Besides being in a loyaslist area I stop here for my UK beers. They carry Bucky and the shop owner looks at you odd when you add it to the pile of craft beers you have at the till. Some of us like to live dangerously... read more

Generally Off Licenses are Off licenses - nothing interesting or new to report, they sell alcohol, cigarettes and the obligatory mixers and odd few nibbles - this one is slightly different. As mentioned by other people, this is more of a wine merchant. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful, and even stop for a chat with you if you know what you want and don't need any assistance, however if you are going to a party, special dinner, or want to gift a bottle of wine to someone who knows considerably more about fine wines than you do, this is the place to go. The wines are reasonably priced for the quality (quite frankly if you want a cheapo bottle of plonk, then there's always Tesco or Sainsburys!) but they do have a number of offers on any time I have been in, where you can get a few bottles for a reduced price! read more

This is one of two quite frankly superb off licences in Northern Ireland. I first discovered the branch on the Antrim Road many a year ago but was pottering about Carrick to see a friend and soon remembered, there's a Gapwines here... The store is coated in all things booze. My particular obsession tipple wise is beer. I managed to pick up a bottle of Rochefort 10, Brewdog's Chaos Theory IPA, Harviestoun Ola dubh and a selection of other hard to get brews. The staff have always been a pleasure to deal with and are more than helpful when it comes to a suggestion. I was in the market for a Scottish single malt, something I've been getting into obsessively for the last two years or so. I was ushered toward a bottle of cask strength Laphroaig whisky. The standard 10 year vintage is a superb example of the extremely smoky and heavily peated Islay whiskies and a cask strength version only enticed me more into making the purchase. A divine ethereal nectar from the gods of which I still have half a bottle sitting in my kitchen. This award winning store certainly deserves the accolades it's received. The products are well priced and the range superb, you'll almost certainly leave with a random item on which you hadn't planned. read more