Rancho Liquor

Small and crowded liquor, beer and wine shop with one row of beer, mostly CA but some Belgians too. Several cooler doors house chilled versions of the shelf items but also some different ones. Nice enough staff and decent prices.

Decent four row of wines and spirits upfront, then two rows of shelved brews. Back cooler is all beer with good local Ca selection. Some beers have no price on them, Pliney was 7ish which I asked for special beer in the back. He acted like it was a special down low brew to find. Worth a look when in Temecula.

Decent selection of local craft beers. Mostly in coolers but some on shelves. Friendly service.

Cheaters. Nothing but lying cheaters at this establishment. These guys really took advantage of my girlfriend today. She had been looking for a bottle of Pappy Van Winkles 23 year-old bourbon for some time as a gift to me. It’s expensive, rare stuff, but these guys took it over the top. They convinced her that the price had gone up from the supplier such that they now had to charge $345 per bottle. On top of that, they told her that she had to buy three bottles of Platinum vodka just to be allowed to buy a bottle of Pappy Van Winkles. We made a call to a reputable liquor store in Corona and found out that they’re charging $245 a bottle for this year’s shipment - same price as last year. So Rancho’s claim that the price was up from the supplier is bull. And the requirement to buy some of their excess inventory of crappy vodka is more bull. Finally, of course, it’s illegal to return unopened liquor in California. Well done, cheaters. You take "buyer beware" to a whole new level.

Killer selection of beers and quite a lot of coolers full of bombers of Port Brewing, Russian River, Avery, etc. Great stock and slightly cheaper than similar in town.