Once upon a time, this
establishment was called Brewer's Retail. The
marketing execs clued in on the fact that nobody ever called it that and
renamed the store to what we all called it anyway: The Beer Store.
Since
Ontarians cannot
purchase beer at the corner store like everyone else in the
world, we must go to The Beer Store and
purchase it during their
hours of operation.
There are two types of Beer Stores. Respectively, they are
self-serve and
counter stores. The self-
service stores are the most
fun to shop in, because you can see all the types of
beer that is available for
sale, from the ultra
cheap to the extra-
premium and
mix six to taste and try.
Plus, you're walking into a giant beer fridge. What more could a
Hoser want?
The counter-type stores are equally as interesting as people line up at the
cashier and place their order. The cashier speaks the request into a
microphone and in turn,
beer is shot down a
conveyor belt to the lucky
recipient.
The Beer Store also
vends
t-shirts,
playing cards,
mugs, and my favourite-
Toques.