RSVP Discount Beverage

June 8, 2008
Possibly the most retarded store policy on earth of not accepting IDs of anyone from out of state under 25 years old. My girlfriend turns 25 in a month, has ID, and can buy alcohol anywhere else except for here. Hell, she wasn’t even buying it. She was just with me. I had over $100 worth of beer in the cart that some schmuck had to restock. Fortunately, after going through Bar Harbor for a couple of days, our route sent us back through Portland so I stopped in, left my gf in the car and bought a couple Allagash Interlude’s and got the fuck out. Great selection, horrible policies. Suck my balls

April 5, 2006
Is ugly as can be inside but has a massive selection of beers, many imported and locals. They let you do a mixed 6pac which is great. People often complain about getting carded but I look like I am 16(am 21) and found that as long as I have my passport with me they will always sell me beer. Also a large wine collection and a very knowledgeble staff to help you out....you just have to go to them, they dont come to you.

December 30, 2005
Pretty good Maine bottle selection with the always fun mix-a-6-pack feature. Prices are very reasonable, even in the relatively small but well-chosen import shelf. These guys are ridiculous about IDing out-of-staters (imagine foreigners like me). After some patience-trying moments, the owner finally came down to "validate" our IDs for the automaton of a clerk who must have thought we were terrorists. Passports weren’t good enough (!?!), these guys trust nothing else than the book of picture IDs that was made out for them. Once this hassle is overcome, you’ll (hopefully) walk out with a fun selection of Maine micros. But man, what idiots you can encounter at the counter...

August 3, 2005
Upon my first visit to RSVPs - I was smuggly informed that I was 5 minutes late and it closed at 9 PM on Saturday night. They have the usual stuff - Allagash, Gritty, Harpoon, Belfast, Atlantic, etc. All in all a boring selection. The prices seems maginally cheaper than Downeast Beverage and the location is relatively close to the Great Lost Bear.

July 7, 2005
Warehouse type setting, lots of beers, microbrew/specialty and wines....big variety, helpful staff once you get their attention.

May 26, 2005 [ Updated December 2, 2006 ]
All I can say is, ditto on what Matta said. I visited with ClarkVV last weekend, and though he is rather baby-faced he is "of age"...except at RSVP, apparently. I’m 39, but that didn’t mean beans to them. Plus the woman at checkout when we walked in didn’t respond at all when I said Hi as I walked in; and the selection of singles was almost nonexistent...overall this is a place to avoid even if it is near GLB; hit Downeast instead for vastly better service, slightly better selection and a non-warehouse ambience.

March 2, 2005
RSVP can kiss my pale white ass!
My crew and I had about $400 worth of beer between us all and the woman at the register would not sell to anyone of us because, “we had out of state drivers licenses and we were not ALL 25 years of age,” and Refusing to sell to those of us that were 25 years and over because of association. Last I checked you only have to be 21 years of age to buy alcohol in the United States???? They did have a nice local beer selection, but I was shafted out of bringing home that Cadillac Mountain Stout and the Smuttynose bombers I wanted because of this Crap-Ass store policy! RSVP an bite my ass!

October 18, 2004
Nice little shop with a great offering of locals and some imports that I can’t always get. Nice and as mentioned - the Allagash selection seems to cover it all. If I only didn’t have to lug it all home ....

May 14, 2004
this place has alot of beers. they have more than downeast beverage does, including a ton of allagash four. they have a small selection of belgians, and some other beers including celebrator dopplebock. they have pretty much every allagash i believe- i only went in there for four. there is alot of macros to buy, alot of rare maine beers (not rare for maine, duh). prices were resonable. they had alot of wine and nice selection of single malt scotch. all in all a good store- between this one and downeast beverage you can get most anything worth a damn in maine.