Beers of the World

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Location
3450 Winton Place, Rochester NY, 14623 [Directions]
Accessible
Yes
Hours
Monday-Wednesday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Thursday-Saturday: 10:00am-9:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Phone
585 427 2852
Review
[WWW]Beer Advocate Review

If your notion of Heaven on Earth is made of beer, then this is the place for you. Beers of the World is a huge store selling warm and cold beer from every corner of the earth, including a wide variety of import kegs. They also sell beer glasses and brewing supplies, as well as cigars. This place really must be seen to be appreciated.

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2006-01-05 00:10:18   How does Ashley's compare to the MacGregor's selection? —MichaelComet

2006-01-22 20:10:19   Ashley's has a great selection of beers without the bad sportsbar ambience of MacGregor's. Arbor Brewing Company, on Washington St., is also a great place for beer in Ann Arbor. —TabineKotaro

2006-05-07 12:16:28   Cigars are not stored in climate controlled conditions, so they are likely to be dried out - so watch out. —BrentIrvine

2006-08-18 08:46:17   Big Brother is watching. - I haven't been to BOTW in a while because they started scanning people's driver’s licenses. I don't care what excuse they make, I refuse to allow them to track my alcohol purchases. It's too bad they've decided to pursue such an unwanted practice because they really do have a fine selection. —ZedOmega

2006-08-18 08:56:21   Originally part of the BOTW profile, I moved these down to the Comment’s section:

If you're a fan of Beers of the World and you're ever in Ann Arbor, check out Ashley's on State Street—with 60 beers on tap and 70 in bottles, it's sure to please.

If you want to save gas and time, however, MacGregor's offers 100+ beers on tap in several location in the Rochester area.

2006-09-22 17:15:16   I have never had my driver's license scanned, and have been there several times in the past two months. Great store to get lost in. —BenAuerbach

2006-09-22 18:25:12   Amazing selection, good prices. —TravisOwens

2006-10-22 08:06:06   This place is awesome. A ridiculous amount of beer organized by country of origin. —DanMcKeown

2006-12-22 16:15:27   Seriously, best place ever. They tailored a beer selection to my restaurants menu (Wild Noodles) and its done wonders in my customers satisfaction. They know what they're talking about. —SumitGupta

2006-12-22 16:20:05   My only (minor) criticism is that the US microbrews section doesn't seem to be obviously organized, otherwise it's really a Rochester treasure —TomMaszerowski

2007-03-07 09:38:18   Never had my ID scanned, in fact, I wasn't IDed last time I was in there. Great store. a gem. —DavidGersh

2007-03-24 12:12:09   AWESOME store. I meant to stop in for just a second after lunch at Fox's Deli, but I ended up wandering around for quite some time, in awe at the selection. I even found myself contemplating purchasing some homebrewing supplies. In addition to the great selection of beer, there's a great selection of glassware and collectible steins. I was pleased by the large hard cider collection (I'm a big fan of cider). Also, our IDs were not scanned. —RachelBlumenthal

2007-04-13 12:12:47   Update to my above post: Went for the first time in about 2 years and they weren't scanning ID's - didn't even proof me. I'm glad to see that others here have entered comments that they haven't had their ID's scanned either. Seems the staff at BOTW made the right move and stopped the practice. I can now go back to being a regular again! —ZedOmega

2007-06-02 20:19:30   Be very careful about dates here. You should be VERY suspicious of almost every SALE going on. The beers are on sale because their dates expired probably the year before. CHECK THE DATES BEFORE PURCHASING. —RorisonMeadows

2007-11-09 17:44:20   Unbelievable amount of beer here. I've almost missed mortgage payments because all the different kinds you can get. —GeorgeBluth

2007-11-10 14:48:55   A great place to walk around and look, but I wouldn't buy any of the less popular beers. I could write my name in the dust on some of the bottles. —MarcVera

2007-11-12 22:15:24   What a terrific place. An aisle for each country. I even found some of the Lithuanian and Latvian beers that I enjoyed abroad this summer. I love the fact that you can buy single bottles. My brother came to visit a few weekends ago and was sad that he missed the NYC beer festival at the Jacob Javits center, but here we found it's like a festival where you can buy one of each of so many different brews. Even the beer with some dust on it tastes good, from my recent experience. —BenMargolis

2007-11-27 12:03:30   Huge selection, but overpriced. As stated before, I have found much of the stock very old. Ok place to try something different or get something hard to find. Cigars aren't well kept. I can get my favorites (Brooklyn Brewery, Sam Adams, Otter Creek) at Wegmans cheaper. —JackPorcello

2008-02-03 00:43:10   Regarding IDs being scanned: Whether or not your ID is scanned seems to be at the cashier's discretion. I've had some cashiers scan mine and other cashiers just look at it. Further, both situations have occurred in the past few months, so it doesn't seem like there's been any major policy change. Just depends on who's running register. —StevenDibelius

2008-03-22 12:09:46   Great selection, and they generally know what they're talking about (like knowing of Golden Pride despite their inability to get it). Selection is great for England, Germany, and most of Eastern Europe, pretty good for the rest of Europe, and alright for most of Asia and the Caribbean. I've not checked for Africa or South America, and I don't know enough to comment on American microbrews.

Two minor notes: they have very little Irish or Indian beer other than the export staples (sadly), but other than that it's generally wowing. Also, the prices are generally on par with local grocery stores for most things.

And: I've been many times and never had my ID scanned.

Cheers! —PaulArdis

2008-04-19 12:10:12   How to say cheers in many languages.

2008-07-01 14:03:55   The best beer store I have ever been to. Huge selection and all beers are available by-the-bottle. Pick up an unused six pack container at the entrance and fill it with 6 random beers. A great solution to a wintery evening inside with a great movie.

If anything, the only thing Beers of the World needs is an aesthetic upgrade inside. —MrRochester

2008-07-06 11:34:32   There are a couple of relatively minor complains that I've got about this place: -Prices of individual bottles
-Difficulty of finding a beer based on brewery

But I'm willing to live with those, given the sheer size of their selection. I've never seen anything like it, and I'd probably go insane if I had to move to another city that didn't have anything close to it. Despite the cost, I love going in from time to time and just making up a mixed six pack of different brews that I've never tried before - it'll end up costing 50-100% more than just buying a six of your favorite brew, but it's a great way to sample something new without having to buy a pint at the bar. —HughJass

2008-12-13 17:20:37   I hope someone comes on here every once and a while... but does anyone know if Beers of the World sells homebrewing kits or anything similar? Or does anyone know where to get one locally? Thank You! —ejsook

2008-12-13 20:56:38   Yes - I'm not a home brewer but I believe you can find everything you need here, I've seen the gadgets and the raw bags of malt and stuff near the counter. —DottieHoffmann

2008-12-15 19:08:49   Yes, beers of the world sells everything from kits to single pieces if you wanted to make your own kit, of just add to a kit you already own. They sell the same home brewing supplies as morebeer.com. They also sell empty bottles, as well as the materials required to do home brew kegging, with keggerators, hoses co2 tanks and taps. It is the best place to pick up something quick. Plus, as you are brewing, be sure to pick up some different kinds of beers to sample different styles from around the world, just make sure you check the expiration dates before you buy. Good luck brewing! I just got into the hobby and it is a lot of fun. —BigBrotherIsWatching