Utter trash. I get that IL has a higher liquor tax and that it's necessary to mark up…read moreharder-to-find bottles. Other stores in Carbondale do it too, and they generally limit shelf availability at any given time, as well as number of daily bottle purchases, to reduce secondary market gouging. That said, it's embarrassing when a retailer -- not a secondary market online seller -- gouges beyond what is ethically appropriate. EH Taylor Small Batch = $180, Blanton's = $275. These are $35-40 and $55-60 bottles, respectively. The owner gives me some sheepish grin, a shrug, and a "these are allocated products" line. Yeah, for you and for every other store in town. For every store in Kentucky, for that matter. Now, I'm sure they sit behind the shelf collecting dust for quite a while, but occasionally some college-aged kid or newbie comes in, sees Blanton's, recalls that it's a "hard to find" product and pays that price, thinking that's how the market works. This place is a shame, and if Carbondale's economy is dying off, let's just say that it wouldn't be anyone's loss if this place closed down first.

It's a basic college liquor store that has an average selection. It's a little lacking in it's hard…read moreliquor selection but that's pretty expected. Staff is decent and does their best. The place gets to be extremely packed on weekends and can get annoying with drunk people arguing with staff and making problems.

For a liquor store that looks a bit sketchy in a sketchy looking strip mall I have to give this…read moreplace credit where credit is due. The liquor store is actually very nice and it features a great selection of adult beverages. Inside, this place feels very upscale and I do enjoy it at the shelves are actually low. Great selection of cold beverages and single drinks as well. The co-op a few stores down may have alcohol beverages but coming here the prices here are actually better and the selection is much larger. Great selection of hard ciders featured here as well. Though it's got more national beverages than a local beverages but you can't complain too much. Great store owners, i recommended checking this place out if you have a chance.

They have a great selection of craft beers. Their prices are very good (better than schnucks). As…read morefor parking, they are a part of the Murdale shopping center. By saying they do not have parking is a joke, they have a whole parking lot. The guys working there are always helpful if you have questions. Their liquor selection is very good too. It is a 'bit of a drive' out of Carbondale, but their selection more than makes up for it. I make the trip there for that reason... but maybe I am just happy there is somewhere like this down here and don't mind the 3 minute drive.

Kite Hill is a smaller but quiet winery. The staff is always really personable and helpful with…read morewine selections, and I enjoy their wine slushes the most! Loved: the pomegranate slush mixed with the peach. The wine flight is also a good amount of wine

Amazing wine slushy drinks. Great service and conversations with the staff. We sat outside on the…read moredesk and enjoyed the view.

This was our first stop on our wine tour. Small gift shop. Great patio overlooking water…read more They have a large open space inside for sitting but there was a paint and sip with a rescue. However the reason for the 3 stars is due to the unfriendliness of the staff we had a girl with black hair. Also the rescue was very stuck up and rude. We asked to hold a kitten and they refused. Yet talking about how they wanted them all adopted. Only thing I can come up with is because we didn't buy a table for the paint and sip. Weird for winery to not allow any inside seating unless you buy a table for the rescue then allowing the rescue to be so rude to their customers

We visited StarView on a Saturday afternoon in March as part of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. The…read morelocation is nice. There is a large indoor area and a huge back patio partly covered/partly uncovered overlooking a small pond that provides a nice lively but pretty setting in which to enjoy your wine. The parking lot is right out front. They allow you to bring in food and do permit dogs on-leash. When we entered, we saw lots of rather typical wine merchandise to buy. We were hoping to have wine flights outside on the patio, but they only do flights inside at the walk-up bar. Instead, we had a couple of small tastes and picked a bottle of wine to bring out back on the patio. There was a live band performing which was nice. Lots of seating and an energetic vibe. We enjoyed our wine as well. You have the option to either keep your wine glasses as a souvenir or return them to get your deposit back.

Vicki is the owner she has her dogs on bottles. Very unique…read more Vicki has a very dry personality can come off rude but she isn't. Even our driver thought she was rude but I genuinely don't think that was her intention. They had an alpha farm here while we came in. Such a fun experience. Only 4 star as it was hot inside

Beautiful winery inside and out! Great place for lunch and to try some very impressive wines…read more Amanda is a gem! We had a great visit!

Unimpressive. I will say, I'm not a beer drinker, but I was excited to finally check this place out…read morebecause I had heard that they have great food! It was a very limited menu. We ordered the fried pickles as an appetizer and that came out with the meal. I had the quesadilla and my husband had the bacon wrapped meatloaf. Nothing was bad, but it wasn't great either. I was disappointed in the drink options as well. If you are looking for beer on tap, this is your place. However, they only have cocktails on tap and a very limited selection at that. 4 wine options. Soda. Water. That's it. Unfortunately this isn't listed anywhere on the website, so we weren't expecting them to not have a bar. We ordered strawberry margaritas and they were ok. Would we go back? Not likely.

My wife and I have made it a modest habit to try out new breweries. I now live in St. Louis, but…read moreregularly make it home to Southern Illinois to visit my family. I'd seen the Route 51 Brewery a couple times when going between Carbondale and DuQuoin. Over Christmas weekend we decided to check it out along with one of my high school friends. The beer selection was excellent. We enjoyed all of the different brews we had in our flights. There is a modest selection of food. We got pretzels and pickle chips. Both were decent. I wouldn't go out of my way for the food, but it was a nice compliment to the quality beer. The facility was new, well maintained, and I dug the scorched wood tables. There is a stage where bands can play, and a reception hall nextdoor. Overall I think it is a nice addition to the brewery and winery industry that has grown over the last decade. Check it out if you are in the area.

Great selection nice staff beautiful store They greeted me…read morewhen I walked to the counter and they were extremely friendly

Hard to find a liquor store that sells more than just the basics in this part of Illinois…read more Speakeasy bucks that trend and has a really nice bourbon selection. I didn't give them a fifth start because their prices are a few dollars higher per bottle than I'm used to.

Such a cute distillery and positive experience! I brought a group of ladies here as part of a…read morebachelorette "wine trail" (I wanted to add more variety than only wine). It was a great way to kick off the trail because the owners were super friendly and welcoming. They even took some great pics of the bride and our group. They were clearly passionate about the distillery and the tasting was great. Several people in my group purchased bottles because they enjoyed it so much.

Cute little winery & very friendly..would definitely good back! Wine tasted great! Beautiful…read morescenery!!