Blue Front

Apple Store meets beer store. Clean, open space. Hip kids offering sage advice on local beers. Fine selection of international brews. Not so hot on the wines. The beer is the star in this place. I’d be a regular here, if only I lived in Ann Arbor.

A billion times better than the old Blue Front! The space is inviting and well organized and makes beer shopping here a wonderful experience. In my opinion they have the best beer selection by far in Ann Arbor and the owners/​staff are really knowledgeable about their beer and wine and are really happy to help you find what you’re looking for or to make a suggestion. All the best craft beers from around the U.S. and even some foreign ones! Highly recommend Blue Front if you’re looking for your favorite craft beer, a really hard to find beer, or wanting to try something new!

The store is beautifully remodeled and full of a fine selection of beers, (what I go there for) with a nice emphasis on Michigan brews. I don’t live nearby, so I was worried about parking, but since I stop by on my way home from work, I have been able to park in the loading zone (right around the corner on Arbor St.) without incident so far… since I have always been able to get in and out within 5 minutes. My only suggestion is for them to add additional coolers. There have been a few times where I have found beer that I am looking for, but its on the shelf and not cold.

Enormous selection of beers.
Ignore the reviews from 2007: Blue Front has changed owners since then. In 2007, it was a run-​down dump that offered a typical selection of gas station/​cornerstore type products. Its new owners sell beer, and lots of different kinds, more than 600 if I remember right.
The interior has been completely redone: nice wooden flooring with space to roam and eyeball the variety. I was looking for an obscure beer that I hadn’t been able to find elsewhere for a couple of years: Blue Front had it.
Four stars for now. I’ll have to go back and check out the wine selection and see if my review needs more stars. But even if they only carry Mad Dog 20/​20, the beer selection alone makes this place worth at least 4 stars.

The Blue Front seems to have recently re-​opened as a much classier store than what was previously at this address. The store is immaculately clean and very well organized, and has a terrific selection of craft beers as well as mass-​produced beer. The prices are a bit high but competitive compared to the other stores around Ann Arbor. I highly recommed stopping by if you’re in the area to check and see if they have your favorites and to try something new!

They reopened with awesome new owners and an HUGE selection of beer and wine!
Looking for craft and imported? They have that. Cider and Gluten Free? They have that.

many beers
from around the word
very very cold
just for you
You were a poet, Primo.
Prime location across from Bells. Pick-​up special and a sixer will get you fixed-​up right, kids.

This place would have gotten 1 star if not for its sentimental value. Blue Front does not have the largest variety when it comes to alcohol, but it will most certainly please Freshmen who can’t tell a Natty Lite from a Sam Adams.
Blue Front was the first establishment I discovered while looking for fun juice when I first arrived in Michigan. I was very ignorant of the different kinds of alcohol the world had to offer so Blue Front satisfied my pregaming needs despite my sophomoric palette (if freshmanic was a word, I’d use that too).
However, now that I know the difference between crap and non-​crap I would much rather avoid Blue Front whenever I can. I’d much rather run across the dangerous intersection to buy my fun juice at Campus Corner.
Arbor Mist and Natty Lite are fine if you’re not into good alcohol. However, if you know your stuff and you want to find a place with Captain Morgan, Blue Front is not the place for you.
P. S. I don’t know how it is now, but there was a reason I went to Blue Front as a Freshmen.

Historical — the place has been in business at this site FOREVER. Selling kegs. Once selling newspapers and magazines and serving as the sole source for the New York Times every Sunday. Seedy for years, running down further and further, finally turned around and that was years ago too.