The New Crown – Indy Downtown

Downtown Indianapolis finally has a Liquor Store to compete with John's at Penn and Washington. We aren't qualified to compare the big wine selection in John's basement with the basement at Crown Liquors at Ohio and Delaware, but it Crown  has 5 times the beer selection and quality than John's.

The American Beers section is good but the Imported Beers section is astounding. Plan to spend most of your lunch hour browsing, or just trying to figure if there's any rhyme to the layout.

Stopped in the other night and found some bargains. The Samichlaus is heading for a cool, dark place for a few years. The Lagavulin is a reserve bottle not passable-up since it's $20 cheaper than seen elsewhere. The rest is for Christmas guests.

McChouffe - $9.99
Hook Norton Hooky - $5.99
Samichlaus Classic 2009 - $21.99 a 4-pack
Van Den Bossche Buffalo Stout - $8.99
Reischdorf Kolsch - $4.69
Brew Dog Dogma - $7.99
Bowmore Legend - $29.99
Lagavulin 16yo - $89.99

The Imported Beers section ranks with the best anywhere, not for the size, but for Mike Sprinkle's obsession with having the rare, the serious, and the damn near unobtainable. Click the picture below for a warped 2meg panorama that even shows prices.

Yep. Prices. Everything in the store is priced, something most stores don't do well.