Harris Teeter

tomthumbsblues

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4.5 | $$

Ahh, Harris Teeter. While many of you may know Teeter for its wide selection of groceries, others know this store for its great selection of beer. When I first attended UVA the beer selection at Teeter was good, but then they remodeled part of the store and made it great! While Teeter does not have the best selection of beer in Charlottesville, it has a great selection at very reasonable prices. Both better-known, (Victory, Saranac, Sam Adams, Smuttynose, etc.) and local micros (Starr Hill, Old Dominion) are represented. Imports also have their place. Fans of the macros can also find something at Teeter as well. Some beers are sold in six or twelve packs. In addition, there is a good selection of singles such as St. Peter's and Allgauer Cambonator. Just like the Market St. Wine Shop, I always make it a point to buy beer from here whenever I'm in Charlottesville. If only we could buy beer in the supermarkets here in PA....

09-13-2005 00:34:07 | More by tomthumbsblues

afausser

Virginia

3.2/5  rDev -15.8%
quality: 3.5 | service: 2.5 | selection: 3.5 | $$$

Located in the monstrosity that is the Barracks Road shopping center right off of Rt. 29--on the southern end of the shopping center. Parking can be a pain in this mega-lot, but there's always something. Has probably the best grocery store beer selection in town--they have plenty of Starr Hill, Dogfish Head, Bells, etc. and get in things like Brooklyn BCS and Allagash as well, to name a few--but they are not likely to have anything really special. They're also a bit pricey--but convenient. And they're open later than most places that sell craft brews.

02-01-2010 20:11:34 | More by afausser

beer2day

North Carolina

3.7/5  rDev -2.6%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | $$

Located in the Barracks Road shopping center, near the south end. Not far from JPJ Arena, off the UVA campus.

Very good selection for a grocery store. Has surpased WF in selection, but the specialty stores still have HT beat.

Beer section is in the far right front of the store. Several coolers and 2 shelf areas showcase a lot of beer. Southern Tier, Blue Mtn, Legend all featured.

Did not see anything that I could not get at the specialty stores, but worth a trip if you have to hit the grocery.

05-06-2009 04:36:40 | More by beer2day

IBUnit63

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4.5 | $$

I could pretty much say the same thing about the 'teet as I do about the local Whole Foods; the differentiator is the selection at Harris Teeter has a much broader range. They have the space and they use it very well.

Big national craft names (including Green Flash even!), lots of locals and some different stuff you don't see too often in New England (Bluegrass, for example). Well-executed plan. There's some stuff in there that you probably don't need to sample but overall it looks like they are decent offerings.

At grocery stores I don't even contemplate service. No surprise here.

Selection as mentioned above is pretty wicked large. Again, it's a treat to buy beer while shopping for groceries.

Prices are in line with local norms - maybe a little heavier than others but only by a case quarter or so. Very well-done for a megamart.

04-03-2009 13:44:51 | More by IBUnit63

sarahspat

Illinois

4.35/5  rDev +14.5%
quality: 4.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5 | $$

I really could not believe this store. The selection was basically just ridiculous for a grocery store. We stopped in here late at night to grab some beers and I was expecting a decent selection...hoping for maybe 10 varieties of craft brews... We were pleasantly surprised with at least three full aisles of just craft beer (refrigerated)...not to mention a huge walk-in cooler of 24 packs and things like that. It's safe to assume that they carry almost every brewery that's distributed in the area...really impressive. I've never seen anything like this. Especially not in a grocery store. There are some specialty stores that don't have this great of a selection.

03-05-2009 20:14:29 | More by sarahspat

Seanibus

California

3.7/5  rDev -2.6%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | $$$

Better than the other grocery stores in town, though nothing compared with the dedicated wine and beer stores in town. It has a nice selection of national and regional brews, including excellent West Coast choices like Stones and Green Flash, and a a few good Virginia selections like Blue Mountain, Legacy and Olde Richmond. The downside is that the selection hardly ever changes, so you can run through your excellent choices fairly quickly. And they are none too shy about charging apremium for their beer. Still, if you want good choices in a hurry, this is a good place to go. And of course, it has as good a selection of the mass market stuff as anyone in the area.

08-19-2008 17:47:10 | More by Seanibus

Proteus93

Virginia

3.7/5  rDev -2.6%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | $$

It certainly does not carry the selection of some other locations, nor should it be expected to, considering it's not a beer store.

That said, Teeter has impressed me for both their beer and wine selection - and not only at this specific location in the city, though it is perhaps the most visited of them all. They seem to pride themselves in carrying a finer selection, though I haven't been in to really look around in some time now.

Selection is kept nice and cool, and brews are treated much better than a typical supermarket may care for them. Particularly convenient if wanting to pick up a better quality drink with groceries (which tend to be on the finer side, as well).

01-08-2008 03:11:16 | More by Proteus93

oelergud

Virginia

4.15/5  rDev +9.2%
quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$

This of course is not a beer store but a supermarket that has a great beer selection. All the beer is kept in proper coolers and the higher end of the scale is in enclosed coolers. The selection is good with alot of local beer available but also some from the other end of the country like Stone and Sierra Nevada, Belgians and british beer are there too.
None of the beer appeared to be old or too dusty so the shelf life is probably not a problem.
The staff was very friendly and helpful and the price was reasonable on most of the selection though on some items it was abit higher than other places but not too bad.

-Oelergud

08-08-2007 00:35:43 | More by oelergud

ggaughan

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +9.2%
quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$

I took a trip to Harris Teeter on a recent trip to Charlottesville. I had been here last year and was impressed with the selection then and was still impressed this trip. Aside from a good selection of North Carolina beers and some good Vigirinia beers (Legend and Starr Hill), HT also had some good brews from far away places like Stoudt's and Weyerbacher from PA, some Dogfish Head from DE and several others that I can't remember at this time but I was impressed to see in the store. Harris Teeter is definitely worth a trip to if you are passing through Charlottesville and want to pick up a good six pack or single bottle of something local or regional, maybe even national.

11-25-2006 04:03:08 | More by ggaughan

GCBrewingCo

North Carolina

3.7/5  rDev -2.6%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4

I was told that Harris Teeter was the place to go. I was told correctly.

4 cold cases all full of beer. 2 are full of BMC, 2 are full of microbrews. Also there is a walk in cooler of cases and kegs. Most of the kegs are BMC, but in the pile I did see a few gems.

There is a display case in the exterior of walk in cooler with two doors dedicated to single bottles of beer. Some decent selections there. The prices seem in line as well.

A slightly better selection at Whole Foods, but Harris Teeter has the beer aisle I dream about for NC grocery stores.

01-14-2004 03:10:56 | More by GCBrewingCo