The Beer Store Malvern

If there is a word better than amazing… This place would be it! Best place ever! Something for everyone and the people are great!

Amazing selection, helpful staff and reasonable prices. If you want run of the mill beer, go to wegmans, if you are a true craft beer aficionado, come here! It’s a six pack store, so sure prices are a little higher, but not a rip off, and they have tons of stuff you will never find at wegmans!

The Beer Store is probably not for everyone (given some of the reviews). If you are looking for something that is exclusive, where you can’t pick it up at the local distributor or Wegmans, then this is the place for you. They aren’t going to have the cheapest prices, nor is that their niche. It’s a boutique type bottle shop with limited and diverse selection. I don’t have an issue with spending a few hundred bucks here a month to get what I want. Quality comes with a price.

Awesome selection of bottles and very solid draft list! I come here for harder to find beers and the price for those is reasonable. They also have great events with special brews available. I do agree with previous reviews that widely available beers are more expensive here (eg. compared to wegmans). That said, the premium on the less available stuff is totally worth, this is one of the few places in the area that sells the good stuff!

Bought a six pack of some really good Magner ciders for my boyfriend. They were on sale for under $ 12 which I thought was a fairly good deal so I just had to grab them. The selection of beer here will make any brewer feel like a kid in a candy shop. So many beautiful labels, styles of beer, and interesting combinations of flavors. As others have mentioned it’s a bit overpriced for certain beverages, but you can’t find a lot of these beers in your typical grocery store so it’s a trade off.

Ridiculously overpriced. Uh yeah good selection but you don’t really care about that once you see the prices. Adjust your prices because you know people could just order a case of their favorite beer and it’ll end up being significantly cheaper.

Checked it out for the first time today, bought a Stone Ruination 2.0 and realized it expired on 9÷22÷15. Every other one on the shelf was also expired. I returned it for a Knee Deep Brewing Breaking Bud. I didn’t look at the expiration date until I got home, and it expired on 12÷7÷15. There’s no way they aren’t aware they are selling expired beer. They charge more than anyone else, save your money and get fresh beer by going to wegmans up the street.

Both a beer store, bottle shop and place to hang out with a draft beer– this is your one stop shop. We went last week to try one of the 30 rotating drafts. They were out of a sour cherry and I was super bummed as sour beers are hard to find. I went with the Lagunitias apple esque which seemed to be a combined sour beer and cider– very refreshing! The prices are reasonable and bartender was friendly and let you try a small sample before ordering. Two things to note: they close at 10 even on weeknights and you can bring in outside food (recommend ordering pizza from the neighboring pizza joint).

Huge shot out to the staff here! They helped me find a beer essential for my wedding ceremony that I couldn’t find anywhere else. So, basically, The Beer Store is helping love grow.
They also have a great selection, clear signage, and a knowledgeable staff. I can’t think of a better place to get old favorites and find new ones!

Although I am a fan of craft beer, I can’t possibly fathom ever shopping at a place that cares so little about about the working class of this country. They charge top dollar, and care so little. It’s disgusting.

Where to begin? My girlfriend’s father is big into Craft Beer. We live about 30 minutes away so it is not convenient, but decided to take him down out to dinner for his birthday in Paoli. We had gotten him a giftcard to the Beer Store for Father’s Day which he had not had a chance to use… so we decided to pop in here for dinner. Just bringing him here alone would have been gift enough.
We quickly learned that you are able to drink a beer from their draft list while you browse. I forget how many beers were on tap but I think it was between 20 and 30. The bartender kind of gave off a vibe like he was going to be a jerk… but he was very friendly. They write your beer on a sticky note which you later bring to the front when you pay.
We spent a good hour going up and down the aisles with beer in hand as my girlfriend’s dad proclaimed left and right how he’s never seen selection like this. We were there so long we had to return after our dinner to make a purchase!
The prices are high. but I suppose thats what you get to have some of these beers available to you. (and sold in smaller portions, not many full cases). The owner (who I believe was at the register) was also very friendly. So I don’t understand the reviews stating otherwise. he would walk the store with any customer who needed help. Can’t wait to go back and actually make a purchase the next time!

I LOVE the Beer Store. I go with my husband once a week and sit and try the most fabulous selection I’ve ever seen. This is a strange concept, part tap room, part store. The taproom has a smallish granite bar and an adjacent large marble community table. There are fun folks hanging out and we always strike up a conversation. I have tried the most amazing beers from all over the country. Many micro and nano brews. There are 20 on tap most of the time.
If your hungry please know they DO NOT serve food, although strangely enough you can order take in to be delivered to The Beer Store.

Amazing place! You must go if you are interested in craft beer or just starting out. Not the place to go for your buds or millers but they do have it. The bar has ample seating and it’s bring your own food! The bartenders are witty and helpful and always happy to help you expand your palate. It’s a 5 star place, which also means it’s pricey. Don’t expect to walk out of there without paying for it. All in all its my weekly stop on a Friday for a beer after work. Check it out, cheers!

