A & P Liquor Store

Best liquor store in Midtown. I’m always happy to spend my money here. Very dog friendly!

My favorite liquor store on the grid. Not because their selection is particularly expansive, because it’s not, but it’s the best place for seeing weirdos you can go.
I appreciate how jaded the employees are; it always gives me a smile. They’re polite and friendly, but considering the kind of people they have to deal with and the caliber of drunkenness they see night after night…
best. My go-​to spot for when I want to get or am already wasted. Thanks, A&P.

This is our corner store. Some people just buy liquid here. We go here when we don’t want to give up our parking spot. It’s a bit overpriced, but for the convenience it’s worth it. Last time I ran in here I came in to pick up bleach. They had a mini bottle that held me over till I drove somewhere. This time I came in for milk and creamer. I couldn’t believe it they don’t sell creamer. I understand they wouldn’t have all the fancy flavors, but I would have hoped they would have the plain kind. They do have milk, string cheese, and a variety of other things in their refrigerator case. In the back they also have things such as cat food, toilet paper, and lighter fluid. They also have energy drinks, soda, tea, and other cold beverages. In the front they have ice cream bars. This is a very nice store with a friendly owner and security guard.

Staff was friendly. I just wanted to mention that they don’t have Pastis if you’re looking for it.

The owner is a G and so is his staff. If only they would hire all the bodyguards from the local bars like they did before, I would give this place and A+ for security, too.

I’ve only been to this location 4 times to get my bf different choices of beer. The gentleman that owns the store I believe is always there and is very helpful!
I choose to not drink alcohol so my knowledge on beer is very slim. I told him what my bf likes and he should me a lot of options! Every visit was a new adventure of knowledge.
Out of the recommendations, I chose beer that had cool bottles, unique names and beer you can’t find at a grocery store.
The beer is pricey of course, but I highly recommend checking this place out!

The neighborhood liquor store. While the corner shops sell beer and wine this is one of the few places in midtown save for grocery stories that sells spirits on top of regular snacks, wine, and a crazy selection of beer.
There are many pluses for A&P that you won’t really get unless you frequent it – for one, the guys behind the counter are really, really nice. Everyone is informal but helpful and while most of their attention is fixed on the television stations right across from the checkout counter they’re always onhand to answer questions and overall pleasant.
Secondly, the beer selection is not your normal corner store selections. While there are some standards onhand A&P does things differently by seemingly creating their own six packs from lesser-​known brews and bottles you wouldn’t find outside of specialty stores. Now the only downside is that these packs are much pricier than normal, and with no price tag listed you don’t really know what you’re getting into without asking for a check at the counter. But it’s nice to have the option of a six-​pack of Old Rasputin or some lesser-​known canned stout without having to drive to BevMo or Total Wine.
The only other negative is that most of the liquor prices are noticeably higher than normal listings in grocery or specialty stores but really you pay for the convenience and it isn’t an outrageous rise. Some are spot on (a bottle of Jameson for $ 25 if pretty standard), others vary, but it’s never too much of a lift to deter me from buying a bottle.
One nice positive that won’t matter to everyone is that A&P has a small section at the front of the store to leave your bike. This is just really nice and a time saver for folks who would otherwise have to lock up their bike, go in the store for 10 minutes, and unlock it and saffle up afterward. The folks running the place didn’t have to make their interior available to bikers but they did and I appreciate it.

This is one of the liquor stores I would stop by when I am in the downtown area. The prices are reasonable and the store is pretty clean. I was surprised when I found out they had Fortaleza tequila here. I would normally have the tequila at bars, but it was nice to actually purchase a bottle to have at the house. I think this is one of the only places that has Fortaleza tequila! This store is also located near many bars and is a great place to start the night!

I love these guys. I know you’re thinking its just a Liquor store, but I like this place, The guys that work there are super friendly and even helped me out one time when I was short money. I went back a few days later and paid them back of course.

I always come here while having adventures in the Lavender District. They are really friendly and have great price and selection. I’m never disappointed, don’t be turned away by the random bums/​crazy vagrants that seem to come and go from or around the entrance.

21^st Amendment sold here!

Admittedly it looks like a sketchy liquor store from the outside. That however seems to be the reason I go to these places. However, when you walk inside, it’s all clean and reputable. WTH? Sac is sure cleaning up. This neighborhood is so different from what I remember it back in the day. A fine selection of boozes and snack stoner foods. However the soft drink selection is just very standard. Nice folks though even if I didnt find what I was looking for.

