Golden Hours Liquor Store

I was headed to a dinner party and had forgotten to bring along the bottle of wine I’d planned to give the hostess. I remembered that Fruitvale station had a bunch of little shops and stores right near BART and arrived at this liquor store in time for a loud argument between the store clerk and a customer about whether we should be worshiping «God» or «Jesus Christ». Really? Theology is very interesting to me, but I just wanted to buy a nice bottle of wine!
This leads me to the 2^nd problem. There were really no «nice» bottles here. There was a small selection of supermarket-​type wines. I grabbed the one that appeared most promising and got out of there.
I admit that I didn’t really look around long enough to see the selection of liquors or beer since I was hyper-​focused on wine this particular day. But the entire store had a convenience-​store feel rather than a liquor-​store feel. I would not opt to go here on a normal day, especially not for wine.

I’d like to say that this place is more than just another hood liquor store, but in actuality, its just like all the other corner markets in Oakland. If you come here, you will see a fair share of hood folks rolling blunts outside, homeless people lurking around each corner, and plenty of low-​mid grade liquor being sold at higher shelf mark up. Despite having recurring issues, this place is always consistent with their excellent customer service and craft beer selection, thats enough to gain my business in the future.

Golden Hours doesn’t sell single cans of beers, few microbrews, has pricey barefoot wines, $ 60 bottles of tequilla and a security guard.
beers aren’t priced. so i got a totto tic and split.

Great service, large selection of liquors and beer. Cheap tobacco products too. Gets real busy, but the guys behind the counter are quick and fun.

More like Golden Showers… wwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Like I have mentioned before, this is a Brown Paper Bag location where you can pick up the bum wines, 40 ounces, they still have a huge stock of 4 Loko, and basically all the stuff that makes you wake up somewhere strange and wonder why you’re sleeping in dumpster next to a stray cat while trying to peice together the night before.

If you appreciate a great selection of tequila, this is the place. You would also be supporting a business that has done a lot for the community for many years.