I am going to keep this one fairly short and sweet. Very cool place with a decent selection of craft beers. I stopped in here on my way back home to Detroit and talked with who I believe to be one of the owners for a good 15 minutes about different craft beers and breweries that we liked. Prices were fairly comparable with places around the Metro Detroit area too. I was jealous of him for being able to get his hands on Three Floyd's relatively easily (seriously, start distributing to the Mitten guys!) while he was jealous of me for being from Michigan and having such a vast array of great breweries at my disposal. Can't blame him there. Plus he lives in Ohio, the Armpit of America, so that must suck. HA! Seriously though, I loathe Ohio (mainly because it is God awful to drive through, plus the whole sports rivalry thing), but this guy and this place are cool in my book. read more

The selection is actually pretty good and prices are decent. I don't think they have any idea about beer, they really just sell it. A local brewery's bottle of a bourbon barrel beer is priced at $5, and in the brewery it is $10. The liquor stock is good unless you want something specific. We called ahead earlier in the day, wanting a specific bourbon. Three bottles. The person on the phone said it is one of their stock items and they should have it in stock. (He did not look to confirm). We went out of our way and rushed our activity to get to the store before they closed. They did NOT have the bourbon in stock and there was not even a sticker for it to go on the shelf. Not a happy customer!! read more

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Nothing but horrible service and i had an issue and they did nothing to resolve it. Even when i called and they said they could do something for me when i came back they said the exact opposite. I'll never be back. read more

Huge thanks to Richard at Belmont who called his distributor to special order a case of my friend's favorite & difficult to find beer. I called up on Friday to inquire about it. Richard got back to me in a few hours and the beer was ready for pickup on Monday morning. Not the first time I've special ordered something from Belmont and probably not the last! read more

This place sports an excellent beer selection. I'm a transplant to the Dayton area from Michigan and many of my favorites from the North aren't readily available anywhere else in Dayton (for a reasonable price). The staff is generally helpful and knowledgable. The liquor section is quite decent. Be advised, they only take cash for liquor, but their prices seem to be slightly lower than I've found anywhere else. Though there are some spirits that are not available here (I was looking for Old Raj gin, for example), the staff expressed a willingness to order anything not in stock. read more

This deserves 5 plus plus stars if you're a beer lover. I found limited bottles for all craft breweries including Stone, Dogfish Head, Jolly Pumpkin, Tröegs, Flying Dog... on and on and on. This place is a mini-mecca for those who love great beers. If you're even passing through on US 75 or US 70, take the short detour and check this place out. Service was excellent. I read the one review from John M so hopefully that guy is gone but I had a young lady help me who was definitely loving her beer geekdom. I don't know if she knew much before working there but she was loving learning about her "craft!" read more

To rate this place's selection, I'd give it a 4.5 of 5 stars. The reason I'm rating Belmont Party Supply so low is because of their customer service. I've been a loyal customer for years and every time they have a shipment of rare bourbons, they lie that they received any while they hand them to their favorite customers right in front of you. read more

Visiting the Dayton Ohio area for a conference, and wanted to find some decent beer. Belmont party store is the most incredible beer store I've ever been to. Location is easy to get to, plenty of parking and the staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. Excellent selection of imported beers, domestic craft beers -absolutely every style and flavor profile you can imagine. Great selection of domestic macro brews, good wine and liquor selection. The big draw is the amazing variety of beers, and the price point is reasonable. I was in the area to attend a conference at Wright Patterson AFB, and I look forward to returning to the area, if for no other reason than to shop at this amazing store. I wish we had a place this great in the DC area. . . read more

The clerk was bare-faced and belligerent. If 4000 deaths a day isn't enough for the manager of this store to hire safety compliant staff, she never will. read more

This place is an incredible find! I couldn't believe the beer selection, and has a good wine and liquor selection, including one of my favorite rums from Puerto Rico. Staff is always very nice and helpful. As others have mentioned, the only drawback is that they only accept cash for any liquor purchase. But they do have an atm right there if you need it. read more

