As a black woman who walked in this store alone I just had the worst racist disrespectful experience. I'm still stuck and trying to calm myself down from this man yelling at me after he overcharged me. I'll come back to fill you in on the details. I need to tell my dad how this man just treated me and calm down. No wonder his business is shutting down.. read the reviews and now I see I'm not the first. ZERO STARS read more

Texas Wine & Spirits - This man is a r@cist and Disrespectful to black women - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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I can safely say I can always find something new in here, whatever the poison. The prices might be on the high side, but it's a small price to pay if you don't want to try and find BevMo or a Total Wine and More. Pro-tip, I would use Texas for your more obscure, hard to find purchases- if you're just looking for shelf liquor or a common six-pack, youre better to go to Smart and Final or Vons and save some dough. read more

SAM that worked May 17, 2025 3:02pm is racist ! We were checking out with the racist and another white man rolled in and he told me to hand the man the bottle behind the counter so he can cut in front of us as we are literally standing getting rung up. We ignored his request obviously and ANOTHER white man came up behind us and reached over us to check out. Also He over charged us on our order. read more

Grossly overpriced. The grim man behind their counter told us a twelve pack of Modelo here is $20. Stepped next door to Smart & Final. Smart & Final sells the exact same beer (cold in their fridge) for $6 LESS---same size. We've been helped by a great guy named "Ryan" here. Too bad he wasn't working today. read more

Texas Wine & Spirits - a receipt for a drink - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Great craft beer selection--don't let the small exterior fool you. They pack it in. Good place to get something special for a party you're going to. read more

Go to ANY liquor store within a 20 mile radius, but NOT this one. Guy behind the counter is a con artist who watches you and sizes you up to see if he can up-charge you hoping you'll not notice (so he can pocket the extra $$). And don't you dare have the audacity to ask him the price before having him ring it up-- he'll insult you and tell you you're cheap for even caring/asking about prices. Wth??? Who is this rude slob? I'd like to know who owns the place. read more

ALWAYS CHECK YOUR RECEIPT HERE!!! Can't emphasize this enough. I've been to this place a bunch of times. I never usually check the receipts when I go to places, I usually do quick math in my head and if it feels right I move on. But this place has tried to pull a fast one on me twice now and I'm done. Today they never gave me a receipt after I used Apple Pay and while walking to my car I did my quick math and it felt off. I went back in and asked for a receipt. Turns out they charged me for a cigar I never bought and overcharged me by $10 on a bottle of wine. The cashier opened the register and gave me the exact amount I was overcharged in cash without even looking at the receipt then proceeded to tell me it was an honest mistake. read more

Way overpriced on everything I get you pay for convenience but they are shady & overcharge you if your not paying attention. 2nd time being overcharged on credit card I have reported them & will never go back they are thieves. read more

Talk about customer service. I was doing a friend a favor and buying him a couple bottles of Bourbon he couldn't find around his way. When I was being rung up, the price was double what I expected. I said that that wasn't the right price for that brand, but was told that I was mistaken because this was a different version that was much more. Taking the cashier at his word, I bought it. Shame on me. After sending my friend a photo and telling him that this was some special version I'd gotten him, he told I'd been had. I returned and politely asked to return the bottles but was told the state of CA doesn't allow that. I asked if they could offer me credit, to which they said no as well. First and last time I'll ever shop at this store. I'm angry at myself for believing them and assuming they weren't out to get me. Prices are astronomical, the staff is misleading. Take your business elsewhere. These guys are getting by on location. Save a bundle and shop literally anywhere else. read more

If I could give zero stars, I assuredly would. Not only is the staff profoundly rude (and eyeball you like you're planning a heist), they're bonafide con artists - true masters of the bait and switch; as others have alluded to, pay close attention...take your eye off the prize and next thing you know you're paying for something you're not getting. Safe to say I'll never patronize this place again. This place is for suckers. Beware. read more

This place deserves a double whoo hoo!!! Have you been searching for that random craft beer? They probably have it! So many too choose from you might be overwhelmed at first but keep your eyes steady you will find what your looking for! I mean let's face it a liqour store with the name TEXAS on it means its bigger and better haha! Prices range from low to high and served cold or shelved your choice. And if you don't prefer beer you can also venture into their wine and liqour selection there is plenty in there too! read more

