The Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar

A Haiku Review of The Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar:

Average, nothing great.
Nice selection, friendly staff.
The place was empty.

I give this review only for the "to go" beer selection. I get that it is a wine bar and that they have lots of wine and probably do really good with the wine thing. However, I don't drink wine. I drink only beer. I was stoked to see a sign claiming "beer to go" on my way back from Deschutes Brewery. Unfortunately, once inside the "to go" beer selection is SUPER small. One small cooler only and most were imports that I don't have the palate or wallet to go for. I went for some of the staple beers available, Stone Brewing, without asking how much it costs. $4 per 12oz beer!
I get it if you are serving draft beers and I am paying to rent a stool for awhile but I am giving you money and walking out with these beers. That is $24 a 6 pack! When I spoke with the bartender about the prices she responded with "this is a bar not a grocery store." Why do you advertise beer to go then?

Don't want to harsh on this place because it looks like a great place to drink a glass of wine or taste one of their many (10?) draft taps, but I was seriously disappointed with what I found in their cooler. If they want to claim they are into beer then they should know how much beer cost and they SHOULD know when they are ripping people off.

You didn't have a few things on the menu that I wanted to try, the prices were on the high side of fair, and you're still pulling four stars with a guy from out of town.

How? Service.