If you are after bottles of ale or proper beer then head to Magnum along Wood Street, they have a fantastic selection.
For example just before Christmas I popped in and walked out with a crate of Christmas Pudding Ale.
Bloody lovely it was.
But yes anyway it is important that we as consumers give these independant shops our custom and support in these trying times.
Think of it as supporting, say, a League 1 side instead of Manchester United