Beverages and More

My boyfriend and I come here for the wine tastings on Friday nights. We are happy that they finally are allowing Derek to pick the wine. He is very knowledgeable and has the whole set up (map, book, pamphlets). He’s great! Would be nice if they didn’t take away the snacks that they had before to pair with the wine and if they didn’t cut down the selection by 20%. The staff are also super friendly! Love that at the check out they have chocolate. I’m a sucker every time: p. The only reason this gets 3 stars is because of the way BevMo has diminished the tastings via less wine and snacks.

Racist employees. Racial profiling. Instead of helping you find something, they will follow you around the store and watch you on the cameras located in front of store. Went off on the supervisor lady. Bevmo didn’t hire her to racial profile and harass paying customers. I’m calling BevMo to see if they don’t want minorities shopping at their stores. District manager assured me that he did not want me to have that experience and rectified it so I will give La Jolla Bevmo 3stars.

I worked with Natasha to select and order our alcohol for our wedding at the Martin Johnson House in April 2015. The whole process was so easy! We had an idea of what kinds of alcohol we wanted and Natasha helped us pick quantities to order. We were even able to take advantage of the 5c sale for some of our wines! The order was chilled and delivered (on time, as far as I know!). A few weeks later we returned most of the wines and hard alcohol that was left over. Beer cannot be returned once chilled, but we were able to get refunded for the extra booze and wine. It was so easy! We had over bought — we bought more than twice what we ended up needing for the wedding — so we’re very happy that we had the return option :)
With wedding planning, some vendors are a nightmare, so I was VERY pleased to work with a competent, reliable team at BevMo.

Been to BEVMO in La Jolla almost every weekend for the past 4 years. Was good service but unfortunately professionalism with the staff has declined. Couldn’t find a comparable wine and accessed the cooler that was next to the «cold section.» I was greeted with «hey bud» attitude, and was told I wasn’t allowed in the cooler; which I didn’t know. She didn’t even try to look for the wine in question or an alternate. Hope management takes action soon!

Welp, I’m not 21! However, my husband went in to find Faygo soda. A sign on the door says «do not enter unless 21 and accompanied by an adult.» my husband IS 21 and again, we went in to buy soda. At check out, only soda on the counter, they asked for ID and I explained, I’m not 20 and he’s 21, we were only getting soda. She called over her manager, she asked my age politely and let us purchase. However, the cashier looked at us and said «yeah, just don’t come back in.» very rudely. Won’t be going back.

I really hate this bevmo with a passion even though I always end up here because the location is convenient for me. The website will always list that they have plenty of what your looking for in stock, but once you get there you see that in reality there’s none on the shelf. And don’t bother asking the clueless employees that seem to either hate their jobs and/​or have no clue what they’re doing. Terrible autotuned earworm-​inducing pop music that’s always turned up full blast completes the experience.

We purchased the alcohol from BevoMo for our June wedding and we could not have been happier with the whole experience. First of all, George there is FANTASTIC. He was incredibly knowledgeable and helped us pick the wines, beers and cocktails for our wedding. He asked excellent questions about our guests (what type of drinkers they were, etc.) and provided us with a very good breakdown of what we should buy — all the way down to the limes. George was the best. Secondly, you can’t beat the prices (especially since George had priced wines in the 5 cent sale!) and the selection. Finally, they DELIVERED to our venue and all the white wines and beers were CHILLED. I’d highly recommend a bulk alcohol order from them for a wedding or any event. Thank you BevMo and George!

I stopped in at the La Jolla BevMo last month and inquired about wine and champagne for a wedding we were hosting at the Martin Johnson House. Natasha guided me though the process and recommended wines and champagnes utilizing BevMo specials in place at the time of the event. She arranged for the order to be chilled and delivered. The process was efficient and her choices were excellent.