This is a glorious liquor store, hands down. It's located at the suburb part of Dayton, a short drive from downtown. Astonishing selection of beers, and more beers. Being from the left coast I was amazed by the exotic selections of the east coast and midwest. Limited editions and singles 12 oz ran amok among the aisles. I could easily spend $1000 bucks here but I constrained myself. Friendly services, good neighborhood vibe, I would be back if I've taken another cross-country trip again. read more

Beer selection... wow.. just wow. It is so massive that it can be overwhelming. Take your time, look through all the beer because you will find some nice unique items here. The exterior is very unassuming, but don't judge a book by it's cover. Just go already!! read more

As others say, great beer selection. Pick out singles to try out without buying the 6 pack. Keep in mind most of it is warm. Today picked up a 6 pack priced at $9.99 on the shelf. Staff seemed to struggle a bit ringing it up. When I was told it was $11.99 I mentioned the shelf tag. She tried to prove it to me by turning the screen around to show me the price. I explained to her that didn't matter. She made it clear that I was going to pay the higher price. I told her that's how you lose customers. She blamed it on the owner. Never been to a place that did not honor shelf prices. If Arrow Wine and Kroger's can do it so can you. read more

I decided to take a slight detour on my way back from Washington Courthouse and hit up the Belmont Party Supply. It was a well worth it diversion I was mainly looking to pick up some brewers that were not available in Indiana. I was not disappointed. The staff, was polite and helpful. They had a generous portion of wine and liquor and a great beer selection, My main reason for stopping was for Great Lakes Beers. I realize I could have gotten those in many places in Ohio, but the staff talked about the various differences and recommended some other beers on hand that were similar in style or taste. Definitely worth a stop. read more

If you love beer as much as I do - this place is AMAZING. You would never expect it - but it has TONS of different kinds of beers - even hard to get ones. If you don't love beer as much as I do, clearly something is wrong with you, then they also sell liquor and wine. The only bad part about this place is parking. There aren't that many spots, so sometimes you have to do some creative parking. read more

Soo... here's the deal. Their beer selection? OK...whatever...didn't look much at it. Their liquor selection...it was ok. Doesn't earn them one star. What does earn them one star is forcing you to pay cash for liquor. You have the choice of going to their atm if you have no cash or leaving. The "it's only got a $1 fee" line is an insult. That's an extra dollar for their liquor. What did I do? I left. And you know what? I won't be back. Step into the 21st century and take credit....and get better bourbon (not more expensive...better, because there is such a thing) read more

This is purely customer service related as their selection remains awesome. Pretty much the only thing to say is that they've clearly lowered their hiring standards as their staff are not as helpful or friendly as they've been in the past. I was there recently and purchased a bottle of wine and a few single 500ml beers. After paying, the guy says "have a good one," turns around and starts to walk away. I ask if he could give me a bag, and he grudgingly grabs a few small paper bags, bags each item, and then walks away. At that point I just decided to go and not press the fact that I would need a bag for all of the stuff I just bought, rather than individual bags. Didn't think that needed clarification, but... read more

Home to 5 million beers and counting, or something like that. Belmont party supply is tucked in small shopping center just outside the reach of the University of Dayton Student who is looking for any type of beer that doesn't have the word "lite" at the end. This is a shame, because most students are simply going to run to arrow wine if they want to pick up some beer, or liquor that they can't get at the local gas station or Walmart. I am not knocking on Arrow wine here, which also has a good selection, and good prices Belmont has hands down the best selection in the area, if not the entire south west Ohio region. At first glance you might call me insane because from the outside, it looks like a junky, run down location that doesn't have anything other then a few luke warm boxes of Sam Adams in stock. I couldn't be father from the truth. Belmont has nearly every craft, and micro brewery that you've heard of, and many that you haven't. I like to go and just walk around the place just to get a feel of what I might like to enjoy later. They have a wide selection of beer cold, and at room temperature. You can buy the bottles in the standard, 4, 6,and cases but they also sell every beer individually so that you mix and match them. The employees, seem to have a love for fine beer as well, because they are always willing to go the extra distance to make sure your needs are met. My only complaint is that there is not really any order of organization that I can tell, so it might be hard to find the specific brewery that you are looking for, but maybe thats intentional to expose you to some beer's you've never heard of. BPS even has the hard to find brews that are not traditionally available in this area, so if you have a brewery that you can never track down, they'll most likely have it. Well worth the drive from farther away When a friend, or my brother who is a beer nut is coming to town this is the first place that I go, to pick up something that they would enjoy. They also have a liqour store next door that is cash only, but rest assured, the beer and wine side does take debit, credit and cash read more

