Shop is in a strip mall in a retail street in Savoy. If I lived or spent any appreciable time down in the area, I'd most likely be shopping here quite often. Overall, I'd say this place lives up to its reputation as pretty much THE source for a grea beer selection in the area. The prices seemed more than fair, very similar to the prices up here in Lake County (I didn't expect much, if any, of a difference, though, anyway). Frankly, I don't mind this very much, as I tend to prefer to just browse unless I have a specific question, but a "Hello" or something would've been nice. I'm fairly certain I passed the beer guy a couple times, but there was no real interaction between us. There was a decent mix-a-six selection near the rear, which I partook of heartily to the tune of a makeshift 12-pack. It's still a shock to me to see Ballast Point out here in IL, what with the greater Chicagoland area being bereft. They seemed to have just about everything their distribution channels will allow, or, failing that, a very strong representation thereof. The selection was nice and extensise, as I would expect it to be, given the size of the store. The beer is on the left when entering, with liquor, homebrew supplies (always nice to see), and other assorted merchandise (okay, I really didn't look at the rest of the place very closely.) filling th rest of the space. The place is a large-ish space, similar to a Binny's, Total Wine, or any other high-volume liquor purveyor, though it had that dimly-lit, almost-sorta/kinda-leaning-toward-Whole-Foods-style kind of atmosphere to it (if that makes any sense). I'd heard some very good things about the chain, but I'd never really been down to the more central part of the state before, so I couldn't verify anything. Stopped in here to check it out just before my buddy and college roommate got married down the street.
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