Grand Plaza Liquor (btwn Park Sterling on Washington)

I love this place. seriously. they deliver for free. they carry my favorite cava (segura viudas). and they stay open past 9, which no non-bodeaga grocery store does on washington ave, nor does any other liquor store in the hood.* anyway, I'm in no way connected to this place other than being a vaguely reclusive bubbly-addict who appreciates their service. their number, should you desire a delivery, is 718.789.3975

*Love has whack hours -- sometimes they're open after 9, sometimes they're closed at 8:30. and Fermented Grapes stays open til 10 on Friday and Saturday. what about Tuesday?

Yeah, I love their help-yourself free samples of wine. My girlfriend always gives me guff about it, but I try to sneak in a sip or two.

Subject: Liquor store

I'm pretty sure the store on the corner of bergen and washington is open past 9, especially on weekends.

gotta second GPL... that place makes living on washington worth it

:idea: :idea: :idea: 8)

Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Candicissima wrote: Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Candicissima]Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

they also have the gigantor bottles of riuniti lambrusco. try it on ice.

alafairnadia wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=Candicissima]Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

they also have the gigantor bottles of riuniti lambrusco. try it on ice. javascript:emoticon(':wink:')
Wink

oooh! is that what you brought to our place that time? yum! :P

rhodamine wrote: [quote=alafairnadia][quote=Carnivore][quote=Candicissima]Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

they also have the gigantor bottles of riuniti lambrusco. try it on ice. javascript:emoticon(':wink:')
Wink

oooh! is that what you brought to our place that time? yum! :P

I got the smaller ones. perfect for mixing with cheap champagne and some fruit juice for 'champagne sangria'. good shit, yo.

alafairnadia wrote: [quote=rhodamine][quote=alafairnadia][quote=Carnivore][quote=Candicissima]Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

they also have the gigantor bottles of riuniti lambrusco. try it on ice. javascript:emoticon(':wink:')
Wink

oooh! is that what you brought to our place that time? yum! :P

I got the smaller ones. perfect for mixing with cheap champagne and some fruit juice for 'champagne sangria'. good shit, yo.

totally, totally.

rhodamine wrote: [quote=alafairnadia][quote=rhodamine][quote=alafairnadia][quote=Carnivore][quote=Candicissima]Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

they also have the gigantor bottles of riuniti lambrusco. try it on ice. javascript:emoticon(':wink:')
Wink

oooh! is that what you brought to our place that time? yum! :P

I got the smaller ones. perfect for mixing with cheap champagne and some fruit juice for 'champagne sangria'. good shit, yo.

totally, totally.

so weird, I just notice that this whole javascript mumbojumbo was coming through. ahh, I see. I'm a moron. click on the emoticon, don't drag the emoticon.

back on topic: anyway, they also give a 10% case discount. next time I have a party, I'm totally getting a case of riuniti lambruso, just to say I've purchased one in my life.

alafairnadia wrote: next time I have a party, I'm totally getting a case of riuniti lambruso, just to say I've purchased one in my life.

holy goodness! now thats a party i wont be missing! :shock:

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Candicissima]Because of this thread, I strolled in there Friday and college days nostalgia made me pick up a Carlo Rossi jug and some super cheap peach-flavored (:idea:) champagne.

Ewwwwwwww! :?

Oh pish. Half the fun is the cheapness. I haven't opened it yet though. I'm saving for my house party. Nothing says freshman year like champagne jello shots!

Candicissima wrote: Oh pish. Half the fun is the cheapness.

i couldnt agree more... i do enjoy indulging in a bottle of champale or something from the bodega now and then, even when i can afford better beer 8)

its the alcoholic beverage equivalent of wearing a thrift store t-shirt.

rhodamine wrote: its the alcoholic beverage equivalent of wearing a thrift store t-shirt.

Now see, I'm just on the "it's cheap and it'll get us fucked up fast" level

Candicissima wrote: [quote="rhodamine]its the alcoholic beverage equivalent of wearing a thrift store t-shirt.

Now see, I'm just on the "it's cheap and it'll get us fucked up fast" level

well, that too. i was just abstaining from admitting that fact as im temporarily straight-edge while i do this two-week fast/cleanse thing.

but i most definitely agree... how else would i know about the $1.59 "country club" 40's at galed bodega? :oops:

rhodamine wrote: [quote=Candicissima][quote="rhodamine]its the alcoholic beverage equivalent of wearing a thrift store t-shirt.

Now see, I'm just on the "it's cheap and it'll get us fucked up fast" level

well, that too. i was just abstaining from admitting that fact as im temporarily straight-edge while i do this two-week fast/cleanse thing.

but i most definitely agree... how else would i know about the $1.59 "country club" 40's at galed bodega? :oops:

hahaha. I got a 6 pack of something canadian (upper canada, I believe) last night at c-town. have not yet tasted it, but it's plaster with stickers of "introductory price, $3.99". oh, and it's in pint cans, like hollandia. yay

yeah its grate theres cheep liquour now it wasnt always this way five years ago before all you hipsterz moved in all you could get was mad dog and night trane and then youd get mugged coming out of the store you had to go all the way to the city for spakling wine now you all move in and its like where did all the ernst and julia gallo come from so go ahead an laff but remember next time you see someone who doesnt smile at you its prolly becuase your not from here

alafairnadia wrote:
hahaha. I got a 6 pack of something canadian (upper canada, I believe) last night at c-town. have not yet tasted it, but it's plaster with stickers of "introductory price, $3.99". oh, and it's in pint cans, like hollandia. yay

