I was immediately greeted with a “Hello, can I help you find anything”.  Nice service and friendly people working there.  The Store is divided up by country and then brewery from that country.  Almost all the beers are set at either eye level or chest level with cases on the floor so beer was easy to find with out being stacked on top of each other.  They claim about 1500 different beers from around 40 countries, a significant portion are from Germany and the Majority are US breweries.  From the Looks of it, i wouldn’t disagree.

I had a good shopping shopping trip, replenishing my Cellar.  Here is what I picked up:

• Ommegang Biere De Mars
• Allagash Curieux and Tripel
• Ithaca Old Habit
• Pennichuk Russian Imperial stout
• Anderson Valley Porter
• Goose Island Bourbon County, Jaques, & Matlida
• Great Divide Oaked Yeti
• Fonteinen Kriek
• Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
• Beyerischer Berliner Weisse
• Schlenkerla Helles
• Sierra Nevada Harvest

But that’s not all, if you are a home brewer they have a selection of malts, hops, grains, yeast, and equipment.  While the selection is not as huge as the bottled beer, it looked to have everything you need to get a quick batch of beer together.

If your in Rochester, this store is worth the short drive from where ever you are.  The selection and service is top notch.

Beers of the World
3450 Winton Place
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 427-2852
beers_of_the_world@yahoo.com

Beers of the World – Rochester, NY is a post from: Simply Beer

I’m glad I made the 25 minute drive from my house, down the Garden State Parkway, to the OakTree Buy-Rite.  When you go into the store, just head straight to the back of the store.  The back wall of the store is lined with imported beers, separated by country and grouped by brewery.  I would guesstimate  the back of the store is about 70 feet or so long, with several hundred Beers.  There is a great selection of Belgian, Scottish, German, and English beers.  One of the things I liked about the beer selection were several beers from the last several years, so a 2006, 2007, 2008 version of the same beer.  It appears like they hoarded some beers in the back and put them out when to following year came out.  My personal favorite, 10 Styles of beer from Mikkeller, including Black!

After the back wall, in the far isle was another several hundred American beers, all grouped by brewery.  There was a lot different styles by the same Brewery, for example they had 8 or so Allagash Syles, as well as a large number of styles from Rogue, Stone, Southern Tier, Dogfish Head, and Ommegang to name a few.  At the far end of the American beer isle, there was a build your own six pack section, which I particularly like.  It gives me a chance to buy beer I may not like, without have to get rid of a six pack.

Here’s a list of what I picked up:

• 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon
• 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die
• Allagash Four
• Avery The Beast
• Boaks Monster Mash
• Cisco The Gray Lady
• Dansk Mjod Old Danish Braggot
• Dogfish Head Burton Baton
• Dogfish Head Midas Touch
• Dogfish Head Raison D’Extra
• Dogfish Head Red & White
• Elysian Perseus Porter
• Great Divide Belgica
• Great Divide Hades
• Mikkeller Black Hole
• Mikkeller Black
• Nøgne-Ø Porter
• Ommegang Ommegeddon Batch 3
• Sam Adams Long Shot DIPA
• Smuttynose Hanami Cherry Ale
• Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly IPA
• Stone Cali-België IPA
• Stone Vertical 08
• Weyerbacher 12th

Overall this is a top notch Beer Store, definitely worth a look.  The Sales staff was very helpful and knowledgeable (on a Sunday no less).  You can Buy beer online, but the online system was not user friendly unless you know exactly what your looking for.

OAKTREE BUY-RITE
902 OAKTREE AVE. SUITE 7
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 07080
PHONE-908-561-0051

Beer Store Review: OakTree Buy-Rite – South Plainfield NJ is a post from: Simply Beer