This place is great! They have just about every beer imaginable. The staff there can help select beer based on your preference. There is also a bar set up with 20 plus different drafts. Additionally, they usually have a brewery giving out free samples! You can’t go wrong with this place!

This establishment is the end of your search for fine brews in good stock. The folks who manage the Beer Store, especially Mike at the helm, are some of the more knowledgeable authorities on what’s good for your specific palate in beers, be it American craft ales, German Weiss and Marzen brews, Belgian Trippels and Farmhouse beers… The Works. My crime is that I’ve never taken the time to join the enjoyable group of customers who show up for happy hour to grab a stool and taste some of the circulating styles on (five?) taps in the back of the store. Next time I shop, I’m leaving extra time to join in.
If Wegmans and the Devon Whole Foods doesn’t have your beer, chances are very good that Mike and the gang at The Beer Store Malvern DO. Drop by… and thank me later.
— D. Heimlich

Update: been here a few times (ok more than a few). They get a ton of hard to did stuff that you can’t find anywhere else!
Great selection! Super friendly.
Ok the place has only officially been open for two days and I have already been there 3 times!
The place is very big! They have everything there! Not only the standard stuff, but they have lots of hard to find stuff. I saw stuff that I never saw before! Also that have a wide variety of taps that anyone can find something they like.
Prices are fair on everything I bought considering it is a 6 pack store.
Just as important everyone there is super knowledgable and super friendly. I asked for them to get something in for me and they had it there the next day!
Very happy going there

A place to buy a wide variety of interesting beers in six pack format as well as a bar with 20+ taps of beer to taste. A limited selection of food is also available. The cheese plates looked very interesting.
The staff here is friendly and helpful. The only downside is if you want larger quantities of beer, cases versus sixpacks, this becomes an expensive place to make your purchase.

Hard to say anything bad about a place with the selection (probably the best, of the best beers, within at least an hour radius that I’ve found) of this one. The bartenders and the gentleman at the register were very personable. That reminds me… since you pay for everything, including your bar tab, at the front, it is very easy to forget to tip your bartender directly, a mistake which I won’t soon be repeating. My one knock on The Beer Store has to do with inventory management, which is perhaps expecting too much, and perhaps even not their responsibility at all.
You see, along with the other 200 million «beer enthusiasts» in America, I enjoy IPA’s. So this past Saturday, I treated myself to a four pack of Firestone Walker’s Double Jack after enjoying some other excellent beers of similar style at their bar. But alas hops, and the IPA’s they embitter, are a fickle friend, and one whose staying power is notably weak, which is to say that an IPA enjoyed after about the six-​month mark is but a shadow of its true self, and some would even put that figure at 90 days. It even says as much on the Double Jack packaging.
So when I took my first swig at home the next day and noticed a lot more of the booziness, and a lot less of the bite, than I expected, my suspicions were aroused. Perusing the label, I was aghast to find that this particular bottle, as well as its three sleeve-​mates, were produced on February 22^nd of the year of our Lord 2014, making them on January 25^th of 2015 almost a full year old.
Should I have checked on this prior to purchasing, given that this particular brewery is over 3000 miles away from my point of purchase? Most likely. Would it have been nice if The Beer Store had done this for me, instead of doing the beer-​store-​equivalent of a grocery store selling me moldy cheese? Sure. But you don’t stop shopping at Trader Joe’s, an otherwise excellent grocery store, just because they sold you that moldy cheese that one time, and I won’t dock The Beer Store more than one star for this offense, their multiple other redeeming qualities considered. I’m not above drinking year-​old beer, and truth be told, neither are you. But if we can avoid it, we’ll both have a better time. I’ll be back, repeatedly. I’ll just check the label next time.

Selection here is top notch and can’t be beat easily without driving pretty far. The inside is really well put together and the little tasting bar is great. The owner is always looking to accommodate his patrons.
My only problem with this place are the prices. Common beers are without fail 1 – 5 $ more expensive than the same thing offered at wegmans.

–BEER SNOB ALERT–
This place is the shit. Since opening a few weeks ago, my boyfriend has been there so many times he knows the guys by name already. Last night he took me to grab some brews for our thanksgiving feast and, holy cow, now I get why he’s been raving about this place. When you walk in the door, you’d think you died and went to Craft Beer Heaven (which comes equipped with a bar where you can order from a list of about 30 drafts). Isle upon isle of beers perfectly sorted and labeled. The staff is friendly and very knowledgable about beer which is always so helpful. They did an excellent job with the set up of the store… truly maximizing every available space. And maybe it’s just because everything’s new and shiny, but it’s difficult not to buy every last bottle.
If you follow them on Facebook, you will indeed not be sorry. Since their grand opening, they have been running random beer specials. For example, they scored a case of Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA yesterday. It was released at 10am and when it’s out, it’s out. Luckily we scored two bottles last night and cannot wait to a crack them open.
It’s these little things that make this place a great spot. It may not be the cheapest place around, but when it comes down to their selection of beers, it’s second to none.