In search of good beverage stores

[Roger Troutman]

Is there anything inside the District with a similar selection of beer as Total Beverage or Norm's Beer & Wine? Most of the liquor stores that I have visited only have a modest selection of brews. Burka's in Cleveland Park is the best that I've found so far. While they have a pretty good selection, it doesn't compare to Norm's. And even Total doesn't have the variety that they once had, as their focus seems to have shifted more toward wine in the past few years.

[Miguelito]

Chevy Chase Liquors, on Connecticut near McKinley, has a pretty good selection of US micros and european specialty brews. They sell most everything in singles, too.

[simdelish]

Far and away the best selection is Chevy Chase Liquors. Incredible selection, lots of really esoteric stuff. Pricey too, unfortunately, for some of the brews, but it's the only place in town for many of the offerings.

Knowing my husband has probably tasted each and every beer there, I asked him if he agreed (which he did most emphatically!). He then offered with a twinkle in his eye "What? do I need to meet someone and guide them through?"

[Al_Dente]

On a related note, where is the closest store to Capitol Hill where one can buy beer and wine on a Sunday-- theoretically, of course, this didn't happen to me.

[JPW]

Yet a third for CC Liquors. Picked up a case of Spaten there last week.

One caveat - they don't have a list to guide you that is readily apparent.

The wine selection is modest, but there are some interesting possibilities there.

[Busboy]

On a related note, where is the closest store to Capitol Hill where one can buy beer and wine on a Sunday-- theoretically, of course, this didn't happen to me. 

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I'm sure any of those little corner grocers along the H street corridor will have wide selection of 40 oz malt beverages and screw-top wines.

What part of the Hill do you live in? I'm sure HillValley knows all the Sunday sales stores in the area. Especially the ones that sell to 19-year-olds.

Seriously, though, all those little corner stores in the neighborhood are allowed to sell on Sundays, the problem is finding one that draws enough of a yuppie crowd to offer more than Colt .45/Mad Dog/Heiniken. Have you tried the Prego across the street from Eastern Market? The Dupont Branch used to offer a reasonable selection. Also, there's corner store on or about 4th and C street SE that I recall having a decent selection (Hill definitely knows this place, as she used to live nearby). There's a Richfood on 3rd (?) and Mass NE that used to offer some drinkable stuff.

Edited September 27, 2004 by Busboy (log)

[Al_Dente]

What part of the Hill do you live in?  I'm sure HillValley knows all the Sunday sales stores in the area.  Especially the ones that sell to 19-year-olds.

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I'm a couple of blocks west of Lincoln Park. I'll have to snoop out the Sunday situation in case "someone" is caught beerless again on a football afternoon.

[laniloa]

My Sunday backstop is Whole Foods.