Texas Wine & Spirits - Buy 5 get the 6th for a Nickel. - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Wow!! Fully stocked liquor! Huge variety of bourbon and whiskey. Some great sales, Woodford for $29.99?!!! Staff here is very nice. With great suggestions. Probably most awesome independent liquor store I've been to in awhile. They have some pretty quality stuff. The store front is pretty nice. Nicer version of liquor stores. read more

This place probably has the best selection of booze in the Carlsbad Village area. That being said, the competition isn't exactly stellar. There's a few other smaller liquor stores and perhaps the worst Smart & Final I've ever been to, so Texas Wine & Spirits kinda wins the award by default. They didn't blow me away with any cool beer or wine offerings, but the one major plus is the box of booze they usually have at the front where you can mix and match labels at a discount. I got a couple of flavors flavors for a fraction of the price which was awesome. Guys at the register we're nice enough and the sketchy drunkard waiting outside factor was at a minimum which is usually not the case at a little shop like this. If you're looking for anything outside of Coors Lights in the area, this is your stop. read more

Texas Wine & Spirits - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This store has a massive selection. The owners are very nice and will help you find whatever you need! Remember, during this crazy pandemic to support local! read more

Kind of shitty place, but good beer selection. Grabbed some craft singles pints and 22s, see a sign buy 5 get one for a nickel or some shit. I'm like ok, I'll grab two more and make her a sixer. Roll up to the counter and the dude says $55. I'm like damn, did you do the nickel thing, and the cashier told me they didn't do that on some beer I selected. I'm like, damn, I missed that note and he said it isn't written over there haha, oookaaaayyy. Then he had the ball's to charge me fifty cents for not using cash. read more

I WOULD NOT go here. Older man at counter seems nice but got caught charging wring prices because he thinks people are not paying attention. And it's the final straw because he's done it to me once before and to several of my friends. When he just gives excuses. Do NOT get RIPPED OFF here. You can buy these items anywhere locally. read more

Called to see if they had any burgeon beer. Guy handed me to someone else who answered "WHAT DO YOU WANT? We are busy! What do you want, what do you want!!!!??" Not even giving me a chance to speak Hard pass on ever going here. read more

BEWARE SHADDY BUSINESS. I can to this spot for a tall can used my debit card when I Chen my statement this place charged me $28 for one talk can be carefully they will up charge and charge u after you leave shady business stay away read more

Every town needs a classic wine & spirits. Texas brings that and more to the heart of Carlsbad. The prime location lies by the freeway's artery and within walking distance to Carlsbad's tourist zone. An expansive footprint allows Texas to stock up on massive amounts of beer. Their selection is broad and covers every price point so you can bet the farm on a fantastic offering. Shelves are loaded with award winning and distinctive brews that will wow even the most discriminating connoisseur. read more

For all your boozing needs in Carlsbad! Texas Wine & Spirits. Perfectly located right before the I5 on ramps. After a day enjoying the Carlsbad Village we walked to TW&S and reloaded on our booze for the night back at the house. The gentleman behind the counter was even kind enough to let us keep our ice in the freezer until our Uber arrived. TW&S shares a large parking lot with Smart and Final which makes it an ideal spot for your Uber or Lyft to meet you. read more

Glad we found this place! It satisfied our beer hunt for the night. The shop is kind of small but its jam packed with tons of alcohol! There is a huge selection of craft beers and wines which makes it even harder to choose from. We took our time and browsed around all the shelves and ailes until we found a honey blond ale from Me so Honey and a dark chocolate stout from Rouge. Both were very good and a decent price around $6 each bottle and the bottles were a decent size, just enough to share. This place made our night. read more

Texas Wine & Spirits - Great craft beer selection - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Always liked coming here, but now it's just a shop of weirdness. Not to mention the cigarettes going around here in California. And yes at this store as well. If anyone is worried about Covid then why would you put respiratory depressing cigarettes for sale. Talk about furthering the spread of Covid. Lowering immunity, what knuckle head adult children are going around an tampering with everything? Grow up you dip doodles. When's the FDA going to come around? Geez I wonder what could be causing the Covid deaths? Drugged food? Cigarettes? Vapes? Leading to respiratory distress. Also! Who's going to wear a mask when they are high as heck and can't even remember to put on their mask before going to the store?! Damned drug infested state of PC 347's all over the damn place. The elder gentleman Cashier is always nice though. 3 Stars for that guy, it's been over 4 years shopping here and still don't know his name! Stop tampering with wholesome products. Bunch of children. read more

