Ray’s Liquor

Choose to stop in at Ray’s based on bhensonb’s place review, since we didn’t have time to drive all over Chico and my wife would eventually pull the plug on my beer stops efficiency is important. For what I was expecting, Ray’s had quite a bit bigger selection. Easily double the 60+ bottles listed above. Not really a ton of singles, for mixed sixers, but mostly bombers. Many special releases and limited edition beers. I was able to pick up a few local bottles to bring back to Boise for RBSG that have a handful of rates. Prices were a little bit on the high side, but not outrageous. Unless you wanted one of the Cascade sours, but those are priced stupid anywhere you go.

bit of a hole in the wall type of place that had a pretty nice selection of bombers in the cooler. nothing worth going too far out of your way for, but worth a stop if in the area.

Great selection of California Craft beers. Usually has hard-to-find seasonals.

Adding this place as there is no other beer store rated for the area. I used GPS to visit 12 of 14 Chico liquor stores. Ray’s is the place in Chico for Butte Creek - there were seven different Butte bombers on my visit. Three I had not seen elsewhere . It’s not the place for many imports - what there were may be easily found elsewhere. However, Ray’s has the right attitude: ’We try to sell most microbrewery beers, especially those that are local,’ said Steve Palmer, owner of Ray’s Liquor. That’s mission impossible, but this is the stop in Chico. Liquor Bank at 915 Main also has a better than average selection (2 Feather River Bombers), but Ray’s should be the first stop.