Whistle Stop Grocery & Deli

The sandwiches are great. Highly recommend the conductor with the sauerkraut! They also have a large beer selection and patio are if u want to eat there and chill. Staff has always been friendly and attentive even at busy lunch times which is usually when I go

One of the best places to get a craft beer in the area, great growler options, and wonderful variety of rare beers. Definitely a must-​visit if you’re in the area!

Friendly staff and a ton of killer beer. You might not notice from the outside but they have a boars head deli inside and one of the best deals around which is a half sandwich, bag of chips and solid pint of good beer for 6.99.

Who knew this, place had so many amazing beers priced so well. Love this place. They sell and fill growers as well as half growlers. They also are willing to let you sample the beers.

I got a couple kegs from them for my wedding. Great prices and even better customer service. They didn’t charge me storage even though they stored my kegs cold for over a month. Great family run business.

Drove by this place and decided to pop in on a whim. It is definitely not much to look at from the outside but I am so glad I got over it and went in! Terrific selection and plenty of taps to get your growler on. I especially like being able to have a pint drawn and then do a little beer shopping while sipping away. The staff is friendly and always have a suggestion if you have a question. Can’t recommend it enough.

Awesome, just awesome.
Sandwiches from their deli are first rate and huge selection of microbrews on tap to either enjoy there or to bring home in a growler.
Good prices, good food and beer. Close to home — what else do you need? A much needed reprieve from nearby Applebys and subway. So happy we ‘discovered’ this place after they reinvented themselves and living 3 min away for 8 years!

I can’t believe I’ve been living only a few miles away from this place and just stopped in as I’m getting ready to move. This place is awesome! Looks less than spectacular from the front, but if you appreciate good beer and selection, you will not be let down. Amazing!

Not a bad place. Stumbled across this little store when I got lost. It has a little eating place for sandwiches and beer. It also sells cigars so I can believe, at one time, that people would have enjoyed a beer and cigar here… They fill growlers and have a nice list of beer on tap. The have an extensive beer selection but are a little light on the hard cider area. Spacious interior. The cigars are displayed in a glass case.

On a personal note, I live about 2 minutes from this establishment. Let me say… it is far from your standard Deli. I have been gladly visiting the Whistle Stop for nearly 15 years now…
However…About 3 years ago, a Safeway opened-​up right next door…
Therefore, the Whistle Stop decided to choose a different business strategy in order to survive… BEER was their brilliant choice.
They now offer an abundance of bottles at great prices; multiple, «Pick-​ur-​own-​6-​Pack» options… and most importantly… Nearly 30 Beers on Tap for Growler Fills. They offer everything from, «DOGFISH 90 Min. IPA»…to local…“Big ‘E’ Scotch Ale”.
Their prices are completely reasonable. They offer a «Request-​Sheet» (which I’ve gladly used about a dozen times) in order to request new beers. (soon to come: «DOGFISH 120min. IPA», on-tap…awesome)
All I can say is the ‘Whistle Stop’ is no longer a standard ‘delicatessen’. I have been more than impressed in their commitment to Craft Beer over the past two years. Anyone who knows beer, also knows the amount of energy and cost to maintain nearly 30 taps from local, and rare micro-​breweries. I have a tremendous amount of respect for this establishment and would recommend it to anyone looking for; «.22 oz. Bombers, Growlers Fills, and also Kegs».

A surprisingly well-​stocked convenience store for the beer lover. There are half a dozen of these places around town now, if you go far enough out. I don’t know that I would say this one stands out, but they DO have 24 taps and you can get growlers to go of different local and west coast beers. They also stock about 300 different bottles of craft beer. Prices are more or less in line with what you pay everywhere else. It’s a great thing to have around.

Think «Beer Drive-​In» peeps. Pull up to the rarely-​busy parking lot and you might expect to see the cashier roll out of the store with a tray of beer samples, roller derby style. They might not converse with you as they smash into your car window with the cork-​topped tray, but that’s okay because the selection will be phenomenal. So who cares if they don’t ask you how your day is going? You’re about to get your buzz on!
I came up with this ridiculous visual because given its location, I’m guessing that most people will drive their vehicle to pick up that hard-​to-​find microbrew or to have a drink in the store. I guess you could walk there, which would be even better, but exercise caution when crossing in front of the two entrances to Applebees and Safeway. Most people leaving those establishments may have realized they got taken on beer selection and prices, and they might do a burnout and run you over.
Back to the store. As you walk past the well-​stocked cooler, you’ll notice the «tap nook.» Do you like these names I come up with? Sure you do. The Tap Nook is an area in the store where you can get a good beer for $ 3 or so, drink it right there, and NOT tip anyone. Did you copy that? They don’t even have those receipts with «Tip _​_​_​_​_​_​» on them. I always feel guilty when I see those. Don’t you? 3 stars right there.
In summary, you can grab a bar stool seat and sit back and watch people buy crap they don’t need. It’s a good people-​watching spot and folks will probably stare at you as you sip a big frothy beer in a convenience store, which is so non-​PC. But don’t expect to share life stories with the employees. They seem to be rather taciturn.
The fourth star was earned by risk-​taking on the part of the store owners to open a tap nook, the well-​stocked beer cooler, and consideration of wearing roller skates in the future.

I used to breeze right past this unassuming strip mall convenience store on my nightly commute home. But one day I noticed that they were selling growlers of Mac N Jacks African Amber.
I pulled in to check it out and the rest is history. These nice folks have transformed their humble grocery into a microbrew Mecca right here in my own neighborhood!
They have a rotating tap of 12 tasty microbrews right in store (Average $ 2.99 pints as of this review!) and a large cooler selection of bottled craft brews spanning one whole wall. Awesome!
You know, the ambiance is… well, it’s a well maintained convenience store. But it’s also freakin’ awesome for all the reasons that will be clear once you experience the neighborhood convenience store micro brew draft phenomenon.