Premier Gourmet

GeoffRizzo

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5

Superb assortment of numerous styles and varieties, several Belgiums, lots of English and a decent variety of American Micros, believe they boast over 700 kinds of beer (in a recent ad). Victory, Brooklyn, Dogfish, Middle Ages, Gearrys, Yuengling, Cooperstown, Saranac, Great Lakes to name a few of the big ones. Surprised to see Iron City as well! The best thing about Premier Gourmet is that almost all (probably 90 percent) of their beers are sold as singles, priced reasonably too! The singles are placed right next to the parent six pack, so you don't have to dig for them. Growlers are available from the Flying Bison and Pearl Street brewery. Believe they have 3-4 aisles of beer, lighting is great, aisles are a little crammed, but not too bad. Staff is knowledgeable and very friendly. Several beer glasses and beer publications, to include past issues of All About Beer mag. are available. The store also includes a huge selection of cheese, deli meat, hot sauces, coffee, glassware, kitchen gadgets, etc. A separate, but connected store sells nothing but wines and the hard stuff (and that store is the size of a grocery store). They also have a coffee stand and a little sit-down area to have a coffee and bagel. You could easily spend a full day in there just browsing, and of course beer shopping! Worth the stop if you are in Buffalo, worth your while to go out of yer way if you're not!

07-10-2003 10:07:56 | More by GeoffRizzo

John

New York

3.5/5  rDev -21.2%
quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5

Good selection of brews...including American micros and imports from all over. Beer section is fairly well organized. UK brews are well represented. Good selection of gourmet foods, cheeses, hot sauce, coffee, etc. Picked up some tasty brews, cheeses, salad, and bread and had an impromptu picnic at a local park. However, I didn't care for the shots the store manager was taking at another WNY retailer when they had outdated product on their own shelves. No class. Still worth a stop when in Buffalo or when traveling through the area.

07-30-2002 12:00:52 | More by John