Whole Foods Cranbrook guides customers through vast beer selection

ANN ARBOR — Not your typical bottle shop, the Whole Foods Market Cranbrook location’s beer department offers a wide range of bottles sourced from Michigan to Belgium and beyond. You’ll find their vast stock in cold storage spread out over three different sections of the store.

Katy Jensen, beer specialist, is in charge of buying for the store’s inventory, including all selections on tap at the in-store beer and wine bar, and for customer keg orders. She has assembled one of the area’s largest single bottle selections for mixed six packs. Those can be found between the produce area and the seafood counter.

The large cooler section at the back of the store holds all packaged beers from four packs to cases. Large format bottles are found near the bar along with a portion of the store’s pre-packaged cheeses.

Looking for that next limited release beer? “[They’re sold at] first come first served — we do not do lists, we just want everyone to get a shot at it,” said Jensen.

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