Charlie’s Beer & Wine

Don’t go here! This place used to be a great place to buy beer from friendly, knowledgeable people. It hasn’t been like that in a while… the first really bad experience I had was using their drive through this past summer. There was a new guy (maybe a new owner, or possibly the owner’s loser brother) at the window. I asked him to double check the price on the beer, because I thought it was a dollar less when I bought it 2 weeks prior. He was gone a long time, came back and said it was the higher price. OK, fine, I could have been mistaken. Not a big deal. So I handed over my money and he stood at the window glaring at me and holding the beer… like I didn’t deserve the beer, because I dared to question him. Whatever. I was eventually permitted to buy the beer. Yay. A few weeks later, I used the other drive through… same guy. D’oh! As soon as I placed my order, he said that after July 4^th, they’d be charging an extra dollar for the drive through. I said that was a bummer, but there were other drive-​throughs nearby… or I could just come inside. He then glared at me and said he was just testing my loyalty. What? No smile on his face. OK, fine, maybe his smile muscles are broken. But the last straw was my last visit sometime in August. I had been hiking with my dog, and we used to be welcome there. So, I walked in with her and all of a sudden, I heard yelling. «GET OUT! GET THAT DOG OUT! NO DOGS ALLOWED! GET OUT!» At first, I thought maybe it was his obtuse sense of humor, but no… he charged us with his fists out. WTF!!! We left in a hurry, but he literally chased us out, still screaming. He then pointed to a sign on the door that was so tiny, I couldn’t read it from the other side of the sidewalk. Then he grabbed the young guy who was working there and screamed at him while pointing at me and my dog (we were already in the car, trying to back out.) Not sure where this dude is from, but I think we’d all be happier if he went back there, and Charlie’s hired good people again. There are many, many better places to buy beer (or wine or liquor) in this area.

Great liquor place. I came in for a large party’s worth of supplies and they were very helpful and even had a variety I thought were only exclusive to certain states. Overall, best liquor store I’ve been too in a while.

Not bad at all. Went out here (all the way out here) yesterday after stopping by my brother’s house in Marietta, mainly because I was headed North for another errand and because I have talked with them on Twitter. Figured what better way to check them out then to go in and shop.
Easy to find, just through a red light with a big parking lot. Signage is well lit and easy to see from a distance. Inside, the beer is right in front of you if you come in the far right side (there’s three doors), and they do their beer in majority of make you own sixpacks. Very cool for those looking for a type or style of beer but not ready to commit to a full six beers and the variety is well dispersed over the range. Discounts are offered too (not sure the rates but I got one) so mixing and matching isn’t a big hit to the wallet. Their bomber and 750 bottle selection is limited, almost makes me feel like I’m in Alabama with everything being in 12oz sizes, but what they have is again well varied so anyone with a unique palate will find something. They also offer a drive thru service which is good for those who know what they want. The wine/​liquor sections looked well stocked but I honestly didn’t browse them much, I was there for the beer and left with a six pack and a bomber, one that wasn’t out yet in Atlanta. Friendly service rounds out the experience, just wish they were closer.