:shock:

Please post after you drink it--I'm so curious about that stuff. It looks entirely ghetto, but then I thought that about Hollandia too before I was introduced to its deliciousness.

pensodyssey wrote: yeah its grate theres cheep liquour now it wasnt always this way five years ago before all you hipsterz moved in all you could get was mad dog and night trane and then youd get mugged coming out of the store you had to go all the way to the city for spakling wine now you all move in and its like where did all the ernst and julia gallo come from so go ahead an laff but remember next time you see someone who doesnt smile at you its prolly becuase your not from here

pensodyssey wrote: yeah its grate theres cheep liquour now it wasnt always this way five years ago before all you hipsterz moved in all you could get was mad dog and night trane and then youd get mugged coming out of the store you had to go all the way to the city for spakling wine now you all move in and its like where did all the ernst and julia gallo come from so go ahead an laff but remember next time you see someone who doesnt smile at you its prolly becuase your not from here

Pensodyssey, you are a gentleman and a scholar!
You should start a class at Bklyn College on "idiot guest vernacular." Maybe Comp Lit?

Carnivore wrote:
You should start a class at Bklyn College on "idiot guest vernacular." Maybe Comp Lit?

Sadly, that's how many of my students already write!

But for the record, I am all for cheap booze. After all, there's nothing finer than a yachtsman with an alexi base!

For the (cheap... well, relatively) bubbly aficionados- any favorites out there? alafairnadia, you mentioned your favorite cava, what kind of price tag? I need to pick up a case of something for mimosas/non-superspecial drinking occasions... my current cheap favorite is Saint Hillaire (sp?)...

pensodyssey wrote: [quote=Carnivore]
You should start a class at Bklyn College on "idiot guest vernacular." Maybe Comp Lit?

Sadly, that's how many of my students already write!

But for the record, I am all for cheap booze. After all, there's nothing finer than a yachtsman with an alexi base!

I'd second that, but fortune has found me blessed with an endless supply of upper to extreme top shelf shit, for free and dude...I love it. It's fucking awesome. The good stuff is good for a reason. God help me if I change jobs and lose this perk, i'll go broke trying to fund my drinking habits.

With all this liquor between us, we need a Daily Heights "Get Smashed" Party. I'll bring the peach Andre, Rhodamine's on the 40s, Daveb can bring the classy shit, and everyone else pitch in with something in between. First one to puke get banned!

nybt wrote: For the (cheap... well, relatively) bubbly aficionados- any favorites out there? alafairnadia, you mentioned your favorite cava, what kind of price tag? I need to pick up a case of something for mimosas/non-superspecial drinking occasions... my current cheap favorite is Saint Hillaire (sp?)...

at the plaza, I like to get the segura viudas. it's $10 a bottle. at loves, they have something with a weird french name that I believe is $7.99 a bottle, and I *think* it's the same thing that's $25 a bottle at half, but not sure. it tastes like it. at olives'/olivia's (not sure what the name is) in ft. green, they have a good cava for like $7.50 a bottle, or $8.50. it's not cordoniu or I would move to ft. green. but it's still good.

Candicissima wrote: With all this liquor between us, we need a Daily Heights "Get Smashed" Party. I'll bring the peach Andre, Rhodamine's on the 40s, Daveb can bring the classy shit, and everyone else pitch in with something in between. First one to puke get banned!

I've got a bottle of j.w. black that I need to pour more of. too smoky for my taste but I keep trying to drink it. I will donate it to the effort. no one is touching my stoli and presidente stash. unless I like you.

I've got an extra bottle of cashaca. Anyone like caipirinas?

i'm afraid that i'm addicted to the fancy stuff too i have a delicate stomach, and the cheap stuff tends to give me agita. except for that bandit brand box wine. its SO damn tasty, and 6 bucks a box!


lately i've been drinking sailor jerry's rum though...and damn if i can't have more than one drink with it, its SO strong...but so lovely.

alafairnadia wrote: [quote=Candicissima]With all this liquor between us, we need a Daily Heights "Get Smashed" Party. I'll bring the peach Andre, Rhodamine's on the 40s, Daveb can bring the classy shit, and everyone else pitch in with something in between. First one to puke get banned!

I've got a bottle of j.w. black that I need to pour more of. too smoky for my taste but I keep trying to drink it. I will donate it to the effort. no one is touching my stoli and presidente stash. unless I like you.

i will sooooo volunteer to take that jw off your hands, hehehehe!

alafairnadia wrote: hahaha. I got a 6 pack of something canadian (upper canada, I believe) last night at c-town. have not yet tasted it, but it's plaster with stickers of "introductory price, $3.99". oh, and it's in pint cans, like hollandia. yay

oh man, we got like a case of that for our july 4th party this year... it was actually pleasant stuff, and it went well with our "no american beers/liquors" theme for the day :P

i highly reccommend it. its even better than hollandia, which sometimes tastes a tad bit off...