Pretty good place to get a keg. It kinda smells like pee if you go in when you're sober.

Just left the store with my selections still on the counter. Staff or owner very rude. I was trying to get a little guidance since nothing seems to grouped or arranged in any particular order. When asking if a bottle of beer was very good, he shouted out loud "Fucking terrible, that's why I'm telling you about it". He was not in the best mood since I was taking him away from his stocking duties. He also said later in the conversion that he doubts that I will find anything in the store that I like. Wow! What a douche bag. This after having spent hundreds of dollars in this store over the last few years. I left about $20 worth on the counter and walked out. I always try to give the mom and pops my business instead of the chains, but Total Wine never treated my like this and Total Wine is a hell of a lot cheaper. They lost a customer for good. read more

Top's Liquor is seriously on point. They have tons of options, and for the most part it is inventoried in an easy to find way, they have aisles of craft/independent brews, local stuff and hard to find booze. They don't have what you want? They'll get it. And the staff is ridiculously tuned in to their stock. The only reason I can't give it five stars is because I'm scared to death I'm going to bump into an aisle one day and the whole store will come down, expand already fellas! read more

The other reviews are right. If you want to find one of the most extensive and, at times interesting, beer selections around, go to Top's. Make your own six-pack, it will do your body good! read more

Best liquor store I have ever been to. Every time I am in Tempe I make it a point to visit this place. They have a huge selection of all kinds of liquor. I come here for the beer. Which has an incredible selection of brews. I could spend hours here looking through their very huge selection of beers. I love that you can buy single 12oz. bottles instead of having to commit to a whole six pack. read more

Tops is top service and selection. The store is a hot mess but they have almost anything you could want in the store and if they don't have it, they'll order it for you!! I really appreciate that the staff (all men when I was there) aren't condescending d-bags to females when talking about beer and wine. Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I don't know anything about beer. Thanks guys. Cheers. read more

Beware...check dates on beer bottles/cans!....better yet...just see how much dust has accumulated and don't even bother. When we asked the salesperson why there is stale dated beer on their shelves....she shrugged and said, "maybe you better not buy that one"......after an awkward pause, she turned and walked away....w/o any other explanation/nor did she attempt to remediate the situation.....LOL:) in general, overpriced..... but willing to pay for the variety/availability.....but not for outdated beer. Perhaps a regular inventory would help to purge the outdated beers....... read more

This place is the best!!!! The staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. The sales they often have on beers is ridiculous..where else can you get a 24 pack of tall boy Fat Tires for $10??!!! But you have to get there quick for their sales because they do sell out! if you're looking to try a new liquor ..no problem they always have specials that are pocket friendly. If you live in Tempe this is the place to go. read more

Great local liquor store that succumbed to the man. They have a deal now with Amazon for delivery and the little local store will never be the same. read more

Bottom line is Tops has an outrageous selection of beers, liquors, and wines. If you are a scotch fan look no further than the single malt heaven that awaits you here. Chances are very good that you will find what you are looking for. I reported a while back that their refrigerators don't seem to do the trick but they've since been fixed and I am happy to say that the beers are as cold as the Rocky Mountain peaks. I also like that Tops is locally owned and operated. read more

Top's is the only place I consistently find rare beer and get insightful suggestions on new beer to try. I never seem to walk out of Top's with less than 2 beers and I never walk out disappointed. It might be small, but they pack more of a selection of beer than any of the big places. They utilize their space well. read more

Fantastic beer selection, mix-n-match and fair pricing. What more could you ask for?

