Shoreline Beverage

August 1, 2008
Ambience: clean, well lit, organized. Service: ok, they might help you find something. Selection: among the best I’ve seen in this region.. and the large and small growler fill up station is cool!!! Prices might be slighly higher, but it’s worth the trip here.

July 2, 2008 [ Updated August 3, 2008 ]
Awesome selection- one row of imports and one of American beers. Cantillon, 3 Fonteinen (only place I’ve seen Schaerbeekse), Nogne O, Olfabrikken, Jolly Pumpkin, Southampton, Captain Lawrence, Goose Island, Bear Republic, Hair of the Dog among many many others. Small tap station (4 taps I think) that’s been slowly improving. Also offers the option of a 10 oz. growler fill, which is pretty unique. Prices are ok, can be slightly more expensive than other stores in the area (Big Z’s). Anyway, you’ve got to check this place out, it is awesome- lots of different beers to choose from.

March 15, 2008 [ Updated March 16, 2008 ]
Shoreline Beverages has the best beer selection anywhere on Long Island. They have a fabulous selection of micros and an amazing selection of quality imports especially with their Belgian selection. For example, where else on Long Island can you find a variety of Cantillon beers like you can find at Shoreline???....nowhere!!! I have been going here for years and have always been happy coming here. The owner Stu has always been gracious, polite and helpful to me. He is not a beer drinker but is always on the lookout for new beers to continously upgrade his already stellar selection of beer. Also, they are very generous in always giving away free glassware with beer purchases. From my many visits to Shoreline, I have amassed a great selection of glassware. Only slight negative is that Shoreline does have a growler system set up but usually the beers are not of any interest to me. Definitely needs to improve the quality of the beers(more Captain Lawrence and Southampton would be good) on the growler system but that does not take away from the great selection of bottled beers. Also, of some importance, Shoreline does have the best prices on their bottled beers compared to their local competition(Superstar and Big Z) Bottom line is that Shoreline has set the standard that other beer stores on Long Island are trying to live up.

February 19, 2008
Tucked away in a corner of 110. It is easy to miss if you are not looking for it as it almost looks like a warehouse from the outside. Additionally, it feels as if I was breaking some kind of rule by parking in their lot. The selection is highly decent. All the good stuff is in one aisle. SouthHampton and Weyerbacher were the big rarities to me, but they also had more common micros such as Stone and Rogue. I’ll be stopping in there again, but not often until I start to exhaust the closer locations a little more thoroughly.

November 20, 2007 [ Updated December 23, 2007 ]
Great, huge and diversified selection. Victory, Stone, Goose Island, Weyerbacher, Southampton are just a few of the US craft brews. The place is a little dirty, no big deal. The prices on some of the exports are high. $12 and change for a 750 ml of Chimay Blue? UPDATE: Dec 23 ’07 Back again, lots of new stuff. Troegs, Alesmith Holiday Yulesmith, Hair of the Dog to name a few. Stu, the owner took off an extra $5 from the bill after I used a coupon for $5, plus free glasses all around. The staff was helpful as well. This place is definitely a must visit if you’re in the area. I bumped the service and overall ratings on this past re-rate

November 5, 2007
Ok, this place is great. I went on recent trip to Long Island and found a pretty killer selection. Can’t vouch for the prices because I don’t really know the averages, but this place is great. Check it out if you are nearby.

May 3, 2007
I have been going to Shoreline since the early 80’s when it was in Huntington Village and owned by an older gentleman whose pictures with Ali and Namath are still behind the counter as trophies of another era. I appreciate Shoreline Beverage as it supports my historical society’s need for kegs and soda with a vast amount of choices and quality service. I also like the store’s ability to get special items as well as it is easy for me to get in and out of.

April 20, 2007
NICE LITTLE STORE TUCKED AWAY IN HUNTINGTON - GOOD SELECTION - BUT THE STORE WAS ALITTLE DIRTY AND RUN DOWN - SERVICE WASNT THE BEST- SOMEONE TOLD ME THE OWNER DOES NOT EVEN DRINK BEER. NOT A BAD ALTERNATIVE TO SUPERSTAR BEVERAGE.

February 25, 2007 [ Updated October 2, 2007 ]
In term of beer selection, this store has probably the best selection in Nassau and Suffolk counites. I’ve been there several times and haven’t spent less than $75 yet. Too bad they are tucked way up on the north shore in Huntington. It takes forever to get up there, especially during lunchtime. Damned traffic. As I said already, really nice selection of beers. If you live in Nassau or Suffolk county and don’t want to drive into Brooklyn, you owe it to yourself to come here at least once.

November 2, 2006
Nice place to drop into if you’re in the area. I figured I’d check it out sonce I was on the island. Nice selection. Big line-up of Rogue, (had most of them). Had a good selection of other domestics like Southampton, DFH, Weyerbacher (it’s own rack). I also scored some SH Abbot 12 for only 11.99. Not bad. The prices are fair. This place is almost as good as American in Brooklyn. New Beer in Manhattan is still the best (in terms of selection and especially price).