Potent Potables

One of my favorite places to go have a drink! They have a fabulous choice of wines by the bottle, also have a wine dispenser that you can choose to have a glass from. They have rotating drafts and are always featuring new brews! If you don’t see something g that suits your fancy on draft they have a large cooler of bottled/​canned beers as well!
They have tons of games you can play with friends and often have live music. Recently they built a new patio and do food trucks on the regular!
Only negatives are that they charge a high corkage fee even if you buy the bottle from them and parking!

Love this little gem in Jamestown! When you walk in there is a great selection of wine and beer set up like store. Some of the beverages are refrigerated along the far wall and the prices are great if you want to get 1 beer or an entire 6 pack. Then past the store front is plenty of seating and a bar! The taps are rotated frequently and always kept up to date on their Facebook page. Best part about this entire place is the wine dispensers. Fill a wine card with money and choose your wine, swipe the card and its like a soda fountain of wine goodness! All their wine is pressaurized and chilled and the perfect temperature so each glass is as good as the first. Bartenders are super friendly and knowlesgable. They have food trucks and music on the weekend and plenty of board games to enjoy a night out with friends.

PoPo is easily one of the best bottle shops in NC. This place is seriously worth the drive if you’re anywhere near this establishment.

Potent Potables is a wonderful place to grab a drink with friends or shop for a special brew that most stores will not carry. They have rotating drinks on tap and they also have live music some nights. Whether you’re looking for mead, beer, or wine, Potent Potables has what you want.
One of my favorites is called the «Sweet Baby Jesus». This beer has a chocolate peanut butter flavor that is out of this world. The «Zombie Killer» mead is also really good.
They have a whole shelf of board games, and they also have a cocktail cabinet that plays retro video games. They are pretty busy on the weekends and sometimes they run out of certain brands if it’s really busy. The heartbreak of going for your favorite beverage and finding it missing is usually short lived, because you can always find a new favorite by rolling the dice and trying one that catches your eye.
The staff is awesome and they go out of their way to make you feel welcome.

Variety, Variety, Variety. I love this place. It is a nice little hangout afterwork to grab some craft beer on tap or by the bottle. I love that they change things up often and that you have a chance to try different craft brews from all around North Carolina and other places. I particularly love when they have a mead on tap which is frequently.
This establishment doesn’t serve any food but they are always hosting a food truck or you can have pizza delivered. I just love how laid back this place is and how many different board games they have to play. I never get bored of this place.

Incredibly friendly and helpful staff, great selection of beers, MEGA fun trivia on Mondays and it is ALWAYS clean (bathrooms included). I’m not a beer fan so for the rest of you that aren’t have no fear, they have great wines on tap too. They usually have delicious food trucks at night too if you’re looking for something a little out of the ordinary. I wouldn’t change a thing about this place :)

Fantastic establishment! Not only can you find an outstanding selection of craft bottled beers, but the owner Steve works hard to hand pick his rotating draft beers to give a wide variety of deliciousness. The staff and especially the owner are very knowledgeable and extremely nice and accommodating. They have an Incredible wine selection as well. The patio is a great place to relax outside, and the bar and table tops inside are a must for your next outing. A great addition and now a staple of Jamestown. I will definitely be back!

This is a fantastic establishment run by some fantastic people. Any kind of beer you could ever possibly want and they host the best food trucks! Definitely stop in if you are thinking about it.

This is one of the best bottle shops in NC! The owner, Steve Kim aka BeerDadSteve is the man behind it all. He provides high quality service and brings in the best beers available. In addition to that, they have live music, an amazing selection of beers on tap and glassware. They even have food trucks out front most nights. Great spot! Keep it up Steve!

I’ve enjoyed every visit to Potent Potables! My wife and I discovered this place two summers ago and have returned on more than several occasions. What more could you ask for? Steve always has an excellent selection on tap. His descriptions are spot on, as is the appropriate selection of glass wear to draught selection. PoPo also has a ridiculous selection of bottles, cans, and wine for both on and off premise consumption. Hungry? There is usually a food truck around to help you out. Overall, a great place with a great staff!

I have lived in Jamestown over 30 yrs now. The past 3, I have watched it grow. Its people like the owners of Potent. Potables that. helped make this possible. Not only did it take dedication and hard work, but a kind and generous spirit. These are the people you want to surround yourselves with.

Love this place! Come here once a week! Great variety, good prices, and friendly service for years!

Apparently if you tell the truth about what is going on here, you are threatened with a lawsuit. I was and am forever banned from any property they own, even if rented. Who knew?

