very solid store with a good selection. Seems to rotate very well. I had fantastic customer service-My buddy and I were looking for some rare beers that showed up in their system. After an hour of looking , they were not found however, i give them props for searching for so long. I cant complain here. Its close to my buddies house too!

I made a stop here after a business meeting and was pleasantly surprised by the selection. They seemed a little more focused on their beer selection than several other locations. They had an Alesmith Decadence that I hadn’t been able to find at other shops in the east valley and had about a case of Red Poppy as well. This place doesn’t get picked over as quickly. It’s far from ’civilization’ but worth at stop if you are in the area.