K-1 Beer And Wine

A little pricey but their craft beer selection is ON POINT. I’ll gladly go here and pay a little extra since they go the extra mile to stock things like Evil Twin which aren’t so easy to find.
Just be sure to check the dates on bottles/​cans, I saw some Christmas beers on a shelf a couple weeks ago!

It’s way too easy to spend $ 30 on two beers. But for the location, and selection, I can’t complain much. I’m from Maryland and know I will pay twice as much than the Virginia prices. This place is so addicting. My boyfriend and I come here every night. No regrets.

This review is for their beer selection only, in both 6-​packs and bombers, which is pretty amazing for a convenience store. You wouldn’t necessarily think it from the exterior, which why you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover! Staff is friendly and the beer prices are similar to what you would see at other stores in the area, but with a larger selection!

I like this place a lot. The other reviews say they are expensive, well of course they are they are not a grocery store, but an specialty store… DUH!!! Their is a giant accross the street if you want the cheap beer. Really good service.

Staff was a bit dismissive and don’t really give a shit what you want. Just accept that and K-​1 Beer and Wine will do well with serving your needs. They have a vast selection of everything you could possibly want with all types of alcohol.
While you’re in here, make sure to use Western Union, mail a parcel, or buy a lotto ticket. Who knows you might win the lottery and buy them out and get rid of the staff who were dismissive to you before you became a bazillionaire.

I disagree that prices at K-​1 Beer and Wine are higher than at a grocery, ABC, or specialty liquor store. After all, the last time I was at a grocery store (in this case a Harris Teeter), it is almost impossible to buy a decent six-​pack of beer for anything less than $ 11-​$ 12! And by decent I am referring to the non-​mass produced Miller/​Coors/​Budweiser stuff, although those beers have their place also.
K-​1 is an unusual mix of mini-​post office (yup, I’ve mailed parcels from there), purveyor of every conceivable lottery game (yup, I’ve purchased multi-​million dollar PowerBall Tickets), and semi-​convenience store (yup, I’ve purchased cheese and charcuterie items here also). But of course people come for the excellent beer selection. Yeah, there are fairly good wine choices toward the left-​hand side of the store, but K-​1 has one of the more extensive beer menus which is impressive for such a small space.
And a small space it is. Walk in and maneuver around the crowds of the people on the right buying lottery tickets and amble about the narrow aisles and refrigerated cases with rows and rows of beer. And they have all the greatest hits of specialty beers:
* Delirium beer
* All of my favorite Bell’s Brewery, especially the Bell’s Two-​Hearted Ale
* Lagunitas
* Great Lakes Brewing
* Brooklyn Brewery
* Allagash
And the list goes on and on. But I’ve been stopping by quite a bit since K-​1 is the ONLY place I’ve found in the DMV that carries Buffalo Bill’s Orange Blossom Cream Ale (
). I had my first taste of Buffalo Bill’s on a business trip to California about 3 years ago, since this Hayward, CA brewery isn’t yet a national presence.
Cream Ales, are brewed as an ale though are sometimes finished with a lager yeast or lager beer mixed in. Lower hop contents make Cream ales less bitter, which is a nice change for me since I still love me a good IPA. The Orange Blossom is the perfect summer time brew. The beer pours with a slightly copper head, low foam, with a very citrusy aroma. The orange flavor is not too pronounced, but has a crisp finish. Excellent with summer time grilling or just relaxing with friends in the evening.
If you’ve been looking for a hard to find craft beer, try K-​1. Tip: Parking in front of the store is kind of a pain, so go around back since there is a small lot behind the strip mall.

This place has a decent selection of wine, beer and assorted magazines. The people a very nice but it’s a bit on the pricey side compared to other places.

Great selection of craft and specialty beer, but on the expensive side. With the great location and selection, it’s a fair trade-​off for the high prices. Also, an official USPS branch with daily pickup and mailing services.
Said to be the top lottery dealer in the state, so be prepared for a solid contingent of keno players and scratch-​off pros putting their welfare check to good use each time you go in.
Store can get crowded and at times the cashier can be overwhelmed with long lines. Family business with pleasant staff.

Pretty awesome craft beer selection, I can always find something interesting to try in here! Oh, and it’s walking distance from my house which helps too.

