Brooklyn Beer Guide: Your Brooklyn guide to beer, beer bars, breweries and brewpubs

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78 /100 500 SMITH ST.
“Visited in September 2023. Smallish beer bar linked with Carmine Street Beer Distributors very near to the Other Half tasting room. Decorated with dark walls, large number of cans in fridges, no food, 23 beers on tap. There were interesting finds. The place had a long curved bar and around 10 tables with chairs. A good beer destination for sure!“
trapped 31 days ago
78 /100
BierWax (Bar)
556 VANDERBILT AVE
“Visited in December 2023. Small beer bar with a stone top bar and a few tables with chairs in Brooklyn. They had 12 beers on tap and around 100 cans. A small food menu available. They were also offering Cantillion pours from two bottles. There is a great vinyl collection, and nice music obviously. There is also a patio at the back. It's worth a visit.“
trapped 79 days ago
68 /100 12 GRATTAN ST
“Visited in March 2024. Strange place with pine siding everywhere with a strong smell of pine. It's much bigger inside than seen from the outside, with multiple chambers. They had 16 beers on tap including one brewed for them by Six Point, though not terribly exciting choices. They also offer a few snacks. Not sure what the place is for though.“
trapped 91 days ago
58 /100 8 WILSON AVE
“Small coffee house/brewery taproom in Bushwick, Brooklyn. They have moved to NYC from Chicago. Minimalist all-white decoration, 8 beers on tap including two guest beers, Czech Lukr yaps enabling sizable head, a few snacks, 2-3 tables, and a small bar. Flights available. The cons are the beer sizes are smaller than usual, which means more pricey beers; longer wait than usual since there is one person for both beer and coffee and preparation of an average coffee order takes much longer than a beer; and the beers are mediocre.“
trapped 94 days ago
84 /100 34 RIVER ST
“Came here on 4.3.2024. Located directly at East River in Brooklyn. Small brewhouse which I believe is not in use too much. Does not have the atmosphere as the original brewery, however the beers are fantastic and you can buy most of their magnificent beers in cans. No food options on a Monday. Amazing Service was helping with good restaurant recommendations and gave me some beers for free - not normal these days anymore“
Schlenkerla 103 days ago
68 /100 68 34TH ST
“Located on the second floor of Industry City Building 2 in Brooklyn. Very large, high-ceiling industrial space. Huge TV screen with live sports, not much else for decoration. They brew most of the beer served on-site. They had 12 beers on tap, 3 pours sizes, and flights available. For food, they have pizza from a nearby pizza house on order. The beer was not bad, but not great either.“
trapped 120 days ago
84 /100 76 4TH AVE
“Klassischer Pub. Nicht weit weg vom Barclays Center in Brooklyn. War dort vor dem Konzert von Black Sabbath. Nettes Bar Personal. Würde ich wieder hin gehen.“
DrNosha 141 days ago
74 /100 228 7TH AVE
“Smallish bar. Several very well stocked fridges. Good taplist. Pretty good.“
explosivedog 152 days ago
70 /100 280 SMITH STREET
“Mid sized bar, dark and quiet vibe. Beer list is pretty solid. Comfortable place for a few beers.“
explosivedog 152 days ago
84 /100 43 MAIN ST
“Local en con vistas al puente. Recomendable.“
fombe89 178 days ago
78 /100 533 ATLANTIC AVE
“Similar bar to the original, same number of taps and extra bottles and cans. A bit of a younger scene. slightly smaller bar and more tables. Worthwhile stop.“
Sammy 187 days ago
62 /100 82 PROSPECT ST
“Very large building, but still packed when I visited. Large games room with bowls, pinball etc... but only a couple beers available on that side. The real draw is the self service beer wall; makes for a cheap ticking experience but not sure you'd continue to do well on subsequent visits.“
Stuu666 200 days ago
74 /100
Tørst (Bar)
615 MANHATTAN AVE
“Good selection of beers, but they didn't have 4/5oz pours as far as I remember. More expensive than other places in NYC“
Stuu666 200 days ago
74 /100 52 34TH STREET
“Large open room in the impressive Industry city; check out some of the food vendors and distilleries whilst there! Small selection of beers, but flights are available.“
Stuu666 200 days ago
76 /100 195 CENTRE ST
“Big industrial unit with a good selection, mostly IPAs. Quiet on a Thursday afternoon but can imagine it gets busy.“
Stuu666 200 days ago
72 /100 1446 FULTON STREET
