Bruce Head wants to drink the wine he paid for.

The Colwood mechanic purchased two batches of wine, a white and a red, from BayleyB次元官网网址檚 Brewhaha U-Brew in Langford two months ago.

When he didnB次元官网网址檛 receive a call from the store to schedule bottling, and hearing the rumour the store was empty, Head went to check it out. He found the store gutted but for carboys full of what appeared to be wine visible through the window.

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Head hopes his credit card company will return one of the transactions. The other he paid with cash.

B次元官网网址�(The store owner) could have just called and said the store was closing and I would have paid $50 for the carboy and took my wine somewhere else to be bottled,B次元官网网址� said Head, who has been a customer at the store for years.

B次元官网网址淭his type of business is buyer beware.B次元官网网址�

Head saw a WestShore Chamber of Commerce sticker on the door and called to report the closure, but was told BayleyB次元官网网址檚 Brewhaha hasnB次元官网网址檛 been a member for about two years.

B次元官网网址淭he membership has not been renewed and weB次元官网网址檝e received calls about the business in the past,B次元官网网址� said Craig Sorochan, chamber manager of communications and community relations. B次元官网网址淚 think the only thing they can do is take it up in small claims court.B次元官网网址�

Head also called the Better Business Bureau, B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch and has spoken to other U-brew customers who have reported the closure to the West Shore RCMP.

B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 believe this is fraud, itB次元官网网址檚 just going out of business for what ever reason that may be,B次元官网网址圔次元官网网址� said Cpl. Scott Braes, of West Shore RCMP. B次元官网网址�(The store owner) vacated the property and dumped out all the alcohol. This is a civil matter.B次元官网网址�

The owner of BayleyB次元官网网址檚 Brewhaha was unreachable by phone and email. The voicemail box for the company was full and the Gazette was unable to leave a message.