They have a wide variety of liquors. They even have Pimm's, which I haven't been able find anywhere else since moving to Phoenix. Reasonably priced and helpful staff. It's so full, it is difficult to walk through. read more

Best liquor store in downtown Tempe. They have whatever you are looking for, whether it is basic or hard to find. I love the beer selection which is full of little known international and domestic beers. I have bought several presents here as they also have a great selection of fine wines and hard to find liquors from around the world. I have been coming here for over ten years and will continue to do so. The staff is awesome and they always have a great music selection playing in the background while you shop!! Only draw back is that it is expensive but that's just the way it is with liquor! It isn't overly priced though and they have good specials running on certain things. read more

Not a bad place but kind of a clusterfuck meaning it's a little messy and aisles are very tight! But I must add a good selection and prices! Not as good as Liquor Express but not bad! read more

Friendly staff, wide selection of craft beers, and the prices are pretty good. I love how you can mix-n-match a 6 pack because I'm always wanting to try new beers. read more

God I love this place! The best selection for my vodka fix. When I can't grab a bottle from work, I like to stop by here and get a bottle on sale. The employees are helpful and kinda cute if I've had a few drinks already. Maybe one day I'll take one home with my big bottle of vodka!!! read more

Do not get your Co2 container filled here. I got 2.25 lbs put into an empty 10lb bottle. I called them to let them know what happened and I was told that they gravity feed and can't get a full bottle. Most people would take a 10lb bottle in when they have 2lbs left. Go to brewers connection, they weigh it on a scale while filling. Its not the cost of Co2, but the time it takes you to do it. Hope this helps the homebrew peeps. *PS, get your spirits here, just not Co2. read more

What a disaster this place is. I have never had a more frustrating experience in a liquor store. Here's the story: I have recently moved to Phoenix and, based on recommendations from Yelp, went to Top's with an eye towards setting up my home bar in Phoenix. As some background, my wife and I are very into cocktails and usually stock around 50-60 bottles in our house at any given time. I walked into the store with my shopping list on my iPhone, thinking that this would make everything smooth and easy. How naive! The first thing you see upon entering Top's is a floor-to-ceiling stack of empty beer cases that runs most of the length of the store (and they probably have 14 foot ceilings). Behind this are narrow and cramped aisles packed with beer, wine, and liquor. This messy appearance generally speaks to the state of Top's. Before getting to my experience, I will say this for Top's: their beer selection is as advertised. It's crazy thorough and truly impressive. The problem is, I wasn't looking for beer. We were here for a lot of hard liquor. After wandering around the store for probably five minutes, we finally found the two rows where the liquor was stored. Immediately, I know something was wrong. On the aisle that stores things like gin, rum, and liqueurs, the shelves are stacked high and thick, often three bottles deep, with different products behind and on top of one another. Top's only stocks one bottle at a time of many products and just piles bottles up on top of each other as they come in! The problem with this practice is that there's no logic to the way in which things are stacked or stocked. For instance, I noticed at least 12 different kinds of arak, a Lebanese anise liqueur similar to absinthe, but they did not have any maraschino liqueur, an important cocktail ingredient. Moreover, all of these bottles of arak (which I'm presuming, judging by the thick coat of dust, are not top sellers) were piled on top of things like Campari and Amaro Nonino, which are fairly popular and kind of expensive (Nonino is usually a $55 bottle). Similarly, the store had probably 8 different kinds of Central European plum brandy but none of the other fairly common ingredients I was looking for (like Chartreuse, for instance). In any case, after being lost in Top's, we finally got the attention of the clerk. While helpful and friendly, he was clueless about the location of most of the things I was looking for. He suggested we talk to the manager, instead. This moment is where our visit to Top's really went pear-shaped. While we had been randomly wandering around in the store, two "business men" who had "just opened an office nearby" had been looking for a bottle of Glenlivet 21 year (we overheard their conversation). The manager was attempting to help them find it in all the clutter (the scotch selection at Top's is amazing, but you wouldn't know it. For instance, I found a $50 bottle of Glenrothes shoved behind a display case of whipped-cream flavored vodka). When it was finally apparent Top's didn't have the bottle they wanted, the two business men suggested that Top's should order the bottle and they "might" come back and buy it. While this is all happening the clerk finally gets the manager's attention. I explain that I'm new in town and looking to restock my bar. I show him the list of 30 or so bottles on my iPhone. He tells me that he's never heard of half of them and then points to the two or three that are on top of the mess. When I ask about Chartreuse, which my wife and I were both hoping to find, he says "yeah, we usually only stock one bottle of that at at time, as it's not a big seller. I guess we sold it." Then he literally turns around and walks off to go help the two business men who kept saying how they "might" come back and buy this one bottle of scotch. Meanwhile, the manager did not seem interested in trying to order me the two bottles of Chartreuse (green and yellow) and the Luxardo Maraschino I was looking for. I want to give you the math to explain why I feel so slighted by my treatment at this store. A bottle of Glenlivet 21 year retails for $130. I have since filled out my shopping list at Total Wine and the total bill came to $600. So, instead of dealing with someone was looking to spend a large amount of money and would have been a regular and excited customer, their manager wanted to help out two people who might come back for a single bottle of scotch. I think this is partly chalked up to the fact that, despite being a "liquor" store, Top's is more interested in selling high-proof vodka to ASU students, craft beer, and unusual single-malt scotch. If you are in the market, as I was, for bar staples, I would strongly recommend shopping somewhere else. Actually, given the generally chaos of the store's inventory (which as far as I can tell is not managed by computer) and shelf organization, I wouldn't recommend coming here at all. read more

