Pros
The Beer Store is a place where you can put in your time and earn your wage. Once you are hired it is near impossible to be fired, short of stealing from the company or being truant too many times. The atmosphere is fairly laid back with the right manager and the job is fairly easy at the retail level. It pays well, and is a fairly secure job.
Cons
Very hard to advance to full time or manager. There is a lot of nepotism within the company and the upper management doesn't really have time to help you advance if you are looking to move up in the company. Also as of this review, the company is shrinking and they are not looking to hire more people into full time, so there is very little prospect of advancement in the near future. The job is sometimes very gritty. Depending on where you are employed it can be a hassle. In the suburbs you'll have to deal with teenagers trying to buy beer under age, and soccer moms giving it to you because they had a bad day. In the inner city you have to deal with aggressive and depressing drunks and alcoholics that you have to turn away. There's theft and the danger that comes with someone who really needs their fix and doesn't have any money. Beer is a drug, it's a hard thing to manage for those who are not prepared.