Sunday 26th of December 2010 05:26:47 PM

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This place is a very nice alternative (or addition) to the area with Davidson's down the street. Davidson's strong point, in my opinion, is selection of imports. Lukas seems to focus on the domestic crafts...fine with me.
The "bomb cellar" (or shelter, I don't remember) is a nice addition. The warm shelves of beer seem a bit unorganized...or perhaps it's back stock. Other wise this store has a better than decent selection, service was good (I didn't ask for anything).

Friday 1st of May 2009 01:31:25 PM

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I happened to be in Lone Tree, so I swung by here to see what was up.

My first impression wasn't that great. There was a lot of cardboard piled up by the front door, the lighting was dim and the place looked pretty dingy. The overall look said warehouse to me.

The point of my going here; however, was for beer, not aesthetics. Lukas doesn't disappoint in that department.

Along the back wall is a row of coolers that are well stocked with a wide variety of imports and craft beers. Three doors are committed to singles for build-your-own six-packs. There is also an isle of boxes with even more stock; albeit at room temperature. Most of what I saw I'd seen other places, but I did spot a few items that were new to me.

It took me awhile to figure out where the bombers were hiding. After a bit of searching on my part (there weren't any staff members in the beer section to ask directions from), I found the door in the middle of the coolers marked "Bomb Shelter" that provides access to them. Because you're literally inside the beer cooler, be prepared to get chilled.

Prices were on par with other Denver stores. Some beers were less expensive than I was expected, others more. Not much was on sale, unfortunately.

The staff when I was there was sparse, but friendly enough.

All in all, Lukas is a store I'll probably swing by next time I'm in the area, but I won't be making any special trips.