I discovered Bridge Liquors on Twitter as I feverishly searching for the limited release of Goose Island Bourbon County 2013 and they had posted minutes earlier their stock had been delivered. Their online presence is SMART and complete! I quickly linked to their webpage and found a phone number for their business.
I called and because adrenaline was pretty high I was stuttering and blurting out my words, but the manager/owner was kind and patient and explained they had a limited supply. He could almost hear my concern as he quickly offered to place 4 bottles of the Coffee Stout behind the register for me. I gave him my first name and my cell phone and with a promise to be there in a couple of hours, he said not a problem.
About an hour later I arrive and it was easy to find, just off of RT. 138. It is a small store, that can easily be missed especially in the dark. It is in a building strip type of location, small parking lot directly in front of the store. I see the Goose Island Black Friday poster on the door and my heart lept :)
I walk in right up to the counter as I see the gentleman, who I assumed was the one I spoke to on the phone. I squeak out my name. He smiled back (not judging...because I am sure I looked a bit manic). He quickly retrieved the stock he reserved for me and then showed me the rest of the stock in the event I wanted to purchase more than 4....uhhhhh YES, of course I did. While he wasn't trying to distract, he wanted to be sure that I saw some of the other craft beer offerings they had. For a small store, he sure had a lot of craft beer gems, Allagash, Maine Beer Company and Goose Island of course.
Their business savvy ways, excellent customer service and decent selection have locked me in as a loyal customer and follower on twitter https://twitter.com/BridgeLiquors. The only draw back is that because they have sooo much in stock, the aisles are very narrow. It's worth the trip and bridge toll $$. read more