As far as I am concerned Belmont is the craft beer mecca of the Dayton area. They will have what you are looking for, and if they don't, they'll get it for you. The beer selection is off the charts and on this trip I made my own pick six with a nice variety of IPA, Imperial IPA, brown ales, stouts, and black lagers. Also picked up a 4-pack of G'Knight by Oskar Blues Brewery and a sixer of Black Ragah by The Brew Kettle. All good stuff from my favorite proprietors of tasty beverages. read more

Holy crap. If you like to drink beer or liquor, you have got to check this place out. The selection is amazing. They also sell singles of most of their beers so you can sample all the different kinds. read more

If beer is your thing, this is a place you need to check out! Huge selection. Buy by the bottle. Specialty stuff in stock all the time. Best beer selection in the Dayton area. They also stock wine and liquor. Don't forget to check out BrewTensils next door for all your brewing needs. read more

You wouldn't know it from the outside but this is a really great beer store. I'm only in Dayton a few days for work and am not checking any bags so I specifically avoided spending a ton of time browsing the shelves lest I walk out with more than I could drink while here, but from what I saw of the shelves it looked like a very well-stocked store with a very diverse selection (on my way in I saw a couple of Samichlaus beers I've never seen before, to name just one example). Instead I asked the guy working the store for advice on local beers and he gave me some really great recommendations, including Java Man Cometh from The Dayton Beer Company and some Platform sour beers--Basic Beach and Orange Blossom were good, and Tang Life was GREAT. I'm really happy I looked up beer stores on Google instead of resigning myself to what I could find at the local grocery stores. I got some really great local beers at a good price. And it seemed like pretty much everything was available as a single, which I always love but in this instance I was doubly appreciate of given my short stay in Dayton given it let me maximize the variety of my haul. I'd be here all the time if I lived anywhere remotely near Dayton; between the variety and the singles policy I'd say it easily outclasses a lot of the stores back in Santa Monica. read more

I'm writing from the perspective of a beer lover. Hands down best in the Dayton area and probably the best in all of SW Ohio. In fact, if there is a better beer store in all of Ohio I'd like to know what/where it is! They also have a nice selection of homebrew supplies. read more

AMAZING beer selection! I couldn't even believe I was in Dayton, as everywhere else I've tried to buy craft beer has been disastrous. You can even buy bottles individually to try a new kind instead of investing in a whole 6-pack of some microbrew you have never had only to find you didn't like it. I'm coming from Chicago, which had great liquor stores with good beer selections, but this place tops all those. In the store was a sheet printed out listing the top beer stores (by choice of selection) and this place was number 11 in the whole country! The only place in Ohio on the list even. I went there two days ago and I'm still raving about. Will probably go once a week now, even tho it's not near where I live. read more

I love this place. But I don't understand their management style. I am an avid Victory Hop Devil fan. And Three out of 4 times I stopped in they were out of stock. Over the last few months it seems that others have obtained the necessary taste to enjoy VHD. So I decided to call the individual that orders beer. She hemmed and hawed, and finally guessed she could double the order. She said deliveries are made on Tuesdays. When I went there Tuesday, 12, June, 2012, there were 2 6-packs. I bought them both! If they normally order 2 cases, and she said she would double the order. How could there only be 2 6-packs? I can understand antiquated software that may not offer sales tracking or projecting sales and inventory turnover rates. But is it really that tough? I spend a couple hundred bucks a month on the craft beer I like. Guess I will have to consider going elsewhere. There are a few other places get VHD. read more

Poor customer service. Although the beer selection is decent, there are better places to go in Dayton that will actually treat you like a paying customer and you won't have to deal with the funky smell of the place. First time going here and it will be my last. read more

Beer heaven. The Disneyland of beer. Beervana Seriously. Don't let the exterior fool you, the selection of craft beer from around the world is truly impressive. read more

They have one of the best beer selection around the Dayton area. If your looking for a specific micro-brew they have it. Always have something new to try. Parking is a bit of a trick on a busy road and not many parking spots. If you stay away from rush hour, not too bad. read more

Pretty awesome. Stopped through on our way to Michigan, and we weren't let down. Great selection.

