Liquor Barn, Hurstbourne Pkwy

7/26/2008 10:29:37 AM, saturday, july 26, 2008
(Visited 7-14-08) The last stop on my beer tour for the summer- and it was worth the wait. It’s set in a strip mall, but don’t let that fool you, the place is huge! Had an isle devoted to bourbon which I just had to grab a bottle or two. As I went to the beer isle, I noticed endcaps with 750’s and bombers on unique stuff (Stone vert, homewrecker)- had to grab those. My amazement was that I kept saying aloud,Haven’t tried that, heard that was nice, haven’t tried that... 2 isles and a walk in cooler later, I had a full cart of beer. My only complaint- couldn’t make 6’ers of my own choosing- DANG!!! While the staff are ok, I was there for the beer, and had the task of explaining to the wife why my cart was full. Perhaps I should see my mother in law more often who lives nearby...

5/23/2008 4:25:55 PM, friday, may 23, 2008
Huge liquor store with two aisles devoted to beer and a huge walk in cooler. Decent selection of beers both local, regional and most major American brands. Decent foreign selection too. They had a build your own six pack in the back so I made myself a six pack of so-so beers. After walking around and seeing a few six packs with beers plucked out I asked if I could build my own. They said yes and I went ahead and joyfully made up six packs of Stone, Arcadian and anything local that sounded interesting. Five six packs and three bombers later I left the store happy.

4/16/2008 9:17:38 PM, wednesday, april 16, 2008
Way out of my way, but worth a trip every now and then for the selection. Huge walk in refrigerator section as well as a huge isle of warm beer (I feel like the isle has more to offer). This place is a must check out in my book, my only beer (as I mentioned with the other party stores I have rated in Louisville) is with the lack of singles and bombers. There are some nice high end singles/750’s like special releases (and they do have worldwide stout and 120 minute, when in stock, in singles). But, if you are looking for a good six pack, hit it up. And, as far as food, service, and ambiance... its a party store so I’m sure you can figure that out for yourself.

7/31/2007 8:45:00 PM, tuesday, july 31, 2007
This is one of the best beer stores I’ve been to on the east coast. I have been looking high and low for Flying Dog’s Wild Dog Gonzo and they had it. Damn I should have got more than one bottle. Only 5,000 made. Anyway they had a pretty good selection of beer to choose from and a first for me, a fill your own growler station with about 7 beers on tap to choose from.

6/12/2007 12:09:28 PM, tuesday, june 12, 2007
Chain liquor store vibe, but similar beer aisle layout to the Lexington store. Lots of domestics and regional beers, including Bells, Stone, Barrel House, Schlafly, Atwater, New Holland, BBC, Dogfish Head, etc. Belgian and European selection was a little disappointing, but not terrible. Lots of good wines, liquor, and party supplies too. However, I thought the Lexington store had a few more goodies. For example, a bigger selection of Bells (hopslam, consecrator, etc.).

12/23/2006 9:15:03 PM, saturday, december 23, 2006

I swung by here to pick up Stone, Brooklyn and some other things not available in Wisconsin. I only spent around $30 but could have done much more damage easily. Selection was decent, ranging from locals (Kentucky Ale and BBC) to further reaching brands like Stone, Brooklyn and Bells. Prices were very reasonable and the fact there is no tax helps even more.

This is definitely one of the must stop locations in town. Getting to it should be pretty easy as it is right off of I-64.

9/27/2006 9:18:08 PM, wednesday, september 27, 2006
Great big barn of a a store as the name implies. Big selection of booze & wine. Food stuffs, too. But I was there for the beer. Very nice selection, focusing mainly on the micros. I was hoping for more regionals, but much of what they had is available in the Chicago are, my stomping grounds. Still, I managed to do some damage to my wallet. This is definitely a beer shop worth visiting.

5/9/2006 8:17:15 PM, tuesday, may 09, 2006 [ Updated tuesday, may 09, 2006 ]
Excellent selection of microbrews and imports. Good selection of Goose Island which was $5.99 for a 6-pack. Also, Rogue, Stone, Bell’s and Dogfish Head are well represented. However, there was no Three Floyds to be found which is supposely available in Kentucky? If you need service your kind of on your own unless you hunt someone down. Also, I was impressed with their Bourbon selection.

3/6/2006 7:32:45 PM, monday, march 06, 2006
There’s a huge amount of beer here which is mostly comprised of micros. The import selection is good, but not anything amazing. Fine with me, because I usually prefer to try some regional stuff anyway. I was like a kid in a candy store here, I couldn’t come to Louisville without stopping at this place. They even have draughts with which one can fill growlers to go. I spent over eighty dollars on a full shopping cart of beer and still left behind some brews I wanted to try.

1/8/2006 10:43:41 PM, sunday, january 08, 2006
I was more impressed with the amount of alcohol related items in this place than the actual beer selection (which is above average). There is a few aisles of breads, olives, cheeses and sauces to shop. Hard to find foods too. In the back are two aisle of party supplies (everything from playing cards to party hats). If you like wine, there are probably five aisles, arranged by style to browse. Wine Spectator ratings are attached to help. Hard liquors, mixers and glassware are in the next two aisles. To top it off, the back wall contains homebrew supplies and literature. I easily spent an hour just wandering around.