The Beer Junction, a specialty beer store, opened for business at 11 AM on July 2. Located at 4707 42nd S.W. the Beer Junction is the brain child of Morgan Herzog. See our previous coverage here.

The soft open will feature 640 beers, 55 wines, 2 authentic champagnes, 30 ciders, 5 meads, 2 sake, 20 different sodas from Crater Lake Root beer to Seattle's own Dry Soda, 50 different types of glassware, gift boxes, 45 countries. Herzog said "We have the fish tank set up with a fish called Pliny the Oscar (named after Pliny the Elder) ready to greet our customers."

While they won't have any products on special sale during the soft opening period they are "Looking at some fun ideas for down the road and for the Grand Opening later in July," Herzog said. Customers can place special orders for the following weekend (too late for the 4th of July) for kegs, or full case orders (subject to distributor availability).

Of the 640 they sell, 500 of them are sold chilled, kept at the ideal temperature in17 doors of refrigeration.

You can contact the Beer Junction at 938-BEER (2337). They close at 9pm.