Summit Liquor

Deer Hunters!!!
Do shop here!!! They are the reason that Flicker Meats will only process your deer if it has had the hide removed before you drop it off! They complained about the blood and smell.
I think there is more to it since there is no blood involved in removing the hide.

I am not usually a Summit customer; I stop in maybe twice a year. When I buy beer, I go to Heritage in Maplewood. But this past Saturday night, I was in a hurry so I stopped at Summit. I grabbed a bottle of Dupont’s holiday saison, a 4-​pack of Tank 7 and Sam Smith’s oatmeal stout. The first two are my favorites, the third being a treat for my husband.
The guy at the counter says, «Not to sound sexist, but did someone tell you what to buy or did you pick that out yourself?» I couldn’t believe it. Imagine having a favorite item — any item, food, clothing, book, etc. — and someone asking you if you had the balls/​brains to buy that yourself, or if the opposite gender had to instruct you to buy it.
I couldn’t believe how insulting his question was, so I stammered out, «Actually, it’s my favorite, thanks.» and quickly paid and left. It’s Monday morning and I’m still pissed.
Here’s the thing: Aside from the gross sexism of his question, it’s representative of the kind of place Summit is. They remodeled recently, and in an effort to spruce up the place, covered a decades-​old mural on the wall of the entryway (the mural was total 60s pop/​folk art awesomeness), thereby destroying the store’s single ounce of character.
Now the store touts its craft beer selection. But this is what they don’t get: A good beer selection begets fans of good beer. People with good taste. A good percentage of which are FEMALE. So don’t be shocked when one of us actually walks over to your «good beer» cooler and picks something out all on our own. Don’t insult the people who are buying what you are apparently so proud to sell.
What, would you prefer I bought Smirnoff Ice?

This is my local store. They’ve turned over most of their good staff and currently have a rotating crew that just doesn’t know what is going on. I walked in one day, found a beer that was unmarked on the shelf, asked a price and was told it was «about 10.99» and told the other guy was working on pricing it as we spoke. Well, the other guy was playing solitaire on the Point of Sale computer and the guy I was talking to was eating a burger. Thanks for the effort guys. I came back in a few days later and the beer still wasn’t priced. I walked in about a week later and there was STILL no price. Yeah, goofball was right on that.
They do have a decent selection of craft beer, however year or two ago though they offered Mystery Bags of craft beer, much of which was unfortunately in some state of skunkiness.
I never hesitate to buy Surly here though as it moves too fast to get old.
My history here has been mixed, from not getting kegs I’ve ordered to the recent pricing debacle, but the staff has turned over so many times it is hard to say exactly who to blame. I wish they’d just hire someone who KNEW something.
They do have a customer reward program thing, get 20 stamps for buying craft beer and get a $ 12 credit. That and proximity are pretty much the only reasons I still go here.