“Visited in May 2023. Largish space with a long mahogany bar, couches at the end, barrels as table stands. They had 18 beers on tap. Frozen pizza and hot dog for food. The beer selection was not bad.“
trapped 201 days ago
72 /100 415 MYRTLE AVENUE
“Visited in November 2022. Spacey dark bar that looks trendy, no food, 12 on tap with around 20 cans/bottles. Eighties music blaring. Nice neighborhood bar.“
trapped 222 days ago
76 /100 333 DOUGLASS STREET
“A beer bar located in Brooklyn area with bunch of other breweries (finback being the most famous one). There are bunch of taps ( i think at least 20, maybe more), small portions available. Prices are reasonable. Service is ok. Ok place to havve some beers.“
martjoobolut 283 days ago
76 /100 623 SACKETT ST
“A bar at Brooklyn. About 20 taps+cask. A couple of bottles. Tap is only their own stuff. Ok service. Prices on the cheaper side. Ok price.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
78 /100 545 PRESIDENT ST
“Big modern craft bar in cluster with bunch of others in Brooklyn. About 20 taps. Flights available. Prices reasonable. Service ok. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
58 /100 574A PRESIDENT STREET
“Beer bar near finback and bunch of other places in Brooklyn. About 10 or so taps, non too exciting. Flights available. Service very disinterested, i could clearly feel that she didn't want me to be there. Overall: i guess it's place.. when visiting the cluster you may as well step in, otherwise this should be skip.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
70 /100
Owl Farm (Bar)
297 9TH ST
“Beer bar with wooden interior near other half, finback etc. other places. About 17 beer taps, and 6 cider ones. Small pours available. Beer taps are mix of German and US craft stuff. Prices, a bit cheaper than in more fancy places. Ok service. Overall: it's a solid place but nothing too exciting.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
78 /100 52 34TH STREET
“Big beer bar away from Manhattan, but easily reachable by subway. Selection is about 12 taps, 2 of them ciders (by Brooklyn cider house), some bottles and cans also. Prices are low for NYC, flights and small pours available. Ok service. Ok place, decent value for the money.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
74 /100 210 PROSPECT PARK WEST
“Good neighborhood bar with 15 beers on tap and around 15 cans/bottles. Long curving wooden bar, tall tables to eat, wifi available, nice food menu, too. Good ambience, worth a visit.“
trapped 284 days ago
76 /100 68 34TH ST
“Brewery/tap room located in the food court/industrial park. Although far from Manhattan easy to reach by subway. 12 taps all of their own. Ok service. Prices are a bit cheaper than average NYC. Flights available. Ok service. Ok place to have some beers. Note: they brew some beers on the spot with small kit.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
80 /100
Hops Hill (Bar)
886 FULTON STREET
“Dive bar in further away from other bars, but still easy to reach by metro. Ok service. About 15 taps, bunch of bottles and cans. Selection has some interesting things, including utopias. They so small pours if asked. Good place.“
martjoobolut 284 days ago
76 /100 550 VANDERBILT AVE
“Big modern craft beer bar, but with beautiful wooden interior. 16 taps, and some cans. Not too exciting selection, but still solid. Ok service. Prices are usual NYC, but amaller pours are available. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 285 days ago
70 /100 176 UNDERHILL AVE
“Busy beer bar near Brooklyn museum area. About 16 taps, not too exciting, but ok. Prices are the usual NYC prices. Service ok. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 285 days ago
66 /100 141 LAWRENCE ST
“Modern brewery/ restaurant in Brooklyn downtown area. Service a bit slow. Flights available. Prices are usual nyc level. 10 taps of their own beers, and that seems to be it. Food also available, but didn't try. Ok I guess.“
martjoobolut 286 days ago
80 /100 82 PROSPECT ST
“Brewery/ big tap room located near Brooklyn bridge at the Brooklyn end. 26 taps, 24 of their own. Cans and bottles also available. The self service taps are winner for a ticker, 26 tick and less than 26$! Their beers varied between awful and ok, but c'mon tick for less than a buck in NYC! Service is ok. If you just want to tick then this is the place to go, if you want great beer then you should probably go elsewhere.. I'm a ticker hence the 4.0 rating..“
martjoobolut 286 days ago
66 /100 359 METROPOLITAN AVE.
