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RateBeer Brew Tour Guide's Comments
Heartland Brewing has five locations as of 5/07, all of which are easily accessible:
1. Union Square/14th St.
2. Times Square/43rd St.
3. 6th Ave/51st St.
4. Downtown/South Street Seaport, and
5. Empire State Building/34th St.
Heartland’s beers run a tad toward the hoppy side and they are famed for their award-winning Farmer Jon’s Oatmeal Stout. Their locations are all clean and spacious, and the Union Square Heartland is considered by some to have the most charm. The Seaport location is generally the least crowded.
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| NelsonCrowle |
Visited 6 August 2008 (Wednesday) at 6PM. Large restaurant and bar area, beer is not brewed here, but there are still some tanks and fermenters on display for show. Vegetarian nachos were very good +. Wings also VG+. Bar service was excellent. Herb spiced chicken tenders also VG+. Beers typically above average, with two (Indie 500 Pale Ale on nitrogen, and Empire Premium Beer) standing out as very good.
BEERS (sampler of 8-4 oz beers for $16.95) - see detailed ratings at www.BuildABeer.org.
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 notalush |
I haven’t been to a Heartland location in a long time, and now I remember why - this one seems particularly expensive, even compared to the other locations (7 bucks for a pint, what!?) - the food is also quite expensive, especially for what you get (average-sized portions of so-so food) - it seems the slightest bit swankier than the other locations (dimmer lighting, slightly higher class decor), probably because of the touristy area that it’s in (which might also account for the prices) - the service when we were there was quite slow, but friendly enough - other than that, it’s Heartland - what else can I say? - go to the Union Square location.
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| Russo |
After a long waiting in the line to go upstair at Empire State building, almost 3 hours to get there, I was blessed with this brewery. I could eat some burger and drink the famous Jons Farmer outmeal stout. Nice one.. :)
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| BREWMUSKCLES |
FOOD actually a little better than 7 but not an 8. beers are decent for the most part with exceptions being Mr. Atlas, Farmer Jon’s and perhaps the Indiana Pale. These brews in my opinion are Quite good. Prices are what you expect in Manhattan but the staff do take appropriate measures to keep the clientele interested in the place. the place is quite clean and has an air of spaciousness with an upstairs and downstairs area that interestingly give off a different vibe. keeps the place respectfully in the mix.
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| tupalev |
February 08 visit. Huge place, we were seated downstairs, no windows, but tons of cool brewery paraphernalia. Tap list was decent - lots of variety. Beers ranged from very poor (a couple of the light ales) to very good (stout and honey porter). Service was attentive, food was very good. A good chain brewpub experience for sure that exceeded my meager expectations.
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| yobdoog |
I like the layout of this one. Two floors which makes it quite roomy and the wait staff is friendly. The beers do rotate because they do a lot of seasonal offerings. It is easily accessable by most subways and has a ton of tables so the wait is never very long even if it is busy.
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| JoeMcPhee |
The largest of the Heartland locations and an easy stop if you’re in Midtown. As with the others, the beer isn’t the greatest and it’s overpriced. The Farmer Jons Stout is the best. They’ve been doing more seasonals of late, some of which have been okay, but once you’ve been to one of the Heartlands, you’ve been to ’em all.
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| mistersinalin |
I tried a nitro-charged IPA before I went to the top of the Empire State viewing deck. The fries were nice too. My wife enjoyed the pumpkin ale they had.
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| austinpowers |
A so-so experience. If you’re a beer tourist visiting New York and you think Heartland is great, then you’ll also like the Olive Garden and Applebee’s. Enjoy Times Square, my friend! That said, the beers are slightly hoppier than normal, the location is the most spacious of the Heartlands with a large downstairs (no view down there, though). Usually 8 beers on tap. Famed Farmer Jon’s is on tap in winter often. The tour of the Empire State Building is fun so check that out since this brewpub is located in the Empire State Building.
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| Enniskillen |
Thought everything was pretty nice, above average for sure. They have food, but I didn’t eat.
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