Seriously the coolest and best beer and liquor selection in the area. Super unassuming from the outside, but believe me, worth checking out.

World class selection of Belgian beers, and beer generally. This is the perfect place to pick up an assortment of odd beers in single bottles. read more

Less wine now, which is fine with me, and more beer. Yea! I still love BPS. It's part of my regular Dayton-area beer pickups. Glad to see more beer-passionate workers in the store. Makes beer shopping more fun and helpful. read more

Belmont Party Supply is actually a great liquor store. The employees are very nice, I must have just got a bad apple, lol. They have a Jamaican ginger beer that I can't get enough of. I will be going back often as I live in Belmont. read more

If you like craft beer this is a good place to hit. They have a pretty large selection. Some of the staff are really helpful and know their stuff. I spent a good 20 minutes just walking around the beer section looking at all they had. This is definitely my new beer spot. read more

Belmont Party Supply is a great place to buy beer. Don't let the exterior facade fool you. I know it looks like a ghetto carry-out, but Belmont has one of THE greatest beer selections in all of Dayton. They even have a full assortment of brewing supplies in the rear. However, be forewarned that the store is oddly split in two. One side is beer and wine, the other side is liquor. The liquor side, and the reason truly escapes me, is cash only. Many a time have I had to go to one side, pay cash for liquor, then go to the other side and buy beer. Goofy, but whatever. read more

This is by far the best place I've found in this area! I love the selection of imported spirits and it's the only place I can find mead that doesn't remind me of flavored gasoline! read more

Well, they certainly have a good selection of beers. But their customer service sucks. I love dark beers and had a list of beers I was looking for...did anyone help at all in any way? Nope. The workers consist of young, pimply males without manners who dress like they came from some garbage closet. Even Goodwill would be high class. I prefer the more mature type with some semblance of brightness and friendliness. I've been to many specialty beer places across the US and this one is definitely on the low end, if not THE low end inside and out. And, their prices reflect a "better" place--not justified in my opinion. Places like this need to understand that what they lack in luster, they must make up for in customer service. The only reason they received 1 star was for selection, nothing more. Luckily, they are not the only game in town. Who knows maybe it was just an off day...then again maybe it was just normal for them. Either case, the rating stays. read more

Absolutely fantastic beer selection. If you're not familiar with the place, be sure you go all the way to the back where they sell the individual bottles of microbrew, and don't be waylaid by the chilled six-packs you'll pass on the way. There were also some decent wines in there. The place is convenient to all the other necessary vices of life such as a Dairy Queen, a tobacco shop and a gun store :) The clerk was really helpful about wrapping up or boxing my twelve or so individual micro-bottles and didn't seem put out about doing it at all, so I get the impression that they have a pretty good beer geek clientele. Minus a star for the stupid setup with the liquor being in a separate "store" next door and being cash only. I would have liked to get some whiskey too, but by the time I figured out what the deal was I was already at the beer register with a line behind me. I imagine there's some silly regulatory reason for doing it that way but as someone who likes her whiskey and beer together, I just found it annoying. read more

This place has an amazing selection of beer! I found my favourite, and most places don't carry it. It's not in the best neighborhood though. Don't go walking around there at night! (i guess lol) read more

From the outside Belmont Party Supply looks like any other run of the mill liquor store, nothing really sets it apart from the many others in the area, until you step inside! They have THE best selection of craft and micro brewery beers in the area, hands down. Not only do they sell 4 packs, 6 packs, cases, etc, but they sell them all individually so you can mix and match, what a great service! The employees are always super helpful and knowledgeable when it comes to what we're looking for, either a specific beer or a general recommendation. If you're into home brewing, they have a pretty ample supply of the goods you would need to accomplish this, haven't tried it yet but this is where I would go. On the opposite side of the establishment is where all of the liquor is kept, pretty much everything here to choose from but the beer selection is what really makes this place a local gem! If you happen to be a beer snob and are looking for a specific hard to find brew, this is the place! read more