Totally agree about the beer selection — they have lots of good, interesting craft beers, and once you get to the register, you’ll see a few more on the counter that you just might want to add to your order. Friendly service, happy to support a local business.

A little overpriced, but nice to have a beer/​wine store in the neighborhood. The variety is a good — much better than the CVS. Plus, you can pick up snacks and mixers here as well as mail a letter or play the lottery. Staff is not friendly, but not rude either. Not sure how knowledgeable they are. Anyway, K-​1 definitely makes me glad I don’t need to travel far for beer/​wine.

For the past few years that I’ve live on the Pike, I’d clutch my pearls and walk by briskly not making any eye contact with anybody whenever I would pass by K-​1 Beer Wine and Wine.
This place is way sketch! You can’t even see through the door because it is completely boarded up.
As usual, my pretentiousness was uncalled for because I stopped in one fateful day only to be greeted with the usual and expected tobacco products, porno mags, 40’s, pop tarts, top ramen packages and… CRAFT BREWS?! WINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD!!! A WIDE SELECTION OF SAKE AND PLUM WINES?!!, AN AWESOME ICE CREAM FREEZER? AND FRIENDLY SERVICE TO BOOT?!
Unilocaler Whaaaaaaa!!!
I love wandering this store and searching for new brews to sample! I am also a part of a wine club that samples a different wine from every region of the world every month and K-​1 has never failed me!
And since I’m half-​Filipino, I love the fact that they have a good selection of corned beef in their canned food aisle. Nothing cures a craft beer hangover better than some corned beed and rice!
AM I RIGHT PEOPLES!!!
On another note, they also are a certified US Postal Service Provider which is very convenient for Columbia Pikers not wanting to make the trek out to Glebe Road just to return a package from
.

Beer, wine, cigarettes, porn, gambling (lotto and scratch cards). What else do you need? Candy or munchies junk? Got it. A roll of toilet paper? It’s there. Probably a can of ravioli and cat food too if you need. And now you can also send your packages from here without going to the Post Office. Great family-​run place.

They have really stepped up the selection at K-​1. If you’re a fan of good beers, they have a good selection at decent prices. Sometimes the lottery crowd in there can get in the way of checking out but that doesn’t really bother me.

Great place for quick groceries in the neighborhood. Comparable beer and wine selection to Lost Dog (maybe even a slightly bigger selection). Facebook page gives you updates on the latest craft beers. Gourmet cheese selection. Friendly staff. Expect the unexpected — you can find lots of sketchy people here at most hours. That said, it feels pretty safe, like most of Arlington. This is the local lotto hotspot, so there are often hordes of people buying lottery tickets. This is also a good place to find random and interesting snacks, like avocado chips and East Asian candy.

As long as I’ve lived near Columbia Pike, K-​1 was always there to serve as the semi-​dirty purveyor of the largest selection of fortified wine and malt liquor in the Arlington area (they had never-​before seen flavors of Mad Dog). I tended to avoid K-​1 as you had to navigate through a group that is perpetually there scratching off lotto tickets. Plus the selection of beer was terrible, and I got over my immediately post college 40 and Mad Dog kick.
I needed to get some cash and recently ran into K-​1 to use the ATM. The lotto scratchers are still there, but I was greeted with a great sight. Almost a quarter of the store is now devoted to craft beer. They added a several new refrigerated coolers all holding delicious 6 packs of craft beer, plus a devoted cooler to 22 oz and larger craft beers. One of the aisles is now devoted to single bottles and «choose your own 6 packs» style of imports and microbrews. Now, don’t get me wrong. K-​1 is not Total Wine, or even Lost Dog for that matter. Pricing is slightly cheaper than the 6 packs at Lost Dog, and they actually had a few choices of beer that Lost Dog doesn’t carry in their coolers. They seemed to have the full line of Bell’s and Lagunitas which was nice.
Now the rest of the store is still ass. There is porn behind the counter, the aforementioned wide selection of malt liquor and fortified wine, and sketchy lotto customers, but it’s nice to have a place you can swing by quickly, has parking, and has good beer (I also like having the option of getting it by the bottle). Hopefully this addition of craft beer is the first step to making K-​1 a little more upmarket as the area becomes more upmarket — maybe someday becoming a little more Arrowine and a little less slummy-​porno-​and-​lotto-​pusher.