Holy crap that is a lot of beer!
Potent Potables is a cool little place in Jamestown (of all places) that is a hybrid of a specialty wine/​beer store, a bar, and a lounge to play board games. The concept is really neat and seemed to be a hit.
The craft beer selection is beyond ridiculous. I asked one of the bartenders about it all. He told me that they rotate six beers on draft and switch out «as quick as people drink them.» Sometimes they rotate several a night or a few over a couple of days. He informed me that the colder months were slower for whatever reason. They have the date on a chalk board as they rotate a beer in. They also have bottled or canned beer that you can open and drink as well. He also told me that they keep stocked 600+ different bottles/​cans of craft beer at any time. So you could literally drink for weeks or months and never repeat anything. Seriously, just viewing it all is impressive. Of course you can purchase any of these to take home.
The same bartender actually walked over to the shelves with me to help find something I was interested in. He knew his stuff. After having eight or so different beers, I ended up purchasing a six pack of Atwater Vanilla Java Porter. VERY good.
I didn’t pay attention to the wine stuff except for one thing, the Enomatic. Cool concept and all the bartenders have to do is switch the bottles out rather than actually wait on people. I won’t type a dissertation so here is a link to it. Lots of people were doing this.
PP had about ten large tables for people to come and sit and chill out. By 8:00 or so, they were all taken. This is a great place to bring a group or whatever to sit, socialize, etc. This isn’t the hustle and loudness of a bar. They have a large selection of board games to choose from and people were actually using these. Last night, I saw two of my favorites, Cards Against Humanity and a great childhood memory of mine – Connect Four! While no one serves you at your table, people just go get what they want from the bar or shelf, add it to their tab (or pay as you go) and bring to their respective table and do their thing. I saw a family with children playing a board game too. I am glad that kids still play board games instead of looking at their damn cell phone constantly.
Since they don’t serve food, they have food trucks rotate four or five times a week. Last night was Bandito Burrito. You could eat outside but it was too cold. People just ordered what they wanted and brought in to their table. The bartender also informed me that they have a Facebook page that shows their truck rotation schedule. I don’t do Facebook but for those interested, you could look on it. They are available those nights from 6 pm until about 9 or so. That is all I know about it.
Great place with a simple concept that works well. The selection is among the best if not the best I have seen for craft beer. I don’t drink wine really so I didn’t pay attention to all of that. The staff last night knew their stock, at least enough to help me find something. Jamestown may be the perfect town for this as it may keep things from getting too crazy. I like it all and can’t wait to come back.
They have WIFI for those who like to use their phone constantly. It is free. They also have one TV at the bar.

Came by this little spot on a work trip. I almost wish I didn’t because it had such a great selection that I couldn’t leave NC without buying over 150 $ worth of craft beer, but in the end I regret not buying more since I don’t know when I’ll be back in this area. The selection is excellent, and they have some of the rarest beer in the area and abroad. My friends in CA are definitely going to enjoy what I’m bringing back.
This place would have gotten a ⁵⁄₅ if they opened earlier on Mondays.

Nice Chill spot! The pumpkin flavor «Pumking» beer was great. The chocolate flavor was good too. Their seating was adequate for how busy it was and the live musician was a nice place to have a casual hangout. They also have a wall of board games to choose from. So drink beer, chat and play games.
This place however does not serve food but different food trucks come by everyday to serve food. You can eat outside or bring it in and drink beer. A very nice place, I’ll be coming back.

Terrific selection of beer in the store and they have rotating taps with some of the rarest brews in the area! One of only a couple places in the Triad that I know who offer the best winter beer (Highland Cold Mountain) on draft… as good as it is coming out of the bottle, it’s even better out of a tap!
The staff are very helpful and can recommend something for you if you can’t make up your mind and they also have a nice seating area where you can enjoy your drink and play games they have with your friends. It’s a nice, relaxing place to hang out if you love beer.

Wonderful beer selection, ownership and servers are friendly and helpful, and they regularly have food trucks. Monday night is night, get there early to get a good seat

Fantastic selection of bottled beers, wines, etc. Tap lines are cleaned regularly and updated with the most current releases from both local and national breweries. All taps are quality.
While there are snacks that are available for purchase, food trucks are regularly on site. With plenty of events hosted here… literally nightly… there’s never a day that passes without something special going on.
Bottle prices are on par or better than other shops around, and the owners and employees know their product and are excited to talk to you about their offerings.
It’s a regular spot for my wife and I, and we often bring friends that fall in love with this place much like we have.
Check out their facebook page for weekly rotating special offers, wine tastings, and beer tastings.

Really a fun concept.
Love the variety of food trucks.
Good Friday night fun. I will put this on my places to go. Jamestown folks should give it a try.