City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 449-3374

Description: This is a supermarket-size liquor store, one of the largest in the United States. The variety is staggering, including hard liquor, beer, ale, wine, champagne, mixers, and soft drinks. If you want something exotic, you’re as likely to find it here as anywhere in the state. The helpful staff is known for offering informed advice. If that’s too much trouble, you can join Club Liquor Mart and receive a monthly selection of wine or a weekly six-pack of beer chosen by the store’s staff. Buy a case of wine and get a 15-percent discount; you get 10 percent off when you buy a case of beer or liquor. For such a huge non-specialty store, The Liquor Mart’s wine selection is surprising, both in its depth and its breadth. The store hosts frequent special dinners at local restaurants and joins with a local travel agency to sponsor a wine trip to Colorado’s own wine country near Grand Junction.