April 24, 2009 [ Updated May 26, 2009 ]
This is the best place to shop for beer in Hot Springs. The owner Cord is trying to improve the beer selection. Unfortunately he is first and foremost a wine guy. They do have a great selection of Belgium beers, North Coast, Sierra Nevada, Boulevard, and Anchor Steam. This store is a good beer store, but it has the potential to be a great beer store.

February 26, 2009
Definitely the best bottle shop I found while visiting Arkansas... but that isn’t saying much. The selection is quite large and varied for the state, but I doubt you’ll find anything special. I did manage to find a nice bottle of Boulevard Smokestack Saison, though. They also had quite a few new belgium products, and a few imports I had not seen before, but didn’t look too promising. Some of the staff actually seemed fairly knowledgeable about their beers, but I suppose that’s kinda easy to do when you only have to keep track of a hundred beers or so. But they would not break sixpacks under any circumstances so that was kind of a turnoff. If you ever wind up visiting this shithole state, I’d recommend stopping here.

August 23, 2008
I am scoring The Wine Rack and Spirits Shoppe so high because it is the only store in Hot Springs, Arkansas that appreciates beer. I have had several talks with different employees that work there about their beer, and they always try out anything new that their distributor allows them to bring in the store, so they have a lot of knowledge about what they carry in the store, and that helps quite a bit. The service in the store is excellent. I have had no problem with any employee, and they are always willing to help me out. The store is constantly trying to find new beer to add to their selection, which is fantastic. If you are looking for great beer in Hot Springs or around that area, I highly suggest going here. You will not be disappointed.