When you walk in, this place looks like a mess. Don't panic, just tell the staff what you are looking for. This could be a request for a specific bottle (how they know where anything is baffles me). It could also be a more general question, such as a style of beer or type of spirit. The prices are good for a liquor store and their beer and liquor selection are top notch. read more

selection, selection, selection. tops carries almost any kind of liquor you can imagine. i'd suggest you leave yourself enough time to refrigerate your beer selection at home because even the ones in the cooler are only mildly chilled. read more

This is the best package liquor store in Phoenix without a doubt. Best prices and selection of beer, wine and hard alcohol from low end to ultra premium. Ask if you don't see something and they'll help you find it. Best selection of vodka and tequila in town. If I could give these guys unlimited stars, I would! read more

My wife and I recently ATTEMPTED to patronize this liquor store. I say 'attempted' because we weren't actually allowed to purchase anything. Although I showed them my Arizona drivers license, which clearly shows that I am 31, the clerk refused to sell anything to us because my wife did not have her I.D. with her. I pointed out that they were selling the alcohol to me and not to my wife, but they were having none of it. The clerk repeatedly (and rudely in my opinion) told me that he was under no legal obligation to ask for her I.D.; it was merely his discretion. Well, to the clerk at Top's I say this, you do indeed have the discretion to do what you did and thankfully I have the discretion to NEVER AGAIN shop at your overcrowded, narrow, and occasionally smelly liquor store where 10 year old children are allowed to run around behind the counter while you look me dead in the face and seriously tell me you run a legitimate establishment. Writing this review is also my discretion. As is telling all of my friends to never shop at your store again. Good day to you, sir. read more

I was looking for Laphroaig 15 year old and they did not have it at Total Wine. We were in the neighborhood so I decided to try Tops one more time. Today's experience could not be more different than last time. For one thing, the guy at the counter actually spoke to me, and he said something friendly ("hello"). I could not find the thing I was looking for, so he went back and got the manager who found it right away, and at a great price. There was another guy there also and we all stood around and talked a little bit about single malts. They do know their stuff. I think for Scotch and Irish Whiskey drinkers this place is five stars when the right employees are working. I gave it four stars because I still think other places have a better overall selection these days. But I stress, for Scotch the place can't be beat. I found another trove I did not notice before, so their selection is even better than I originally thought. read more

Went to this place for the first time, the next day I had some dood buying a total of $210 in gas and groceries on my card in Michigan. Funny thing was I had a gut feeling that the guy was doing something wrong when he took my CC behind the counter for an extended period of time. Never coming back here; sketchy employees and overpriced beer. read more

Good as it gets. Extremely knowledgeable. Friendly but not out of the way friendly. Without question the best liquor store in Arizona.

Couldn't figure out why the 1/2 keg of coors light was nothing but foam till we found the expiration date January 14th, 2016. We picked it up February 16th and was foamy till today the 21st. Not happy. read more

Love this place and especially the bar next door! Great selection of beer and wine. Love the flights.