I'm a regular customer of Sam the beer man Iv never had a bad experience until today.I bought in…read moretwo bags of bottle returns $12.00 and was refused and told by the worker that he didn't feel like accepting that many bottles I was under the assumption that that is a service they had. I will never go back that the worker was also very rude.

Sam the Beer Man is God's gift to beer drinkers. I feel like a kid in a candy store every time I…read morecome here. They can get their hands on some truly obscure and hard to find beers... even carrying all six of the Trappist beers. One whole wall is devoted to imports including some of my favorite German brews, as well as a large variety of lembic beers from Belgium. Amazingly, they carry kegs and cases of many of these. They even have a selection of specialty and rare brews including special Oktoberfest offerings and Lenten brews. They carry all of the local breweries and they have a nice selection of the smaller breweries nationwide. They do carry the standard american crap... er... favorites... but you have to look for them. This being Binghamton, I am a little shocked to hear that this is a unique store, but friends of mine have come back to the area just to go to Sams. My buddy is bringing his new wife from the Seattle area who just can't imagine such a store existing. I took my brother-in-law from D.C. recently and he practically fell to his knees. If you are local... be thankful for what you have... there are many others less fortunate than you. If you are from out of town. You should stop by.. marvel at the variety... indulge your inner child.

It's a great store, and the owners are super friendly and knowledgeable. There's a lot of stock in…read morea small place and it's well organized. Prices were decent and in line with what you'd expect to pay.

Intersting neighborhood store. Small but has an interesting selection of wines & spirits…read more What I liked the most that the owners really know their stuff. When asked about various new brands of Rum displayed, they could describe the taste and flavor profiles. Fascinating! The wine selection was fair to good. Nothing too expensive but I am sure that it reflects their customers price points!! They do have a very large selection of everyday bourbons and whiskeys. Some upscale brands. Once again, not very expensive but certainly not your everyday choices. Overall I think this is a good family owned store that know its customer base very well! I always stop in when I am in town to check out what looks interesting!!

Stopped in really quick while in town. Very nice staff, went…read morein for bourbon, looked at the great selection of wine. The bourbon selection was good.

This is a really nice place. Some liquor stores can be dingy and a bit scary, lol. This place is…read morewell-lit and well-organized. It's pretty small, which is the only 'ding'. I can imagine during busy times it would be hard to navigate. Prices are comparable to other places nearby. Staff is nice and not pushy. Definitely my new 'place'!

Huge wine selection. Everything from boxed wine to higher end selections. Store breaks wine up by…read moreregion (Italy, Germany, etc) and type (red, white, blend). Very nice staff. Cordial and helpful. Prices range from reasonable to maybe a little more than average (but it's a small locally owned place, not a Liquor Barn or discount store). Also has a large liquor section. As far as I can tell, the largest selection in the Binghamton/Vestal area.

Excellent and wide selection of wine and a great deal of very good wine at phenomenal price to…read morevalue ratio. A favorite place in Binghamton.

They sent a coupon for $15 off of a $100 purchase. After buying what I thought to be a fair price I…read moreneeded to get some more supplies for the holidays. Going to Liquor Town in Vestal not only did I save money without a lame mailer, I saved far more than expected! Shame on the Wegman's for their sleazy marketing practices! They got me once..Never again!!!

That these guys are now on InstaCart as the first business delivering alcoholic beverages in my…read morearea - even though I haven't ordered anything yet - is worthy of 4 stars. 'Cause look, when no other business that sells alcohol in your area is, to your knowledge, delivering, and you've tried two out-of-area alcohol delivery services that - regardless of how sincere their apologies are - leave you wanting to drink to numb the stress of the shopping experience they and/or those they partner with have provided, instead of drinking to imbibe (i.e., the only reason to drink, imo), you're gonna give a 4-star yelp to the first local liquor store to join InstaCart even though you haven't used them yet. The end. So after our delayed order stuck in Maspeth arrives via UPS, whenever that's gonna be, and the other half of what I should've received today finally gets to my door*, it's gonna be all about Johnson City Wine & Liquor. Okay? Thanks, Johnson City Wine & Liquor. You'll be hearing from us. Trust me. *So, after canceling my second order with MinibarDelivery.com, I placed one order with TapRm.com a couple of days ago that has somehow resulted in three unexpected deliveries with an apology for the missing case of beer that my online and print order said was delivered with this first shipment that arrived earlier today (So Tap Room's gonna need to stand in line for their yelp after I re-yelp MinibarDelivery.com over their indifference)

Most expensive store in NY. Did they have what I wanted?…read moreYes. That's why I give them 2 stars instead of 1. The 750 ml bottle of Belvedere was $52. You can buy the magnum anywhere for 44. I'll never go back.

very decent prices and a good variety of stuff. awesome store and great customer service. I will be…read morereturning to this location

Very cool place. Saw a sign on the way to Ithaca "Distillery Tastings Open" Phil owns the place…read moreand poured the tastings. It was a history lesson and spirits. The first women to vote in NY State did so about 1/4 mile from the distillery. Talk about historical. I'm glad we took in French Distillers and Alchemist it's a neat place with good tasty spirits and mucho bits of local and US know My advice is to stop by and enjoy.

This is a closed business. Website does not indicate that. Drove 45 minutes for nothingread more

The day we turned the corner from Emma onto Main to discover the aftermath of the West Side Beer…read moreDepot fire could've been categorized as one of my life's defining moments. I felt confused, abandoned, and denied. I saw a celebratory summer filled with all the craft beer and cider my little heart desired (sometimes in slow-mo), and all within walking distance too. Instead it included a one-hour round trip bus ride - with a transfer and not including the return-trip wait time - or a one-hour round trip walk to the other Beer Depot, or tolerating, with a stiff upper lip, the beer selection at our local Price Chopper; and this lasted through early December. We'd been making regular trips to Lane's next door since the fire (Great place by the way! Their staff is professional, in the know about where things are in the store, and happy to point out a good deal whether you ask or not), So it goes without saying we were hopeful when we started seeing signs of reconstruction in the West Side Beer Depot's empty space. When we learned that they'd officially re-opened, I felt like someone had lifted me in the air and twirled me around. It's not an emporium, but the selection is varied enough to never bore you (like Ithaca Coffee Company's), and I'm not just talking about the different breweries and cideries you'll see on the shelves. This is the type of place that'll stock a wider range of products for a given company; so instead of having the choice of two or three products for X brewery/cidery, you'll see, like, four or five products from certain companies. They bring in seasonal and limited edition products too. And they're willing to make space on their shelves for new products like this in-state black current cider we stumbled upon last week. Last but not least, they small talk about their products in a genuine way as if they've tried them, which I appreciate. And they have mainstream beer and premade stuff in a can and all that...but most of them are stocked away from the real deal in another part of the store...where they belong. Appropriate. (They need a separate cash register over there. J/K!) So if you like learning about craft beer and cider, this is definitely an option. If I had a car I'd patronize this business just like the other customers I see pull up to give support to these guys. Thanks for staying in the game, West Side Beer Depot!

This place is the WORST!!! DO NOT BUY from them!!! We purchased a keg for a party and when we…read morereturned would not returned it they would not give the deposit back because we didn't have our receipt! So they took the $100 deposit !! They are ridiculous!!!!