“Dive bar in Brooklyn. About 10 taps, mostly boring stuff. Prices are usual 10$ for beer, but they do half pours! No cask available. Service below average. Okish place, no idea how this is 90+ (current score in rb)... Maybe it was once great.“
martjoobolut 286 days ago
70 /100 182 N 8TH ST
“Hipstery beer bar in Brooklyn. About 10 taps of their own beers, fridge has bunch of bottles and cans from other breweries also, but nothing too exciting for euro traveller. Ok service. Small portion prices on the cheaper side. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 286 days ago
72 /100 79 NORTH 11TH STREET
“A Beer garden / tap room located in Brooklyn. 10+ taps, some special bottles that you can get small pours. Cash only on bar :( Ok service, ok prices.“
martjoobolut 286 days ago
76 /100 43 MAIN ST
“A big modern craft beer bar in Brooklyn. Small pours available. Ok prices, ok service,.ok place.“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
74 /100 97 NASSAU AVE
“Beer bar in Brooklyn, really close to Torst. About 20 taps of their own beers. Flights available (16$ for 4). Otherwise prices a bit lower than usual. Ok service. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
88 /100
Tørst (Bar)
615 MANHATTAN AVE
“Modern craft beer bar located in Brooklyn. About 20 taps, and some cans/bottles. Tap list is nicely curated. Bunch of Hill Farmstead. Good service. Prices NYC regular Great food. Enjoyable, although not my type of place.“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
68 /100 300 RICHARDSON ST
“Located in industrial area of Brooklyn. Honestly a bit of a dump. 10 or so taps, some are not their own beers. Ok service. Prices are the usual. No food. Overall: i don't feel the vibe of this one..“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
80 /100 990 METROPOLITAN AVE, BROOKLYN
“Modern hipstery craft beer place. Very busy on Saturday evening, but still good service. Bunch of taps and cans, small pours available. Selection limited to their own beers. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
88 /100 413 GRAHAM AVE
“Small beer bar in Brooklyn. 10 taps and some cans/bottles. Taps have interesting stuff. Prices are usual nyc. Small pours available. Friendly bar man. Definitely above average place.“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
76 /100 87 RICHARDSON ST
“Huge modern craft beer bar/restaurant in Brooklyn. About 16 taps, all their own beers. Cans for takeaway also available. Flight price on the higher side, but big pours in the regular 10$ range. Ok service. Ok place.“
martjoobolut 287 days ago
68 /100 43 MAIN ST
“Out of the way if you weren't comfortable with Dumbo logistics. Tall glass front, basic whitewashed cinder block walls & a cheap Birchwood or similar half & half bar in the center. Scrolling led tap list against the wall, vintage-y brass taps without much fuss. Coffee bar as you enter is whatever. Twenty offerings, flight/8-9-12oz, didn't see any pints. Nothing more than $10 was a relief. Staff is a little cold & bored, but the beer is solid.“
MicroGrog 296 days ago
74 /100 533 ATLANTIC AVE
“Smallish bar. Fairly small to go selection, but a good taplist. Not as impressive as St Gambrinus or the original Hops Hill, but still a decent place.“
explosivedog 296 days ago
72 /100
Hops Hill (Bar)
886 FULTON STREET
“Smallish bar with a pretty solid tap list. Some good locals, and some fairly hype stuff from further away on my visit. Bartender seemed pretty overwhelmed on a week night, so service was pretty slow. Fridges were well stocked.“
explosivedog 299 days ago
72 /100 68 34TH ST
“Upstairs at Industry City, making it easy to combine with Big Alice and plenty of good food / drink stops. Beer quality is fairly good, not outstanding. Decent selection of styles. Flights available.“
explosivedog 299 days ago
76 /100 500 SMITH ST.
“New modern space round the corner from Other Half (where the queue used to be on a Saturday morning all those years ago). Taplist is pretty excellent, and small pours available. Staff are helpful. Often quite a quiet vibe.“
explosivedog 333 days ago
78 /100 381 TROUTMAN ST, BROOKLYN
“Stop #5 of 8 on a day brewery hopping trip to NYC. Streets were packed with some festival / thing going on which made me worry it would be packed in side ... lucky we got a table. I've had a bunch of their stuff before so was nice to finally make it out here. BW, fruity beers NEIPAs on tap with some good BA bottles grabbed to go. Glad I made it.“
hopdog 404 days ago
82 /100 280 SMITH STREET
“I have been here many times over a period of over ten years. I don't think the tap lists knock your socks off like they did back then. The bottle list is much smaller as well. That said, this is consistently a place to get high quality and occasionally rare beers that are not found elsewhere in the city. The atmosphere is very nice for those who like dark wooden bars. Pinball tables are in the back. COVID brought about ample outdoor seating that makes this place viable for people with kids. I have had some good times and good beers here.“
mansquito 409 days ago
86 /100 82 PROSPECT ST
“The location is not the greatest, but this is as spacious and unique a brew pub as I can think of. It is a big, gray, spread out, industrial space, and in the summer there is rooftop access. There is an (optional) dispensing system that allows you to fill up your glass by the ounce from a number of their taps (payment by credit card of course). Most importantly, the beer is good, and there is plenty of it to choose from, around 10 taps of their brews are up at any one moment. Pub grub, along with vegan and healthy options, are available as well, and the staff is nice and likeable. I look forward to my next visit.“
Slipstream 413 days ago
76 /100 533 ATLANTIC AVE
“The new name of the former St.Gambrinus Beer, which did not survive the Covid lockdown. The former owner is now a backup server. A lot of good stuff, as in the past with just a few snacks for food. Recommended.“
trapped 423 days ago