July 30, 2010
Good, but by no means excellent selection of english ales plus the usual suspects from Belgium, the U.S. and Germany. Not worth a detour......

September 17, 2009
I got mad when I found this place in York. The range of beers is unbelievable...

November 29, 2008
Very cozzy bar in the center of York, some Belgian, German, Czech and English specials, nice selection of Cocktails as well. Attached to a beer shop with a larger selection of beers. Must to visit when in York

May 15, 2008
This shop is now connected to the much larger Hit The Bottle store just down the road. Between the two venues there is a reasonable selection of belgian beers, Rochefort 8 & 10, Westmalle, Piraat, Barbar. However most of them are pretty warm as they’re very close to some strip lighting. Selection of British beers is very extensive, and a small german range plus a good selection of world beers. Worth a look for a good range and some decent glassware.

February 25, 2007 [ Updated May 24, 2007 ]
This is a bottle shop connected to a bar in the heart of the York city centre. Go through the bottle shop to enter the bar, which is small but has three levels. Beer selection in the bar is paltry - no real ales, macro swill, a couple of your generic Belgians, and Chimay. Ecclectic food is served in the bar area, as well as Sunday roast. My rating is based on the bottle shop. Small shop, mostly British regional beers and a decent selection of relatively easy-to-find Belgians. Full line of Orkney, York Brewery, Durham Brewery. Chimays, Rocheforts, Gulden Draak, as well as Schlenkerla and a couple Sierra Nevadas. Also plenty of glassware+beer gift sets, from countless Belgian and British breweries. Some gripes include inattentive staff: give off a weird vibe, mostly unwelcoming, although if you’re there to pick up a bottle and be on your way I guess it isn’t a big deal. Also, beers stored on top shelves are subjected to some pretty intense heat from the lighting on the walls - the Rochefort 10s and Orvals are warm to the touch; don’t know how good that could be for the product. All told, ths second best bottle shop in the York city centre, with a load of fairly unique bottle-conditioned regional British beers.