Tanczos Beverages

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.14/5  rDev -1.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$

Stopped in here a little while ago and grabbed some Samuel Adams Whitewater IPA. The place looks small from outside but they really have a rather large selection of stuff in there. The place looks clean and well kept. The lighting was decent, The place was pretty quiet for the most part. Good selection of carft and mainstream beers as well as some home brewing supplies and snacks. The service was ok, nothing to brag about really but it wasn't a bad experience. This is a pretty impressive place, it's got a large enough selection that it could keep me from having to drive all the way to Emmaus to get something at Shangy's in the future. I would check this place out if you're in the need of something a little special or just for some normal crap.

07-27-2012 21:14:06 | More by Knapp85

muletrane

Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev -6.6%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$

Great place for cases in the Lehigh Valley. Friendly service with a nice selection of craft and imports. Lots of solid offerings here, but nothing too crazy. Very clean well kept establishment. Everything is nicely organized and the staff is always willing to help.

Ommegang, Duvel, Chimay, Bell's, St. Bernardus are just some of the highlights. If your a fan of Belgian beer then this a real solid stop for ya.

Cases only here. PA state law. Welcome to the commonwealth. One of the most wacky alcohol states in the country.

11-22-2011 06:51:00 | More by muletrane

57md

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev -0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 5 | $$

A: It's a beer distributor, what do you want?

Q: Once in a while you see an old case of beer sitting around, but it is most always tagged as a clearance and marked down.

S: Most of the guys are friendly. There are even a few craft beer-heads on staff who will have a conversation with you and suggest beers you might like.

S: They get a wide variety of craft beers which is pretty good considering they are a fairly small operation. If they don't have it, they will order it for you (if available).

F: Munchies are available, plus you can get a wide variety of non-alcoholic drinks at good prices (I always buy my tonic water there b/c the price is the best around). Also, they have a modest, but quality selection of cigars.

V: Prices are not the lowest around, but they are fairly reasonable.

Overall the best distributor in the Lehigh Valley

09-05-2011 07:06:50 | More by 57md

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +1.9%
quality: 4 | service: 5 | selection: 4 | $$

Of all the places in the Lehigh Valley, this ranks as one of my two favorite stops. Tanczos isn't big, but they do cater to every variety of beer heads - from the Bud drinkers to the craft brew folks, they have something you'll probably like. I'm a craft brew drinker and I've been able to find things that other places in the valley doesn't have. The draw for me is the Harpoon beers (Leviathan Series), which are hard to get around here. The folks at Tanczos are very helpful and whenever I'm in Bethlehem, I'll usually stop here to see if there's anything new. Check 'em out.

12-23-2009 02:19:26 | More by jzeilinger

ClockworkOrange

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.2%
quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$

I stopped by Tanczos on my way to Weyerbacher with the sole purpose of picking up some Nugget Nectar. I was able to get that and more. I ended up with two cases of Nugget Nectar ($34 each) and when I saw the Double Simcoe for $39, I couldn't pass it up. Overall, the store is well organized with prices listed for most products. The staff was friendly and helpful. There was also a clearance area with some cases missing a bottle or two at a reduced price and I spotted a few cases of Victory Festbier for $15.99. You will find brands such as Founders, Bells, Middle Ages, Southern Tier, Ithaca, DFH, Troegs, etc. The store is very easy to get to from Route 22. Worth a stop if you are in the area.

02-14-2008 14:07:32 | More by ClockworkOrange

wtrbeer

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +3.1%
quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$

Very nice place. Tanczos has a great selection of beers, and they are very well organized. Macro on one side of the store/ micros-imports on the other side. Makes looking for beer so easy. The craft beer selection is great, and they have some hard to find beers, some beers I have not seen anywhere else in the area. They also have a large selection of seasonals which is great too. They also have a discount rack right when you walk in, and you can score some pretty good beers at a really great price. Staff is friendly and will help if you need it, but they also let you alone too (which is fine with me). The store itself is pretty clean, and it isn't real hard to find...although if you aren't familiar with the area you might miss it the first time. Really great place, one of the best in the Lehigh Valley...oh and if they don't have a beer in stock, they will check if their other location in Northampton has it, and then you can get it there.