Your typical BevMo. This place feels a little more cramped than the ones close to home that I am a frequent visitor of but overall they do pretty well with the space. I suppose that’s understandable considering it’s La Jolla so large commercial real estate is at a premium and not as ubiquitous as you’d find elsewhere. It does make navigation a little bit of a challenge and place did feel a little dark. I’m not sure if that is just my memory fading or if perhaps there was actually a lack of lighting.
They had a beer by the Lost Abbey that my local BevMos were out of so I nabbed one of those. Their craft beer selection was still solid and for the most part well stocked. The staff was pretty friendly and helpful.
Pricing and inventory (for the most part) is on par with your other BevMos. They appeared to be out of some of their higher end liquor here and there but nothing you could consider too detrimental to inventory.
Not much else to say other than it’s business as usual.

Amazing selection of various types of beers an wines at great prices. They often have a sale of buy 1 wine, get 1 for a nickel. You can even find top «points» wines, the best of the best here. Also great service and great stop before a party, ad they have bags and other gifty items for that wino friend of yours hosting a party!

LaJolla BevMo: Probably the coolest, most helpful, most knowledgable night staff on the planet. 7pm Saturday night: I was in need of an ridiculously specific list of craft cocktail supplies and these guys were the A-​TEAM. Granted, the LaJolla location ain’t gonna be as packed as other locations, so I got the luxury of having 5 of the staff all drop what they were doing to guide my 2 buddies & I thru the storied aisles. The hungry look in they’re eyes says they want a good challenge. I accept. I lob the 1^st set of cocktail scenarios at em like Andre Agassi, and they’re volleying back ideas like Steven Hawking on speed, at a pace at which my mind simply could not keep up. 1 – 0 BevMo. Before I knew it, my basket was armed with an arsenal of spirits & mixers that would make Tom Cruise in Cocktail barf out of sheer envy. But I respect these Beverage Samurais for a good fight. In the end, there were no losers because I got everything I needed.
I’ll be back, Sensei…

Awesome selection of wines here as well as craft beers! Love how many bombers they have available. The staff was really friendly and helpful when we were trying to figure out what kind of wines we wanted to pair with our Thanksgiving meal. This is certainly the go to place to get booze when in La Jolla!

This BevMo is one of the smaller ones I’ve been to for sure. As a result, presentation on the sales floor was ok, customer/​employee interaction was haphazard (small spaces), and the selections seem crammed together.
I escaped with a pinot noir and moscato. Not much else to say, but I’ll probably go to one of the bigger BevMo’s with better everything overall.

This one of the smaller Bev Mos in the city/​county. But the service is pretty nice and they have a good selection.
Since I am on the wagon right now, I came here for their root beer selection. I picked up a four pack of Hank’s and Thomas Kemper. Both were about five bucks or so, for a four pack, which is pretty much the going rate for craft root beer. In fact, I am enjoying a Hank’s as I write this.
The parking lot dedicated to this BevMo is tiny, but there is always parking at the drugstore next door if they are filled up.

This is the only BevMo I’ve ever been to and I have to say they made the experience quite enjoyable! My friends have been telling me about how BevMo is like the Wal-​Mart for alcohol, and boy were they correct! I absolutely get a kick out of looking at unique bottles and flavors of alcohol (even when I don’t buy them) and BevMo did not disappoint.
However, what made this BevMo nice was their service. My friends and I had a lot of questions regarding different types of alcohol and the employees enthusiastically answered all our questions. they even paired their knowledge with their interesting personal experiences («Think of the time you got completely trashed from 151. multiply that by 10x and that’s absinthe for you,» «My aunt was having back problems and I slipped her some 151… worked like magic! She never complained about her back problem ever again!»
The second time I went to this BevMo, I was hoping to find some Arbor Mist moscato. However, although I was disappointed to find out that they don’t carry it, one of the employees walked me through various moscato options, asking me for my price range (I told him «Think of poor college student»), and recommended me the Barefoot moscato. Barefoot has since then become one of my favorite moscato choices ($ 6 for a bottle)!
The staff I encountered was definitely friendly, informative, and not in a rush to hurry us out when it was close to their closing time!