I remember when this used to be a terrifying hole in the wall. Now it’s a pretty big, clean shop with a great selection of beer and wine. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I came in here. Parking usually sucks around here so I usually opt for a different corner store, but their late hours beat out a lot of the competition. Thanks!

We just went to A & P, Marco helped us! He rocks! He is always nice to us! Marco knows his stuff! We really enjoy him, he always pulls down what we need! Love this place!

Wide variety of alcohol and the owner is a pretty awesome guy.
The workers here are very nice and make you feel at home.

The place could use some limejuice… oh wait just ask the staff and they are more than happy to help.

A+++ Beer seller, would patronize again.
This place might just have the best beer selection of any corner store in Sacramento. They even sell 6-​packs of Pliny The Elder. 3 kinds of Chimay as well. And for those of you that like 21^st Amendment’s brewing Co’s beers, they sell 4 different kids of that too.
This is my go-​to beer shop. The selection of a Whole Foods, but right in Midtown when you need it most.

Oh yeah !!! One of the few places that sells my Fav tequila and at a good price. !!

Whoa. I don’t get it.
I went in thinking I was going to see aisles of delicious beer, rare kinds, stuff I’ve never seen before because of ridiculous liquor laws… what do I find in Sacramento’s «best» liquor store for the «biggest» selection of beer?
About 5 refrigerator cases of various 6 packs. The first thing I always look for is Westmalle, once I see Westmalle, I can breathe and move on. But I see no Westmalle. I see Chimay, a damn fine beer, and seems to be very popular here. But other than Leffe and Hoegaarden (owned by Bud who is owned by South Africa), a lambic or two, and I believe 2 – 3 other varieties of PURE Belgian beers that was IT for their Belgian beer selection. Fine, move to the microbrews. Flying Dog? Yawn. Dogfish Head is disgusting — there I said it. North Coast, ok, now we are talking.
My heart almost stops when I see something I’ve NEVER seen before — SIX packs of Chimay Blue (they come in 4, traditionally) — my close 2^nd favorite to Westmalle. I have NEVER seen 6 packs of Chimay Blue before! EVER! It was cute, and homemade, and the bottles are too fat for the packaging, but whatever, I was STOKED. But I saw no price tag. I figure — it can’t be THAT much more expensive than in the rich burbs of Detroit (no really, they kind of exist, take my word for it). At a ritzy food store a 4 pack of Chimay Blue runs around $ 18 or $ 4.50 a bottle.
At this joint? $ 45 for a six pack of Chimay Blue, that’s $ 7.50 a bottle. That is insane.
That’s what you people pay out here? I can buy a 75cl bottle of Chimay Blue for $ 11! That’s more than 2.25 small 33cl Chimays in one big bottle beer in there ~$ 4.85/bottle.
When my jaw dropped, the cashier said «well, we ARE downtown» (I’m like… we are? This is downtown? Sorry, first day here, gotta find the booze store). Honey, $ 7.50 a 33cl bottle isn’t because it’s a store that’s located «downtown», it’s $ 7.50 a bottle because you are price gauging my eyes out. I felt like my heart was being ripped out. It these kinds of pocket strangling prices is why hipsters drink PBR. OK probably not, but it was a shot.
Citing this epic fail for the following reasons:
1. NOT a huge selection of beer. No rare beers! Or hard to find beers! It’s all easy to find mass distributed stuff. Or ANY beer I haven’t seen before. It was such a tame selection!
2. My local grocer on the rimjob of Detroit carriers a better selection of beer than this joint. And I mean at least, at LEAST, 10x more varieties of beer and rare/​exotic liquors. That’s sad. Be ashamed. Now.
3. Westmalle. None. Should be automatic fail, but I was willing to let it slide just to see what else they had … and it wasn’t a whole lot.
4. No 750ml beer bottles in the chiller (unsure if they even HAD warm big bottles — wtvr TJ’s has Chimay blue 750mls for a good price).
My fellow Caleeefornyaaamns, the palm trees are nice, but beer is LIFE. How do you LIVE like this? How do you live without a constantly rotating always something new Belgian style or Belgian beer? HOW?! Maybe that’s why the Midwest is so fat…

They carry a shitload of stuff. The prices are pretty decent and they don’t charge an arm and a leg for cigarettes like some other liquor stores.
The employees seem pretty nice. I haven’t stopped here very often by myself, but my boyfriend has been going here for quite a while and he likes them. He is a cook at a downtown restaurant, and sometimes they trade food for vodka. Hell yes.