Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Burlingame

Dropped by after a swim at Coyote Point. Pretty standard Bevmo: decent selection, but everything is in a large format: bombers or 4 packs, so I don’t buy anything. Some potential though.

The place ticker in my required a walk after lunch at Steelhead. This is a fairly nice BevMo in terms of layout and cleanliness. Beer selection is a bit below average, but there were some surprises; like lots of Abyss left. They do have some coolers, but also the obligatory triple IPAs sitting on shelves. No small format singles available.

(Visited 06/2013): The Burlingame BevMo is located downtown on Burlingame Ave right off El Camino Real. There is a lot next to the building for customer parking, as well as metered street parking in the surrounding area.

This location is smaller than most of the others I have visited. There are two entrances, and the beer is located on shelves and in coolers toward the rear of the store.

As far as the beer selection goes, there are a couple hundred choices, segmented by region. Many CA brewers represented like Alesmith, Hangar 24, Stone, Lost Abbey and Lagunitas. Other domestic craft brewers like New Belgium, Alaskan, Maui and Ninkasi, plus imports from all over.

Service on my visit was friendly and helpful, both while I was browsing and during checkout.

All in all you pretty much know what to expect with BevMo, and this location is no different.

I’m not sure how to differentiate the Bevmos anymore aside from 1) which isle is the beer isle(s) and 2) do they have AleSmith? They some more bay area brewers than other places I suppose. Everything else (prices and service) are standard. It’s also right on the main drag for this town (Burlingame Ave) and is close to a Panda Express.

Fairly standard BevMo, maybe even a little less than average. Located in the much more corporate Burlingame Ave. strip than the one I grew up with. Kind of a bummer to see it, actually. Staff didn’t really interact much with me, beer selection is just decent.

A Bevmo in Burlingame, what else can you say. Not as many beers as other BevMo’s but a decent selection.