This BevMo is «our» BevMo, the one my boyfriend and I come to, at a minimum, for each 5-​cent wine sale.
I love to drink hot chocolate mixed with chocolate vodka. It’s a pastime that began nearly 10 years ago when I lived in Erie, PA. Sort of made the freezing cold winters a little happier, you know? Anyway, I really like Van Gogh’s Dutch Chocolate Vodka ($ 28.99/bottle), but for $ 19.99 I find Three Olives’ version of chocolate vodka to be a much better bang for the buck. Even better, I recently discovered Pinnacle’s Whipped Chocolate Vodka – a delightful smooth combination of chocolate and whipped cream flavors – for a mere $ 12.99 retail price at BevMo.
Employee knowledge and service at this BevMo location is very hit or miss, but the bigger issue I have with this store – and the reason the store is getting 3 stars – is the way some of the more senior level employees treat their colleagues. There’s a whole lot of condescending behavior, disrespect, and crankiness going on here. For example, during our last visit my guy and I witnessed an obviously new middle-​aged male employee being treated terribly by an older woman we assumed was a manager. The woman was beyond annoyed when the male employee asked her for help, rolled her eyes repeatedly, and did everything she could to embarrass her colleague in front of us. We actually almost said something to her, but, instead, let the flustered employee know that he was doing fine and that we weren’t in any hurry at all. That woman should be ashamed of herself.
The cramped parking lot can be a headache. This BevMo may be one of few places where street parking my large car is preferable and probably less risky than using the free parking lot, even taking into consideration the riff-​raff that’s consistently present on this block.
Our wine supply is dwindling. Looking forward to the next 5-​cent sale!

I usually stop at Bevmo during the 5 cent wine sale or when we’re in the mood for some gourmet sodas. This Bevmo is smaller than other locations, but it’s convenient for me and I usually find something to purchase. Last time I was here, I picked up a bottle of chardonnay (usually $ 15 for $ 10) and a root beer for the hubby. Service here was great; the cashier was very friendly.
I’ve also been here for wine tasting. They used to have it on Saturdays and it only costs $ 1 to taste about 10 wines. Who can beat that price?
They do have a small parking lot so no need to worry about street parking in La Jolla.

Friendly staff, ample parking and loads of merchandise. Unfortunately, I had to stop at the smallest Bevmo! in the district. Argh! They didn’t have Czechvar and I wasn’t about to drive out to La Mesa. Oh and the sake selection looked horrible. Hey Bevmo!, get rid of the TyKu. Bring in sakes from the Niigata and Yamagata prefectures.
Got to chit-​chatting with the staff about shipping alcohol to Hawaii. One of the guys gave me some good incite about how to ship Fat Tire over. I gotta try that when I have more time on the mainland.

On our way to a birthday celebration in San Diego, we realized that we forgot the bottles of wine that we were supposed to bring as a gift. duh! I remembered that there was a BevMo here so I figured we’d just stop and pick up something.
We actually weren’t set on a particular bottle so we decided to ask for recommendations rather than search for the ones we «packed». As we were making our final selections, several associates stopped to ask us if we needed help and stayed long enough to pass along personal niceties which we appreciated.
After selecting two reds, I ended up picking up a bottle of Veuve Clicquot for myself as well as a bottle of the Skinny Girl Margarita which I’ve had trouble trying to get at my local Encinitas store. Super excited that is readily available. I had it when we were on the East Coast last September and it’s been a challenge to actually source on the West Coast.
As I left here, I wondered if the prices were more because the store is located in La Jolla or if the prices have gone up. Hmmm… I’ll have to check my local Encinitas store to get the scoop.
Overall, a successful trip to Bevmo… this makes me a fan!

Eh, this one can be hit or miss on service. The taller gentleman that worked there forever (probably late 30’s, early 40’s) was super nice and Micah this weekend (younger guy, early 20’s maybe?) also had a smile, but ask one of the managers a question and get a grumble with your response.
Last time’s experience was enough to have me consider going to the one in Mission Valley… and I hate Mission Valley.