Ledger Liquor Store

Extensive (would be an understatement) curation of Craft Beer and other daily alcoholic /​cocktail musts.
I made the mistake of walking here from Downtown Berkeley carrying a giant tote bag because I had just gotten off the plane and was waiting on a friend, but the owners were understanding of my situation and kept a mindful eye on my over-​sized luggage while I looked around. The owner was also very patient and helpful despite me asking over a dozen questions about their stock as I was on a mission to find a particular green-​tea infused IPA that was pretty much sold out everywhere else I had been.
Bottle prices are pretty reasonable being so close to the college district, and definitely worth visiting for «shelf turds» as this place is often overlooked in lieu of Whole Foods and some of the more established bottle shops in the Telegraph /​North Oakland area.

They have everything, and what they are missing they will find for you. Great customer service and a wide selection.

Amazing, mind-​numbing selection of beers. Truly, and no nonsense.

Ledger Liquor Stores has many brews i’ve never seen before. all priced. beers not only in referigerated area, also on shelves. many single microbrews as well as artisan sodas.
brew: Pliny the elder (5.25)8% alc, 17 oz,
–smooth hoppiness, reputed to be #1 microbrew,.
–limit one bottle per person
«barely legal coconut porter”-palo alto (4.55) 6.4%alc
coconut faint, slight porter prescence
on draught:
–lots of selections, not the cheapest price.
4.5 stars for large selection of wines, microbrews
–closed sundays, mondays.

Old-​school style and service with antler and wood panel chart you can get everything from a $ 3500 bottle of cognac to a $ 5 bottle of sake and everything in between. Worth a visit and several sips later at home, worth the money for this $ 9 of Cortenova Pinot Grigio.

One of the best around, for sure. A fantastic beer selection (definitely top 5 in the East Bay); a good wine selection; many hard to find spirits; great variety of mainstream spirits; super knowledgeable staff… in short, it’s just about perfect.

Very glad we made to stop out here. A very nice beer and wine store with a great selection: Russian River, Lost Abbey, Alesmith, Fantome, Drie Fonteinen, Deschutes. Had cases of Deschutes Abyss and new RR Sanctification bottles. Very nice selection of old Fantome Saison and Fantome Noël if you are looking for them. Pretty awesome place.

Not only was the store well stocked and helpful in a Mezcal purchase, the owner was able to direct me to a good local source for pork bao! Thank you

I know this review is useless. This place is an automatic 5-​star for people who would shop here. The workers let you alone to do the shopping so you don’t feel being nagged. They close on Sunday so that might throw some people off.

Soooo much beer, so many selections of wine and liquor. This place is absolute heaven for anybody who likes to drink. Close to north Berkeley bart station, this place is really deceiving. On the outside looks like an old hood Liqour store but go inside and they have a selection that can go head to head with any Bay Area bottles and spirits store. If you go, take your time to look and you’ll find stuff hidden behind other stuff. They had Russian river damnation and salvation which is sometimes hard to find

My absolute favorite. 5 stars and then some.
The owner is wonderfully nice and helpful. The people who work there are all very knowledgable and nice. I came in here looking to try a new solid whiskey but with nothing particularly in mind. I left a happy customer with an awesome bourbon, one of the best I have ever had.
Also, their prices are right on point. Better than any large competitor.

I’ve been looking for the elusive Pliny the Elder for some time now, I finally found it here. Due to the scarcity, you are only allowed one bottle per person. The staff made some excellent recommendations and answered all my questions. Excellent selection for IPA lovers, knowledgeable staff, and reasonable prices. What more can you ask for?

I walked down University to Ledger liquor store in what felt like 80 degree weather in the middle of the winter – 5 stars for California!
That aside, the store front is quite unassuming and I nearly walked straight by it. Once inside, I was greeted by this musky, slightly messy, absolutely glorious collection of alcohol.
There was a large selection of bitters, a meh selection of wine, and an amazing selection of beers! One of the guys working there, I didn’t get his name but he had brown curly hair, had the exact same taste in alcohol as me so that was pretty cool (into smoky scotches, mezcal, porters, etc.). He recommended a couple beers and as I browsed occasionally brought me a few more good ones. He was really helpful and wasn’t pushing sales or anything since at one point he pointed out how expensive one of the icelandic smoked porters I was hoping was and how I should try A smoked porter before buying such a pricey one – so nice!
Apparently Thursday afternoons, which is when I was there, are the perfect time to go buy some beers as they generally have everything in stock. The one downside is that if you’re taking the bus back around 3−4pm get ready to be squished by a ton of middle school kids. Ugh, get off my beer bro!
All in all awesome beer selection and great service. Can’t wait to try my 4 beers and hopefully come back for some more!

Love them. Kind fellows and the younger fellow is a beer wizard, I shit you not. Prices are reasonable and the selection is AMAZING.

I was wanting some good whiskey one night and holy hell this place has someone testing and labeling the whiskey! I bought a bottle of single barrel selected and stamped by the tester and I was in love. Plan to come by again and try another select bottle !

I grew up in the neighborhood, and Ledger’s is an institution of great esteem. They stand in the same spot they opened many years ago when UC wouldn’t allow any liquor stores within a mile of campus. So you know you’re exactly a mile from campus when you walk in.
Took a while for me to warm up to the staff, but who can blame them when they’ve been operating on University so long. They are all solid guys who will steer you in the right direction for either value or quality (or both!), especially if you’re just browsing.

Ledger has probably the highest «quality» to «outside appearance» ratio of any liquor store in the East Bay. What looks to be a basic corner store is the go-​to shop for an endless selection of liquors and exotic beers, as well as glassware and bar goods.
If you don’t believe me, you can ask the bartenders at Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco (a popular speakeasy) who will tell you this is the place to go.

I heart this place soooo much! It’s so stocked I can always try something new. It may be the project manager in me, but I want to organize their beer. Badly. Either by country or by type. One customer knew where everything was, but we didn’t want to bother him too long. He helped us find most of the beers for our Girl Scout cookie pairing event.
Reviews
Farm to barrel– brandy barrel peche
Starting to realize I don’t love sour beer. Maybe I need to give it another chance.
Maui Brew Co– coconut porter
loved it. As close as I can get to kona brew co’s coconut brown

Great selection if you know what you want and don’t mind spending a little extra.
No help or advice from the employees, even if you ask for it, which was a little disappointing for me.
Also — unapologetically strict with 21+ regulations. Even if you are in your late 20’s, and everyone else that you are with is in their late 20’s /​early 30’s, everyone must show proof of age for any alcohol to be rang up — and don’t expect any apology from the cashier.

They have a huuuuuuge selection of beer that makes the boys I come with cry tears of joy. Rows upon rows of bottles in almost any style you can think of.
The thing that makes me happiest about Ledger is that they let you buy the bottles either singularly or in the 4 – 6 packs, so you can mix and match to your heart’s desire. No more having to buy the entire pack of beer if you’re unsure if you’ll like it or not! Their pricing by-​the-​bottle is a tad high, but nothing so bad as to completely scare me away from trying a new brew every now and again.
Hands down, one of my favorite liquor stores. I stop by whenever I’m in Berkeley! It just sucks that it’s so out of my way.