This review has been a long time coming as I've been a regular of Texas Wine and Spirits since moving to Carlsbad six months ago. This is THE place to buy craft beer in Carlsbad, and here's why: 1. They get Pliny on the regular. Don't believe it? Check their Instagram. In fact, any rare, new, or otherwise interesting beer goes up on their IG page, and I can't tell you how many different types of beer I've been exposed to by this. 2. They stock tons of local beer. 3. If they don't have something you're looking for, they will order it for you. 4. Random and frequent tastings in the store. I had some Aztec samplers the other day, and there was even a lady in there doing vodka tastings the same day. 5. Selection. For such a small place, Texas Wine & Spirits has it all. Sours, IPA's, Belgians, Saisons, Barley Wines, Stouts, Porters, Pale Ales, you get the picture. Massive selection. 6. Location. Easy to get to off of the 5 and Carlsbad VIllage Drive. 7. Service. Ryan and his team are super cool guys. 8. Oh yeah, they also have a massive Wine and Spirits selection as well. At the time of this writing, they had 3 different bottles of Pappy Van Winkle in the case. 9. Price. A lot of people have complained about some of the pricing at Texas Wine & Spirits, but it's in line with most places in town. I'd rather pay a bit extra than drive anywhere else looking for something that I know for a fact will be at TW&S. Cheers!! read more

Texas Wine & Spirits - Outstanding selection - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This place is a rip off. I seen bottles that normally sell for 60 bucks else where but they will charge 300 for it because it's hard to find. People please stop going there and paying crazy prices. Also watch what the ring up. They will double the price of the sticker if you don't watch them. I will never go back. read more

DON'T go here, old man overcharges you and you won't notice unless you count your change!

Nice liquor store. The employees are all really friendly. They always help out and answer any questions and make suggestions. Very kind people here. They have a pretty large selection of wine, beer, hard liquor. I wish they had a larger sake collection but one of the employees did tell us that they are working on it so I am very excited! Pretty reasonable prices as well :) read more

Great beer selection and haven't ever left empty handed. I noticed some of the spirits are a little overpriced but if you're looking for great beer this place has plenty to choose from read more

Selection is great. Guys are pretty cool. My issue is this: you really have to be aware of the fact that these guys do not have the time to make sure their beers are fresh. I have made the mistake of just grabbing beer without checking the date of which it was brewed, which is a huge mistake on my part. Apparently my brother, who also lives here in town has been doing the same. IPAs typically start to change their flavor after four months. Some are still good at five months, maybe six but after that they really hard to right. These guys are cool about giving you a credit if you make this mistake but between my brother and myself we've made it half a dozen times at Texas. Moral to the story: Drink fresh Beer read more

4 Stars for beer selection alone (and they have liquor too). It's a smaller sized place with a giant sized inventory. They carried all my favorites and some that I couldn't find in other places. Brew Dog, Abita, Bootleggers and all the local beers you could want. Pretty good selection of imports as well (if you like those). The cashier we dealt with was friendly enough and treated us fine. I think this is like the hidden gem that needs to be found. For a great beer selection with good prices, this is the place! read more

This review would be a 0 if possible I'm very disappointed in the misleading information you have on the internet about your hours. My friends and I came to the store before closing and the store was locked. I had nothing but great things to say about this store and I was embarrassed in front of my friends because I trusted you to come through with the birthday shots but instead you did not deliver. read more

Great staff, amazing selection overall fantastic service. I walked in looking for a specific craft beer and their selection blew me away. I will be coming back read more

Seems like they got everything in that store, missed one thing for sure. Customer service. The worst and rudest people works at that place. Owners,, pay attention to who you hire. read more

Closed two hours before they're listed online. No response from person inside until they flipped us off? Weirdest behavior I've encountered from a liquor store. Don't bother. read more

