Liquor Stores near Beaver Bay, MN

“My husband works up in that small town for a little while a couple times a year I was staying with him and we went to that bar and it was the first time I have had in so many years the atmosphere was wonderful the drinks were strong and cheap and all of the people from that town were so inviting and fun and the bartenders and the people all the people that worked there were so amazing and fun I can't wait to go back”

“Out here on the North Shore, the center of town life is often the municipal bar + liquor store. This is a canonical example of that Minnesota tradition. One very overworked female bartender, frozen bar pizza plus apps from the deep fryer (frozen pickles nom), cold beer on draft, and a pull tabs machine in the corner. This particular one gets props in a couple respects. First, great drafts -- I haven't seen Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter in a long long time. Second, they actually have their own house whiskey -- a California bourbon barrel selection from Savage & Cooke. And it's quite good! Third, the locals are pretty welcoming of a city slicker. I did get quizzed fairly extensively about my religious and political beliefs by one very close talking local, but at no point was she inappropriate or jerky, and when I said "hey, I need to pay attention to my kid", she chilled out and let me drink and play cards with my daughter. I can't say as I'm going to be up this way a lot (pretty much did what we wanted to do at the state parks), but if I were, I'd hit this lounge again, it's the best and most reliable food and drink option in a 5 mile radius. (Their competitors in Beaver Bay are also pretty great, so it's a hard call to make.)”