April 7, 2012
Kinda dirty, but the beers are organized, and that’s what matters. Great selction. I found things here I could not find anywhere else in NYC area. Prices are okay, not over priced in my opinion. If it was not so hard to get here, i’d be here often.

November 7, 2011
Really odd place. Broken glass in the corners, dim lighting, shady entrance, almost like a grocery store from the mid 90s. Even more weird that they have fresh taps up front, like how could anything in that place be clean and fresh? Bottle selection is weird ranging from old de dolle and Southampton to new Bruery, to swill-deluxe. Service is interesting, some people courteous others clearly insane. There are some treats tucked away here and there, so if you’re lucky, you may end up with a story of how you sloshed through puddles in freezing ran to max out at two atms and drop $400 cash like that. Then again maybe not.

January 21, 2011
This used to be my beer store of choice when I lived in Carroll Gardens. It is rather large and there is a sizable selection of warm and cold beer. A lot of it is from American Microbreweries that are not so well known or so well acclaimed (Landmark, Lakefront, Cottrell, Saranac). It is also for some of these breweries that you will get the best deal in town (i.e. 7-8 dollars for a six-pack). When it comes to proper beer geek beers, this place is lacking. For example, they charge $9 for De Dolle Stille Nacht. In general their selection of foreign brews is not the best and one would think that many of them have been chilling there for too long. The service is not great either. There are always 6 employees in the store, but they never seem interested in the customers until they come to pay for their beers. In general, if you want a cheap sixer of something that you never had before, this is a good place, but New Beer Distributors is better in virtually every other way.

October 26, 2010
Solid shop in an easily accessed part of Brooklyn. The store itself is nice, well lit and well organized, and located right on a major street. The selection is very good, certainly more than ample for any beginner to intermediate beer drinker, with likely a few good finds for the seasoned drinker. Prices are, on average, average, with some stuff costing too much and some too little. There is also a growler station and the ability to purchase kegs, neither of which have I used. Overall a good spot to which I will return.

February 24, 2010
Decent place. Well lit and clean, well organized. The selection is not bad, but not much in the way of rare beers. The prices were on par for most beers, some bargains, some were overpriced. Overall a decent place, but I wouldn’t gpo out opf my way to get here unl;ess there was a sale or something. Decent growler pricing and selection, however.

June 23, 2009
Ventured in on a Sunday afternoon. Found what I was looking for which was Brooklyn Brewery Black Ops and Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. Had a good selection. Prices were not as good as NBD BUT...they did have shopping carts!!! Didn’t need to use one though. NBD, take note!!

February 6, 2009
Pretty decent, way cheaper than Bierkraft down the street, with a decent selection. Not much more to say, really. You are often better off going to Manhattan for New Beer and Whole Foods but this place sometimes snags a few imports that are tough to find elsewhere.

February 19, 2008
This place rules. Not much in the way of ambiance, but with the clout of NYC comes great selection. every brewery wants to have their best stuff on the best shelves in a big town. Hell, they’ve got stuff from the west coast we can’t get...on the west coast. But the real reason to go here is for the tremendous regional bottles from all the great breweries out east. Great prices too, all things considered.

September 8, 2007
When I walked into this place I didn’t know where to start, so I walked around the place twice before I decided what I wanted, and I probably missed so many beers. A great place to go to if your in Brooklyn, and not over priced.

May 2, 2007
Medium-size beer store with a large beer store selection. Lots of space to move around makes the shopping a pleasant experience. Although focussing mainly on the US beers they nonetheless have a decent International selection. We can feel the owners know their stuff as there aren’t many duds to be found there. Just one interesting bottle after the other. The problem is the prices. Probably the most expensive beer-store I’ve visited in the US. If you are in beer-hunting in NY I suggest you hit New Beer Distributors in Manhattan first and buy everything you find interesting there (prices are about 25% to 30% less at NBD). Then you hit American Beer Distributors and buy what wasn’t at NBD.