01-22-2008 02:27:42 | More by wtrbeer

wheelinshirt

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +3.1%
quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$

the best case shop i have ever been to. They have tons of cases from what seems to be every brewery (stone, heavy seas, DFH, Victory, Weyerbacher, Duvel, Hofbrauhaus, Ommegang, Lindemanns, Chimay, St. Bernardus, etc). The prices are very good, usually $20 and up on craft beer, about $2+ dollars cheaper than most distributors on even the lower priced cases. Lots of variety cases, too, which is nice if you don't want to commit to 24 bottles of a beer that you might not like. Everything is laid out very conveniently and thoughtfuly with craft beer in one (big) section and big beer in another with soda, ice, and cold beer. Awesome. I would go here more if it wasn't for Abe's since i would rather spend $11 on a mixed six pack than $25-30 on a case of beer.

11-01-2007 17:37:24 | More by wheelinshirt

fearthechin

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%
quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4 | $$

Best selection of case beer in Bethlehem. Not as great as a selection as Shangy's in Allentown, but a much closer drive for us who live in Bethlehem. Lots of micro's from Victory, Dog Fishhead. Some hard to find cases (Weyerbacher's full line including Decadence, Heresy). All Yeungling products inluding Black and Tan in a can. Great service and a somewhat knowledable staff. A three tap keg for samples; just ask. Cheap ice. I only wish they had later hours. Fridays you may find a brewery handing out free samples.

04-06-2007 21:26:58 | More by fearthechin

silver0rlead

North Carolina

4.15/5  rDev -1.7%
quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$

Coming from a state that just "popped the cap" (raised the allowed abv in beer from 6 to 15%) this place was like beer heaven. If i had had 300 dollars to spend there i easily would have, but my budget limited me to 2 reasonably priced cases. Just to name off some of the cases they had: bell's two hearted, SN bigfoot, Victory storm king, DFH worldwide stout 2003-current, stone (AB, IPA, Smoked porter), smuttynose IPA, three floyds alpha king. They also had mix cases (my favorite) from heavyweigh, troegs, middle ages, victory, weyerbacher, and even a mixed case of imports from *gasp* shelton brothers (this one almost made me piss my pants) and i dont really know what was in it but im sure it was awesome. All of the brews seemed to be current (unless it was a particular vintage of say DFH WWS or some other high grav beer) and well maintained and the service was pretty good, they had to get a number of prices for me and even opened a mix case that didnt list what came in it. Also prices were surprisingly good, as i got a case of troegs oatmeal stout for like 24 bucks and a case of stone IPA for 30...everything seemed either reasonable or just plain cheap compared to what im used to. Anyways...great beer store, definately something to check out if you're in the lehigh valley.

11-22-2005 02:48:02 | More by silver0rlead

elsinore

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +1.9%
quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5

(EDIT: This review was posted before there was a separate entry for the Northampton store. I have re-posted its contents to the new Northampton entry.)

I have not been to the Bethlehem location, but was very pleased to discover the Northampton store just before Christmas.

It's a little hard to find, tucked into the back of a strip mall. I almost dismissed it as just another tiny, unimpressive package store.
I was very pleasantly surprised to find racks filled with high-quality beer names I've heard a lot of praise for -- domestics like Troegs and Victory, imports like Chimay, just to name a couple off the top of my head.
I definitely think a BA-type beer lover could find plenty of things to choose from.

The staff is quite helpful.
As I was checking out with a case of Weyerbacher Old Heathen, the guy at the register asked me if I'd tried Heresy (which, if I remember right, is Old Heathen aged in whiskey casks.)
He told me when the next batch of Heresy would be in, and warned me it usually goes fast.
Now, at many packies I've been to, the guy working the register cam barely converse about much beyond ice-fishing and the Phillies.

The only drawback, to me, is that prices are not posted for a lot of the stuff on the "good beer" aisle.
I'm willing to pay for quality, but I like to know exactly how much I'm paying before I schlep up to the checkout.
(EDIT: Disregard this. Tanczos offers printed price sheets at the front counter, which I managed to miss on my first visit but saw on my second.)

All in all, I highly recommend this place. The tiny local packies have just lost me as a customer.

12-28-2004 15:01:05 | More by elsinore