We live in Virginia and travel to Birmingham to visit our daughter. He's wanted to come here years. So we did. And he's thrilled. Picked out an early Father's Day gift and he said it's rare you find such a well supplied tobacconist. The prices are good, the service fantastic. He's a happy man read more

The Briary - Hobby picking out his pipe. - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

What a wonderful experience with the most pleasant welcoming staff. The selection of pipes and tobacco were great and the atmosphere is top notch. I will definitely be back when I come and visit. read more

Great prices. It is also a cool business set in an old house. They have a great selection of pipes, cigars and tobacco. One huge drawback is the hours. The place closes at 6:00. They also do not offer beer or anything harder than a soda or water. I would recommend here, but next time I stop by, it will be to grab a cigar to go. read more

Just good folks, and a lovely shop in an old house in Homewood. From the area but moved away, so I try to stop in when I visit. Always the best service. Went in last week to grab a book advertised on their website, and walked out with that plus a new pipe and stand. Next time (post COVID I hope!) I'd like to stick around and smoke a pipe or a cigar. Such a welcoming place. read more

The Briary - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Really like this establishment, friendly and great customer service. Helped me to find the cigars I needed and even suggested some great ones as well. I will definitely be shopping here again. read more

Writing a review of the Briary seems like an odd thing to do; for me it's kind of like writing a review of my local grocery store. It's where I go every time I need something they have (in this case pipe stuff), and it never disappoints. This is a pipe shop, a real pipe shop, and that's a rare thing to find these days. Skip and John, the guys who run the shop most days, are both great and will treat you like a friend. Skip will also sell you a pipe while you aren't even looking; he's that good. Skip's wife Kay is wonderfully kind, and Ed, who works on Saturdays, is always fun to chat with. Mark, whom I don't know very well personally, is also clearly a very nice (and helpful) guy. In short, great bunch of folks here. If you want pipes and pipe tobacco, this is where you want to be. Pipes from wall to wall, from floor to ceiling, and a huge wall of tobacco tins that will make a newbie's head spin - but in a good way! Lighters, tampers, meerschaum, briar, corn cob, clay: they're all here, and they're all beautifully on display. And really, if you can't find a tin (or a bag) of tobacco to suit your tastes here, then you probably don't like tobacco. And despite the fact that I think of the Briary as a pipe shop, it also has an excellent, well stocked humidor, full of all the classic brands that you will quickly recognize. They will help you find something if you don't know what you need, but be prepared to buy more than you expected to: the selection is gigantic and the prices are very fair. So a good score in this category as well. Please, go to the Briary. You probably don't need me to tell you that, but if I sway one person to visit with this review, then I've succeeded. If you like tobacco (and especially pipes!), then you like the Briary. No two ways about it. read more

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First, this is the only place to get pipes and pipe tobacco in Birmingham. I don't actually smoke a pipe, but my father did. This is the place to go if you're even considering smoking a pipe. Second, there's none of that "vape" nonsense here. This is an actual tobacco shop. Go to your hipster tattoo parlor for that stuff. Third, these are folks you'd like to hang out with. They are connected directly to the finest tobacco producers in the world. For instance, this spring, one of the employees got to go hang out at a tobacco plantation in Nicaragua and smoke cigars all day for a weekend, all for free. I figure if the cigar plantations want the Briary's business that badly, this is clearly the place to go. Finally, these guys have been in business for as long as I can remember, and I'm 52. Do you remember The Tinder Box at Brookwood Mall in the 80s? That was these guys, until they got tired of paying mall rent. So, as it turns out, you can actually buy the same cigar here for less than you could find it at other places in town, because these guys own their own building and don't have to pay rent. They clearly know their product. I've gotten great advice, as well as some sympathy when a friend was suckered into buying some fake Cuban cigars. So, my advice is to come here, where they are honest and knowledgeable enough to tell you the truth. read more

These guys are great. Well established shop in a converted old house with a well stocked humidor, cases of pipes, a huge wall of tobaccos, a very comfortable smoking room and a social atmosphere with interesting and affable locals. Not many places like this around. read more

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This is one of the coolest places i have ever been. Friendly fun knowledgeable in a funky cool house. Totally devoted to pipes which is unique read more

The Briary is the best place in Birmingham to find pipes and cigars. Their pipe tobacco is the best! My favorite is Brookwood. The customer service is awesome! My wife bought me a pipe rack and it is gorgeous! read more

The Briary - Pipe rack purchased from The Briary! Love it!!! - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Local owned and operated tobacconist. I go here every month, I drive over an hour and it's well worth it. Great selection, price, staff and atmosphere. If you're a pipe or cigar smoker, you need to check it out. They also host Magic City Pipe Club, great chance to hang out with other smokers. read more

Go see these guys, great cozy shop, great selection, good pipe tobacco knowledge, AND a shop cat, they made me fee very welcome from out of town. read more

These guys were sooooo friendly and knowledgeable. We stopped in while from out of town and the owner spent 20 minutes helping an inexperienced smoker select the best cigars for him. A pleasure to work with them. Stop in for the hundreds of brands and types of smoking varieties available and enjoy the interaction with other customers and staff. read more

Skip patiently helped me to select my first pipe twenty years ago. I live too far away to hang out with them, but there is no finer pipe shop in North America. read more

You cannot really enjoy this excellent pipe and tobacco shop in a hurry. With overstuffed leather seating in the smoking room, you have to stay and try what you buy. This family business has been making friends for decades and one visit will tell you why. Smokers and non-smokers alike will find it charming, interesting, and worthy of many visits for years to come. read more