The Bottle Stop is another of my staple bottle shops. It's a short journey in the car (they have a…read moresmall car park around the back of the store). Or if you are travelling from Manchester City Centre you can catch the X57 bus that will stop directly outside or get the train to Bramhall station which is a 10-15 min walk away. They have a very good selection of beers mainly from the UK, Belgium and German with a small selection of USA craft beer. Which is all priced very well. You will struggle to find a better price elsewhere on the beers they have for sale here. One of my favourite beer styles is Saison and they have an excellent range of them here. They also have a couple of beer lines. So you can purchase a pint to sip while you shop or sit on the beer tables outside. It's great on a hot summers day! The selection they have for sale on draft changes quite regular too. They also have a large selection of wines and spirits available. If you a throwing a party and need a great range of beers, wines and spirits then this is the one stop shop you will need. I really like this place, the selection is varied and the price is great. If you love a good beer this place is definitely worth the short trip.

The guys who run this, Peter and Mark are very patient and helpfu, especially to nervous beginners…read more Not only do they listen to your needs but also give you handy hints, which are not stipulated on the kit instructions. I have only made one batch but it was darn good stuff :)

I have to say that I like the format of Majestic wine and how they do things. A warehouse full of…read moregood quality wines at discounted prices works for me every time! This was actually the first time I've ventured to this store but it's handily just off the A6 with a fair amount of customer parking so it's easy to access to go and stock up the car. Discounts are provided on buying more than one case and I believe they'll also deliver to your house across most of their stores. The staff are always pretty friendly and knowledgable (I've been to a few other Manchester stores) and seem to know what they're talking about. The real bonus for me is that they've started selling good quality craft beer at fairly decent discounts and on this visit they had the usual big names like Brooklyn, Anchor Steam, Sam Adams - as well as the excellent Einstok and Atlantic lager from Flying Dog brewery. This is definitely my go to place for craft beer if I'm stocking up the cellar with fairly general craft beers for a party!

Huge selection of wines, beers and lagers made this the ideal choice pre-weekend-garden-party…read more The offer on Sam Adams drew me in (£20 for 24 if I remember rightly) but the server's guidance meant all our guests were well catered for. His suggestion of Curious Brew went down fantastically, and the case of reasonably priced prosecco kept the ladies happy. To top it off, he even carried it all to the car for me. Will definitely be back when we need to stock up for special occasions. The only thing preventing a 5-star is the great price on the Sam Adams made the real price of other lagers seem a bit pricey.