O’Hare’s Liquor Store

Hands down the best place to buy craft beer in Richmond.
It’s missing beers from some of my favourites (steel & oak, yellow dog, 33 acres) but they still have a pretty solid selection of local craft beer (driftwood, central city, four winds, dageraad, etc.) and beers from our neighbour south of the border.
The staff here is always chill and super friendly.
Pro tip: If you don’t see what you’re looking for ask em. If may still be in boxes or in their secret stash/​room located at the back.

Like most liquor stores this place has a large selection of wine and spirits that will keep you happy if you are into that kind of thing. The place they really shine through for me though is with the beer. First off it is a fully walk in cooler. I always love when I find liquor stores that have this as it is just kind of fun being in the cooler especially on hot summer days. They have a selection of your average run of the mill watery boring beer here to pay the bills. They also have a large selection of craft beer that will keep fellow beer snobs happy! Craft beer from around Canada and the world can be found here! I was already sold on this place at this point. I then found out about their beer club.
The beer club is amazing. Once you join the club you get discounts at the liquor store as well as options to preorder hard to find craft beer before it goes on the shelves. The real kicker is that every two months they put together a box of 8 – 10 hard to get craft beer for members costing about $ 60. This is a great deal as it gets you to try different beer from all over Canada and the World. This box also comes with tasting notes for all the beer that you receive that also includes food pairing notes! They just send you a message saying that it will be ready for pick up on a certain day and you go and pick it up! If you want to make a night of it go to their pub on a Friday night and have one of their Friday night special craft beer kegs they bring in for one night only!