This place has really gone downhill in the last year or so. I used to be a frequent customer because they have a large beer selection and were often the only store in town that carried some limited releases. They also had decent prices on everything. However, lately they seem to have just gotten very greedy. They charge a mark up on any beer that is remotely popular (Pliny for $15 for example), and often their stock is months old. I feel like I have to search through 5 or 6 different beers to find an IPA that was brewed in the last month or two. The most egregious example of their greed is in their spirit prices though. Nearly everything is marked up $10 to $20, with some of the less common stuff marked up even more. Their mark up on bourbon is so high in fact, that it is cheaper for me to buy half a tank of gas, drive to Total Wine or Hi-Time Wine in Orange County, and buy my spirits there rather than at Texas. If you are looking for beer in North County, I'd recommend going to one of the local BevMos, or Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido. Texas is now a last resort place for me if I can't find something at another store. read more

This truly is a hidden gem in Carlsbad. From the outside, it appears to be your average, everyday liquor store that just happens to have an affinity for Texas. Odd? Yes, but dust off the old boots and step inside and you will see why. Being a Texan by marriage, I have learned the age old adage "everything's bigger in Texas" is true. Well, in this case, everything's bigger in Texas Liquor. They have one of the biggest selections of beers I have seen. So many tasty microbrews, it really is a chore to try and pick just one or two. The wine and liquor selection looks Texas-sized as well, but I have not even ventured into that territory yet. If you are ever in need of a hard-to-find beer, or just want to try something that you won't find at your average liquor store, I suggest you try Texas Liquor. Guns and alcohol don't mix. read more

Waiting for the owner to call me after a complete fiasco . I will update my review after the owner calls to make it right. I purchased a bottle and agreed to pick it up later in the afternoon. First off, it's a $95 bottle of beer (Approx. 350% markup) that me and some friends were going to split the cost of. Tough to find, but figured if we split the cost, not as bad. I show up, AFTER MY CARD HAS ALREADY BEEN RAN AND THE MONEY TAKEN OUT OF MY BANK ACCOUNT.. Only for them to tell me "here is what happened, we sold too many". So after I paid you $95+, you didn't remove the item and put it behind the counter? Actually, I am sure they did.. Knowing the reputation of these guys, someone came in and offered a few dollars more for the bottle that was already purchased, and they took his money and figured they would smooth talk me into something when I came in. So they tell me the bad news, and try to offer me a COMPLETELY different bottle that is NOWHERE NEAR the price of what I paid, for the same price. After I kindly said no thank you to their poor attempt to keep my $95, they then started saying that they would give me a $115 store credit for anything in the building. So... you want to give me $20 store credit so I you can keep my $95 and spend it on already incredibly high marked up beer prices. UPDATE: No call from the owner, as expected. Will not be stepping back into this place. I always heard people tell me they stopped going here because "man they over price their bottles like crazy", or "I always feel like I am getting taken every time I am in there". Well, I kept going back because I never had anything happen to me. Well here it is, the shadiness got me. It's San Diego, plenty of other bottle shops to go instead of dealing with shady businesses. FIND ANOTHER BOTTLE SHOP THAT DOESN'T PRICE GOUGE AND ALWAYS TRY TO HUSTLE THEIR WAY INTO A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS!!! read more

Very good beer selection with lots of different price points, styles, etc. Half the fun is just seeing all the creative labels!

I have only stopped by if I was heading back home from the beach and needed a 6-er. This weekend was the first time I actually took time to take a look around this place. Damn, they seem to have every local micro brew in here. While I didn't check out the wine selection, it covers the whole opposite side of the beer wall. I was seriously impressed at their selection, and I even took about 10 minutes to pick out a beer. While their selection is huge, they are a $1-2 (6pk) more than what you would pay at say a BevMo or supermarket. This is the place to come when you are in a hurry and have friends all with different beer/wine tastes. A small price to pay for convenience and selection. read more

My favorite craft beer bottle shop in Carlsbad. The guy who stocks their beer also works at Belching Beaver, so he's truly in-the-know when it comes to craft beer. I usually see him when I stop in on Saturday's and we chop it up about what's new in stock, what we've each tried and were impressed/disappointed in. In an area of the country where access to world class beer is plentiful, it takes a lot of rare, unique or very-hyped beer to get me excited. I'm always excited to go to TWS because I know there's always a gem to be found. read more

My score says it all. 5/5 Friendly Service, when you walk in you get greeted and the staff always seems happy you are in their store. 5/5 Knowledgeable staff, and if they are not sure they let you know. Have been impressed with their recommendations every time. Its great. 5/5 Have decent prices and I always try to buy from them first if I am looking for something particular. In some cases they even beat the big chains (BevMo/Vons/Albertsons) read more