Press
2012
Rate Beer – Best Beer Retailer 2012
Chicago Tribune – A Long Road to Realizing Their Pipedream – “Lewis and Oslon met in early 2008 while working at West Lakeview Liquors, one of the city’s longest-tenured craft beer stores.”
IllinoisBeer.com – A Q&A with Kristina Bozic – “I do a lot of research. I talk and communicate with the brewers a lot. For me it’s pretty simple – if everyone else has it, why would I want it?”
CraftBeerCoach.com – A Catalyst For Evil Twin Brewing In America – “I just knew they would get along great. Especially since Jep always wanted to live in New York and they are both in the biz. [I] figured they should meet up.”
TheBeerCircle.com – Online Store Review – “I received many suggestions about good online beer stores … one of those stores is West Lakeview Liquors in Chicago, Illinois. I was not to be disappointed!“
Chicago Magazine – The Drinker’s Guide: 29 Great Winter Brews “It’s really rich, far more than lighter gueuzes.”
2011
Chicago Reader – Best Liquor Store 2011
Rate Beer – Best Beer Retailer 2011
Chicago Magazine – Chicago’s 15 Best Bars, Gastropubs and Liquor Stores for Craft Beer – “… real beer fiends flock for the rotating lineup of rare, and sometimes exclusive, imported bottles lining the shelves like a parade of nations.”
Chicago Magazine – What Beer Are You Drinking?
Roscoe View Journal – West Lakeview Liquors: A Vast Collection of Booze – “… Inventory so vast and varied it boggles the mind managed by a staff whose knowledge and passion is contagious.”
2010
ChicagoNow.com – He Sipped She Sipped – “West Lakeview Liquors: Evolving as North Center Evolves”
Chicago Reader – Best Beer Selection at a Liquor Store 2010 – “West Lakeview Liquors has a lovingly curated selection”
Center Stage Chicago – Be the (G)host with the Most – “Expect a good selection of seasonal suds, shelves lined with affordable wines and a storefront decorated with fall-friendly dried cornstalks to boot.“
Style Chicago – Our Favorites… – “West Lakeview Liquors is known for their huge craft beer selection, excellent quality wines, top shelf liquors and a very knowledgeable staff.”
Chicago Reader – Best Liquor Store 2010
Rate Beer – Best Beer Retailer 2010
2009
Rate Beer – Best Beer Retailer 2009
2008
Chicago Magazine – Go West – “…tucked into what amounts to less than a pantry of space, is a beer inventory that should blow your mind.”
Rate Beer – Best Beer Retailer 2008
2006
Chicago Reader – Bye Bye Bell’s
Center Stage.com – West Lakeview Liquors – “…a veritable exotic alcohol haven.”