Beer Sniffers 

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a scam company - stay away! I placed an order and received a confirmation email. No further communication at all since and no idea of any date for delivery given. I've made several calls al... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 8th July and.......nothing.nada... Feeble response email to several attempted calls and emails saying the order was out of stock but would be shipped that night (convenient) along with 'extr... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Pleasantly surprised. I was a bit worried after reading the reviews here as I ordered without checking the company out. They were cheaper than others. I received no confirmation and no delivery notifi... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Lack of communication about my order missing items, then replacing them (not unkindly I might add) with a beer I am not fond of, means a three star review other than my usual 5 stars. My apologies for... See more

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  1. Beer Store
  2. Beer Distributor

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Buy beers of distinction without paying through the nose: Beer Sniffers online beer shop.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible communication

Terrible communication. No answer off phone, instagram or emails despite numerous attempts. Ordered on 10th and only had one email saying they would tell me when was posted with tracking information. But nothing. Really disappointed as needed the beer for weekend away but let me down

June 12, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent.

Ordered on a Thursday, the package arrived on Tuesday. Everything was included in it, and it was well packaged.

May 16, 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very happy after contact issue resolved

Ordered on11th May for large pack to celebrate a 70th birthday for Wednesday 16th May. Received notification of order but up until Tuesday no update of dispatch and no answer to phone call/ emails/ instagram or text. I was finally able to make contact via another method and received call back from the owner straight away. Owner was apologetic said not received any emails/ messages etc but assured crate would be sent out today ( as stated on their t&cs within 72 hours- working days as they dont work weekends)so that was very reassuring ( Tuesday 15th). It was to his word and received DHL notification later that day. A fabulous wonderfully boxed order of mixed world lagers arrived on time next day with a few extra bottles in as a sorry for my worry of not being able to contact for good measure. Recipient delighted. Thanks very much! I would be happy to use Beer Sniffers again now!

May 16, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beer sniffers, Glue sniffers more like

I ordered online and expected an update saying the order had been dispatched. When this didn’t come I rang them to be give 2 different excuses in on call and a promise they would dispatch that day. Guess what. That’s right nothing. Now incoming here and find out they are doing dodgy stuff with trust pilot. I will never use these guys again

May 13, 2024
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Reply from Beer Sniffers

Hi,
Thanks for the kind impatient review. We tracked your order and stopped it from being delivered. The order has been cancelled and refunded in full and the extra cans that were put into the order for to cover the single day delay will be passed on to another customer.
Thank you again - take care

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM

I made an order and they decided to replace some beers without checking. It is impossible to contact them. They don’t answer the phone or emails. Definitely avoid them!

April 18, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Same experience as other recent …

Similar experience as other recent reviews. Delivery took over 2 weeks and pretty poor communication from the company, saying that Charles did give me a call to apologise and explain what was happening with my order. Really good selection of beers (and ciders) but a bit let down by delivery/business processes

May 2, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgraceful service. No communication.

Their courier DHL were supposed to deliver on the 19th but failed to do so stating that I had refused delivery. I had not. I was home all day and nobody came near. I email Beer sniffers and they came straight back with 'I will get straight on to them' I have emailed them several times since, no reply, tried to phone them it rings and then cuts you off and after chasing DHL it just states that I have to get back on to Beer Sniffers but they will not respond. Had my money but no goods and no communication. Extremely bad experience.

March 21, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad experience

Bad experience. They sent me my product, attempted to deliver it once and then it just got sent back to them. After calling and emailing about 10 times I still haven't heard a thing. Their phone number rings out and no-one responds to emails. They have my product and money so have effectively defrauded me.

November 27, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Bad delivery experience but issue solved

Regular customer for years. I was out when their courier UPS...yeah) came. So instead of being redelivered it was deposited in a shop half a mile away!!!
UPDATE - an hour later beer arrived!!! UPS driver said we had been misinformed about delivery and that a shop would never accept so large a parcel anyway.
TODAY - got an apologetic and informative call from Beersniffers. There is an issue is that couriers transporting alcohol aren't allowed to leave it with neighbours in case there are kids there. Beersniffers are well aware if the issue and trying to work on a better solution.
Anyway - issue resolved.

February 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Late delivery - delivered !!!!!

I am writing this to update my last review , I had placed an order in October and only part of it had been delivered .
Today Charles made sure that the delivery was made in full with 12 extra bottles .
Thank you Charles , we appreciate the extra bottles and thank you for making sure that the delivery was completed .

February 5, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Consistent Site

I had left a negative review yesterday but had a lovely phone call from one of the owners and I am happy to amend this (the problem was with UPS delivery) - they always have a great range of beers at really fair prices and I have no problem recommending them. It's worth going on the site just to look at the German Beer Section alone.

December 13, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered in time for Christmas and was…

Ordered in time for Christmas and was really disappointed with what I received. Only got about half the beers I ordered and got replacements for everything else. No email to confirm this was ok (or confirmation order originally either). Never had this problem in previous years. I'd avoid if this is the service you get.

December 7, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beer scammers more like

Opened an account and ordered beer that was in stock in Sept 24, weeks later nothing. Nobody answered the phone, one email was eventually answered by a guy called “Charles” saying the beer had just arrived and would be shipped that day. Nothing no response to further emails sent the end of October. No tracking as advertised and now my order has disappeared from my account history.

December 9, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Does this business still operate?

Also similar to other reviews, I've made a purchase - received no confirmation email, there's no order status on the website and no follow up to a contact attempt I made.

Update:

They are operating as I've had a response and have received my order. I did need to send several emails to follow up as there wasn't really a sense of urgency with sending out the order. It was only 1 hour after an email this week that the shipping label was created.

The beers are great but I probably won't be ordering from Beer Sniffers again as there's too much uncertainty around whether or not your order is being dispatched. Their accounts are also overdue on Companies House, so the business clearly can't be doing all that well.

November 19, 2023
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