About The Wink
The Wink is a neighborhood bottle shop on Nuckols Rd in Glen Allen. Its full name, De Fles Winkel, is Dutch for "the bottle shop." The rotating tap wall fills growlers and 32oz crowlers with draft-only beers.
The shelves cover wine, beer, mead and cider. Wine runs from old-world classics to natural, low-intervention bottles, plus bubbles. The beer side leans Belgian, with wild ales, Flemish reds, Trappists and imports from Bavaria to Bohemia.
A small gourmet market sits alongside the bottles. It stocks bourbon cherries, cocktail mixers, local hot sauces and honey. An apéritif corner holds vermouth, rosé and sparkling wine.
The shop hosts tastings and distributor visits, and it stays small on purpose. The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible.
From The Wink's own website and its Google listing, read November 8, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Map
Questions people ask
Can I get a growler filled at The Wink?
Yes. The tap wall does growler and 32oz crowler fills. It rotates constantly, and defleswinkel.com has a live tap list.
What do they sell besides beer?
Wine, mead and cider sit next to the beer. There is also a small gourmet market with bourbon cherries, cocktail mixers, local hot sauces, honey and artisan snacks.
Does The Wink host tastings?
Yes. The shop holds wine and beer tastings, distributor visits and the occasional themed pour night. Events are usually announced a week or two ahead on defleswinkel.com.
Is The Wink wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in Henrico is 2.7 miles away. Midnight Brewery in Rockville is 4.3 miles away, and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond is 5.7 miles away.
Answers come from The Wink's website and its Google listing, read November 8, 2026.
Breweries near The Wink
Before you visit The Wink
Expect a small shop with a tightly curated shelf. The staff can tell you what is in a bottle and where it came from. Parking is free out front in the Twin Hickory plaza, next door to Twin Hickory Tavern.
Check the live tap list and the events page on defleswinkel.com before you go, because both change. Tastings are usually announced a week or two ahead. You must be 21 or older to buy alcohol.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in Henrico is 2.7 miles away. Midnight Brewery in Rockville is 4.3 miles, which makes it an easy second stop.