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Astor Liquors
Good based on 16 ratings
Type: Beer Store

364 Domer Ave
Laurel, Maryland United States 20707 [ print map ]
(301) 776-7585


Hours: Mon-Thurs 9am - 9:30, Friday-Sat 9am-10pm





WiFi
Children
Patio
Seasonals
Real Ales
Proper Glassware
Beer To Go/Growlers
BYO 6-Pack/Singles
Available At This Location (arranged by most recent)
Chiyomusubi (Bound Forever) Oni No Shitaburui Sake , Carib Lager 2, Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René 96
More Beers Available Here



16 reviews for Astor Liquors
 Ambiance 62%
 Service 74%
 Selection 81%
 Food N/A 
 Value 4%
 Overall 78%
 Rating 63%
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harpsm (10), Maryland
  74   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/56/1012/15N/A 6/1016/20

December 21, 2008
A good selection of craft beers that leans toward the usual suspects rather than any hard to find brews. Lots of regionals like Southern Tier, Weyerbacher, Victory, Dogfish Head, etc. Plenty of macros as well as wine and liquor. Prices are fair. Overall, a good standby store, but veteran beer geeks probably wont find anything they havent seen before.

FatguyRacer (4), Crownsville, Maryland
does not count - explanation
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
2/58/1015/15N/AN/A16/20

October 28, 2007 [ Updated November 23, 2007 ]
Good selection but not great. I thought the selection was much better at Corridor. The bottle of Czechvar i bought was 14 months past its drinkby date. I did manage to find 1 or 2 there that Corridor didnt have. But thats not enough for me to go out of my way again. Update to rating: I must not have been looking too hard the first time in. I went back because its next door to a good hobby shop. I found the rest of the beer and was surprised by the selections of English brews and how much less they charge for Belgian singles than Corridor. I have changed my ratings to reflect this.

hellbilly (64), scottsdale über alles, Arizona
  66   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/56/1011/15N/AN/A13/20

June 21, 2007
selection was limited when i visited but there were a lot of empty spaces to fill.

¾ (599), Colorado
  78   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/59/1012/15N/AN/A15/20

May 6, 2007
I couldn’t seem to find the good beer, it was in the back behind stacks of Rolling Rock, so it took me a minute to find the bombers and singles, but the selection was pretty good for regional micros. Had some Cantillon as well, a few trappist bottles. Peggy, the beer manager, was a great help, knew all about the new releases and what to expect at the store soon. Prices are much better than in DC, so I’ll make my way out here again.

hoplover406 (24), Crofton, Maryland
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/59/1012/15N/AN/A17/20

May 3, 2007
I echo the sentiment of all the raters below. Peggy is very nice and helpful. They have a very good selection of domestics, with fewer Belgian and German beers represented. However, they do have Rochefort, and Celebrator and the best selection of Allagash I have seen anywhere! They must have had eight different Allagash ales. Excellent selection of Weyerbacher and Unibroue. A great place to find a wide variety of craft beer and it’s in Laurel?.....weird!!

illinismitty (224), Nashville, Tennessee
  68   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
2/57/1011/15N/AN/A14/20

January 15, 2007 [ Updated February 7, 2007 ]
I semi hole it the wall liquor store tucked in the corner of an outdated strip mall. Decent beer selection, including a wall of reasonable priced singles. Green Flash, Jolly Pumpkin, FFF, DFH, Bear Republic, etc. Maybe I have been to way to many bottle shops, but my expectations were a little higher. I was hoping to see a lot more. Perhaps I stopped in at a bad time. But this place is still worth a visit if you are in the area. I understand that a ratebeerian or two have been assisting them as to what beers to carry, so I would imagine that the selection will get better

MrBendo (16), Swedesboro, New Jersey
  64   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/55/1011/15N/AN/A12/20

January 3, 2007
This hole in the wall beer store really surprises you. They have FFF, Bear Republic, Jolly Pumpkin and a lot of local brews. Singles section is pretty complete. I always make the trip whenever I go to Baltimore.

beachbum25 (53), Powellville, Maryland
  88   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/59/1014/15N/AN/A18/20

June 16, 2006
Finally able te get here & see what all the fuss is about. This place delivers-Great selection of quality beers-they only have the good stuff-not tons of mediiocre beers. DFH, Victory,Clipper City, Three Floyds, Dominoin, Troegs, Jolly Pumpkin, ect...Lots of imports, Pleanty of very highly rated beers, Made you want to just fill up a shopping cart!! Selection changes often; good simgles selection. Very helpful-Peggy offered to try & track stuff down if I was looking for it-"just give us a call"!!

ryan (12), Beltsville, Maryland
  90   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/510/1014/15N/AN/A17/20

May 2, 2006
This is my regular bottle shop. The best selection and prices in the area. Peggy, who handles the beer, is very helpful and will go out of her way to track something down for you. Lots of singles available. Great selection of whats available in Maryland. Great Divide, Jolly Pumpkin, Avery, Weyerbacher, Smuttynose, Troegs, DFH, Brooklyn, FFF, Victory, Clipper City, Orval, Rochefort, Fantome, Westmalle, some Cantillon and De Dolle when they can get ’em. If they carry a brewer, they will generally carry everything they can get from them. Very good prices with occasion sales. Highly recommended.

argo0 (180), Washington DC
  72   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/56/1012/15N/AN/A15/20

October 11, 2005
The selection changes fairly often, and prices are good. It’s a bit out of the way from DC, but worth dropping in a couple of times a year, especially since it has some beers that are distributed in MD but not DC or VA.

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Scene
Strip mall liquor store

Staff
Marginal helpful to overly enthusastic

Parking
Plenty