The Beer Store – Gerrard and Seaton

Awwww, my poor neighbourhood Beerstore! It gets such a bad rap, though mainly deserved, the chances that I’ll stop coming here for the occasional libation are between nil and zip. It’s convenient and gots what I need. Ok, so there are some seriously sad folks that darken the door on a regular basis, like every day kind of regular, but to avoid places like this because the parts of society you would rather ignore are out there in the open is silly if you ask me. This store is a depot for a lot of people that finance their drinking habits with the collection of empties and exchange them. It’s a truth that won’t be denied in this world.
More practically speaking, because this review was fast approaching a cultural diatribe, they have a great selection of beers, they’ve nixed the self serve section, which is fine as I never used it. Lines can be long, but I’ve never taken more than 10 minutes to get in and out… which let’s face it, isn’t that bad.
It’s my Beerstore and I accept it, the good, the bad, the ugly and the neighbourhood drunks.
So do me a favour, when you come in, try not to judge, this is just another slice of Toronto life… and there’s beer in it for you. Promise.

This beer store is quite bad with all sorts of foul smells emanating outside and inside the store!
Be prepared for huge lineups here even during weekdays. Lots of people recycling their stuff here. Quite a rough crowd so try not to make eye contact and mind your business.
Beer selection is decent actually with some harder to find stuff like la fin du monde being sold here. Can’t say much except come here only if you have to.