Merchant’s Fine Wine

5/27/2008 9:25:46 PM, tuesday, may 27, 2008
Pretty solid place. Not as large a beer selection as their wine selection. However, decent service and moderate prices are worth while.

3/19/2008 3:02:32 PM, wednesday, march 19, 2008 [ Updated monday, july 28, 2008 ]
Ambiance: you can find pretty much any beer that is distributed to Michigan here. They have about 30 shelving units with craft brews from around the world such as Belgain Lambics, Vintage Ales, Special Releases, etc... Service: you’ll get very good service and advice here from Annette or the other workers. They always give me an honest answer when asking when or if they are getting certain beers. I have never tried to special order a specific beer, but I’m sure they would order a specific beer if they can get it. Selection: I have been to beer stores throughout Michigan and the Midwest and I have not found a place with a better selection. The only thing I wish they had more of would be a warm American craft beer section where you can build your own 6 packs. They have some reasonable prices on most of their beers. Some are a little more than I’ve seen elsewhere and most are the same price or a little less. Once in a while, you can find great deals here. In the last few months, I purchased 750s of Ch’ti Brune and Ambre for $2.99 each, and bottles of Rochefort 6 and Achel Brune and Blonde for $2.00 each. They also have a wonderful assortment of liquors, wines and specialty foods from around the world. Merchant’s is one of the finest beer (and specialy wine/liquor/food)stores in the Midwest, if not THE FINEST.

1/27/2007 10:19:05 AM, saturday, january 27, 2007 [ Updated saturday, january 27, 2007 ]
Out of Celebrator on my last visit, but I had to put in a mention for the fantastic mid-day, mid-week help! Didn’t catch her name. Very beer-knowledgeable with the addictive Aussie(?) accent.

12/20/2006 8:17:03 PM, wednesday, december 20, 2006
This place was pretty damn sweet. Lots of michigan micros. Alongside a big belgian selection, lots of other imports. And really a nice selection of american micros as well. WWS to boot. The woman working the beer section really seemed to know her stuff, and was quite helpful. The amazing thing about this place is the wine selection though, my god.

7/30/2006 11:01:25 PM, sunday, july 30, 2006
Went here on a trip up to detroit for a concert. This place was insane. Their selection was great, i was able to get everything i wanted. I could have spend hundreds of dollars here if i had more cash to spend. Their selection of wine was ridiculous too. I spent a good twenties minutes cruising the wine aisles and could have spent hours. They had a small collection of cellared wines and ports which included a bottle selling for $1200!

2/27/2006 3:08:16 PM, monday, february 27, 2006
This place has a lot of beer man, like 3 or 4 rows plus 3 or 4 fridges. Ha , great. Cheaper than Beer Depot, with seemingly more beer. You’ve got to buy 6 [packs of a lot of stuff, but there were styles and beers from places that I have never seen before. Good selection of Micros, MAcros, Belgians, whatever. Too bad no Stone! Ill be returning forthwith!

2/23/2006 10:08:26 AM, thursday, february 23, 2006
One of my favorite spots. Currently updating their selection. Almost all the michigan locals plus a solid selection of belgians and out of states with reasonable prices.

11/12/2005 9:48:15 AM, saturday, november 12, 2005
Nice store. Good selection for the area, lots of Michigan brews and other American crafts, and a decent selection of Belgians. Decent pricing, but you can get a preferred customer card for free and save something like 10 percent. Nice service. Food looked good as well.

6/21/2005 9:27:11 PM, tuesday, june 21, 2005
Chances are if it’s available in Michigan, Merchants has it. A really nice selection of Belgians and local beers. A recent trip I noticed the new Breckenridge beers there.

1/4/2005 9:52:51 PM, tuesday, january 04, 2005 [ Updated sunday, april 02, 2006 ]
Stopped by here on my way home from Phoenix via the Detroit airport. It was relatively simple to find the place and well worth the small detour. Tons of imports and micros. Unfortunately a lot of U.S. micros that I wanted to try were only available in six packs, but I was still able to find some other good singles. Lots of good imports at reasonable prices. Overall it was a good experience and I’ll have to keep them in mind anytime I’m in the area. I had to hold back a bit since my bill was already skyrocketting, not to mention how much I spent in Arizona!