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There are many places tucked away in the heart of Victoria to get a little bubbly. Here's a bunch of shops listed in order of being really close to the hostel to being a bit further away.
Oak & Barrel Cold Beer and Wine Shop
Just a block away at the Rialto Hotel, this places serves everything to do with alcohol, at good prices, and the staff don't hate you like they do in Government liquor stores.
1450 Douglas Street (map) 250-383-4157 or 1-800-332-9981, open 'til 11pm
Liquor Express
This place used to be a nice cozy little store but they’ve expanded and it’s huge now! It’s located right near the theatres. This store carries cold beer, wine and hard alcohol and the prices are slightly higher than liquor store prices. Located at the Dalton Hotel.
759 Yates Street, at Blanshard Street (map) 250-384-4136 or 1-800-663-6101 then press 3, then 670
Logan’s Pub Liquor Store
This down-to-Earth pub hosts a great line-up of live music as well as houses a cosy little liquor store.
Swan's Beer and Wine Store
Definitely the classiest place to buy alcohol in the city. They're mostly beer and wine but they've got a modest selection of real alcohol like Vodka and Gin and whatever. Next to Swan's restaurant and pub.
506 Pandora Avenue (map) 250-361-3365
Harris Green Liquor Merchants
I think it's the best liquor store in town. Open 'til 11pm, right next to Market on Yates (also open 'til 11), so you can get some juice for that screwdriver you're craving, and they stock Monarch Vodka, which is this bizarre 50% (100 proof) vodka made in Oregon. After Monarch, other Vodka just leaves you with that "why am I not wasted? I just chugged this whole thing of Smirnoff" feeling. Screw real Russian vodka (unless your in Russia), those americans have got it figured out.
930 View Street (map) 250-361-1469, open 9am-11pm, 7 days a week
The Strath Ale Wine and Spirit Merchants
This one's open 'til 11pm, they have pretty much everything, and the guys there are actually funny. Oh and they offer a downtown delivery service!
919 Douglas Street (map)
250-370-9463, open 11am - 11pm www.strathliquor.com
Cook St. Village Wines
The cheapest wine I've found, at $7.39 a bottle, available both in red and white, can be found in this ridiculous little store. And they have a decent selection of actual decent wine. But I can't taste the difference between this and anything up to $50.
  
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