Your opinions of Wegman's?

Beer Talk
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They’re opening one in my area soon. I’ve been in one once.
Huge store with lots of beer, wine and apparently everything else…
I understand they’re sort of a beer/wine retail heavyweight.
Is the reputation deserved? Should I be hyped?

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I was disappointed in the one that opened in New York. Foodwise it did not seem much better than an Acme or Giant. Beerwise it was fine. I know you like to get sessions of not too expensive beer, so it might fill that niche for you well. From my perspective, I will never shop there for beer in NYC. I would be interested to see one elsewhere.

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Thanks!
I will say the better the job they do of stocking local brews, the more points in my book.
I’m hardly a whale chaser true, but I do drink hyper-locally more often than not.

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It is typically just a grocery store that has beer. Hope for a great beer selection and expect an average beer selection.

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When they opened in Corning, NY late 80s it put out most the other groceries out of business. Back then I was not old enough for beer, but the food and bakery were awesome. Plus always good to fill up on samples. Now when I go back to see my parents it’s one of the better places to build a mix sixer as they carry a wide range from in state and import for BFE NY. Obviously, I hit local breweries first, which I think is up to 4 now.

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Thanks @SHIG . I’m just hoping maybe they’ll light a fire under Total Wine’s ass to step up their game.
Excepting local grocers and a couple of bottle shops, TW is where most of my beer coins go.

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Someone local posted the big but otherwise shit selection of ciders they carried. Probably just okay to grab an affordable sixer of Left-hand or something in a hurry. Food wise, there are just too many other options.

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Unfortunately we do not have Wegman’s here in New Hampshire. But they have a few stores in nearby Massachusetts and the ones I have visited seem to have a good beer selection considering it is a supermarket chain.

The way I look at Wegman’s is that I’m there to buy some groceries and when I am finished I will check out the beer selection. You might find a few surprises.

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