Steve’s

While out on the town in Maddison we needed to stop for some party supplies and we stopped here.
This is a very nice liquor store to say the least with a wonderful selection of everything you could imagine. There is a room off to the side which was like a mini store with a cheese case and other items. There is a selection of meats and cheeses in the cold case. There is even a cooled filled with take home pizzas and other food items. This is one stop shop for everything to have a great get together.
This really is a unique liquor store and I can see why this place is popular.

Unfortunately I had to quit shopping here because they’re not entirely honest. They tack on an additional 30¢ to 50¢ hoping nobody will notice. I tested this theory over the summer and every time was over charged. It’s a shame cuz it’s a nice place. But they got greedy.

Stopped by Steve’s on this past Friday a little after 5 to pick up a large amount of beer for a party. I had heard good things about Steve’s from friends and I knew that they get allocated tickets for the Great Taste so I was excited about their beer selection. Upon entering we were offered a nice tasting of beers and ciders. The rep pouring the samples was helpful and informative. The beer selection was pretty outstanding overall, they have plenty of great Wisconsin craft beer as well as beer from other outstanding breweries (Three Floyds, Ballast Point, Epic, Perennial). I filled an entire cart with delicious brew and went to the front. The cashier proceeded to box up the beer and ring it up, while this was happening a very nice lady offered to help carry our boxes out to the car.
This is where this wonderful experience went south.
After the cashier had finished ringing up all of the items he gave me the total ($ 229) and I gave him my credit card. He swiped the card but it seemed that the charge didn’t go through. I looked over and the register display was pretty distorted and the way the screen flickered made me doubt the hardware. He proceeded to run it a second time and it still didn’t go through. He then told me that the card had been declined. I responded that was impossible as I had thousands of dollars of available credit. He then quickly replied «What are you not from around here? I tried it twice and it didn’t work. Do you have anything else to pay with?» I couldn’t believe how rude he was considering I was likely making one of the largest purchases of the day. I ended up using my debit card and losing all of the points the purchase would have given me. Guess I won’t be getting that free Southwest flight anytime soon… I would later find out that the automatic fraud protection had been engaged by the purchase and that was why the charge wouldn’t go through. If he had let me look into what was going on instead of implying that I was destitute I could have found the text message asking for my approval. After what started out as such an awesome experience I drove away with a bitter taste in my mouth.

Steve’s has a great beer selection, great bourbon selection. Looks like a decent wine selection here as well. Staff is generally as friendly as they come for a liquor store. Prices are not very competitive compared with other liquor locations (both Woodman’s and Hyvee are generally cheaper) but this place will carry a lot of individual bottles that they won’t.

Steve’s Liquor has an incredible selection of craft and local beers, along with more obscure imported ales. They have everything from Belgian Trappists to Czech Pilsners, and all at great prices.
I’ll be the first to rate Steve’s for their great beers (not the wine) – 5 stars for sure!

Steve’s has a great selection (who knew there was a Hebrew beer?), their location for west-​siders working downtown is ideal, and their staff will give you the time they have to get to know you and help you make the right purchase.

One of the nicer Steve’s locations. Staff is much — MUCH — more friendly than the Junction Road location.
+ Great selection of beer, wine, and spirits
+ Logical store layout
+ Nice selection of cheeses and food goods
+ Cool accessories (Riedel, GoVino, Host, etc)
+ Friendly, helpful staff
+ Prompt checkout
+ Reasonable prices
+ Easy in-​out parking
Winner. All day long.

I really enjoy going to this place. As a resident from Wisconsin I take my alcohol purchasing very seriously. Steve’s Employees are highly trained. They always have a wine expert there to answer any of your questions or recommend certain wines based on your preferences. They have a decent variety of beer and if you have any questions about certain beers you can count on them knowing at least something about the beer in question.

Great place to buy wine! The staff will help you out if you need to find something specific. They also have a section dedicated to Wisconsin wines. Some of the Wisconsin wines can be found elsewhere for cheaper, but the selection at Steve’s alone is worth a visit. My friend found her favorite wine from Spain here. They not only have a good quantity of wines, but the quality is great too.
They also sell cheese and candy. I would suggest picking up some of Christine’s salted caramel. So good and local too! Oh, and they have beer, but not a great selection.

Outstanding selection of mainstream and interesting non-​mainstream wines at all but the over-​$ 60 price levels (where selection is still good, but limited). Peppy displays of featured $ 9-​$ 15 wines. Highly informed and non-​pretentious staff provides excellent service; very nice store ambience. Excellent, adventurous and high-​quality selection of beers as well. Five stars not for being a super-​elite wine boutique; five stars for being a very rewarding place to shop.

Great selection! A tipple temple!
Reminds me of a song:
Learn to mix me
Distill the sugarcane
Now, today, tomorrow and always
My only weakness is a squeeze of lime
My only weakness is… well, never mind, never mind
Oh, rum drinkers of the world
Unite and come over
Rum drinkers of the world
Come on over
Come on over
Come on over

This is a great place to buy wine… but for the people like me, who like wine and beer but really could do without, there’s the cheese.
Glorious cheese!
For the beer: this is the place to stock up on weird ciders (maple flavored yum!) and all varieties of New Glarus.
The wine selection is particularly good for whites, which are a bit trickier in my experience. Also, the prices are right!
Don’t be afraid to look like an idiot here, just ask for what you need. The service is exceptional.

This is the one wine store that I go to in Madison. Regardless of where I am, what the plans are, or how much of a pain it is, this shop is the place.
The selection is pretty varied, and fairly complete. You’ll find your high and low end, all your entry level marks, and some pretty cool representations from New World selections (Molly Dooker ftw). It’s better than your basic wine store because of this, added to the effortless help they provide. No snobbish attitudes… no dirty looks if your girl asks for something fruity. This is how professionals are supposed to act.
As a suggestion for the slightly more established guys out there, a bottle of Spanish garnacha from here (ask for help if you need it) and a few truffles from DB Infusions (down the street) go a long way better than flowers with your girl.

The S.U. and I were invited to dinner in the Shorewood Hills neighborhood and I needed to bring a Bootay der Van. This place was between our hotel and dinner. A surprisingly good selection of wines from all over. I checked the Northwest wines. Decent selection of Oregon Pinots, Some good and some better Columbia Valley Blends. I settled on a moderate priced Ribero del duero from Spain. Success! Better than your average strip mall wine store on the edge of town. Way better!
Maybe I’ll be seeing more of Steve’s?