Latest reviews from Essen
| 86 /100 Frank‘s Fleischmeister Grill (Restaurant) KÖLNERSTRASSE 3 “Was für ein geiler Imbiss! Alles frisch und hausgemacht. Dazu gibts verschiedene Stauder Biere. Beste Currywurst mit handgeschnittenen Pommes und 10 verschiedenen tollen selbstgemachte Saucen zur Auswahl. Nicht wirklich ein Bier Spott, aber der neue Ruhrgebiets Kult Imbiss!“ |
| 54 /100 GIRARDETSTRASSE 2 45131 “Oldschool Brauhaus mit 3 Bieren. Essen ist leider TK und Fertig Produkte. Preise leider auch noch hoch. Hier müsste mal frischer Wind rein. So kein Grund um wieder zu kommen.“ |
| 60 /100 Die Bierothek® Essen (Beer Store) LIMBECKER PL. 1A “Sklep z piwami w samym centrum Essen w galerii handlowej. Niezła selekcja piw lokalnych, reszta jest dość dziwnie dobrana, zwłaszcza sekcja z piwami angielskimi. Miła i kompetentna obsługa.“ |
| 74 /100 Holy Craft Süd (Restaurant) RELLINGHAUSER STRAßE 175 “Came here on 28.10.2021. New craft beer bar in Essen with 16 beers on tap mainly from German breweries. Very good beer selection even had a Stone Arrogant Bastard in the fridge. Had a Überquell Fresh Hop Pilsner (St. Pauli), Brauprojekt 777 (Niederrhein) and a Mücke Single Hop Comet (Essen). They serve Craft pizzas made of malt and Dinkel wheat. Really good beer bar.“ |
| 60 /100 Dampfe (Restaurant) HEINRICH-BRAUNS-STR. 9-15 “Came here on 27.10.2021. Large place with many different rooms, located a bit outside of Essen. For sure it is more on the commercial side but seems there was a brewery founded in 1896. Now their beers are brewed by the Stauder brewery in Essen. 4 beers on tap. Had the filtered and the unfiltered, both were absolutely drinkable mainstream beers. Service was super fast and friendly. I liked the over-decoration on the walls with beer memorabilia.“ |
| 62 /100 Kohle Craft Werk (Restaurant) RÜTTENSCHEIDER STR. 14 “I came here on 26.10.2021. A very modern craft beer and burger bar located very centrally in Essen. 4 beers on tap including 2 Maisel’s and Friends. At least 20 bottle beers: Crew Republic, Aktien Zwickel and 5 beers from La Trappe. Burger was quite good. They only had one service person for a full house but he did an excellent job.“ |
| 98 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Prices unbeatable“ |
| 92 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Veruit de beste bierhandel in de streek 👌“ |
| 70 /100 Felis (Bar) KASTANIENALLEE 16 “Bar/Pub a little outside the city center. Wild mixture of furniture and also a wide mixture of stundents bar, gameplace, pub quizz and jam sessions. Funny and lovely staff. Only Stauder on tap but a nice selection of about 30 craft beers, some rarities as well. Prices are fair. Snacks only. Best place in Essen (ok, thats not really a challenge...;-)...)“ |
| 34 /100 Kohle Craft Werk (Restaurant) RÜTTENSCHEIDER STR. 14 “A modern bar with and urban chic inertia. Inside it's quite long and narrow, with bar seating and then small booths opposite. There are 4 draught taps and an extensive bottle range with some interesting stuff if some what pricy? The menu is Americanised burgers ribs fries etc. The waiters are somehow not motivated to give their best so service is......“ |
| 70 /100 GoldBar (Bar) RELLINGHAUSER STRASSE 110 “A nice little cafe in the midst of the city, yet within a sorta-backyard surrounded by trees. Inside it's and eclectic mix of old and unique used furniture, pillows and candles .... simply an experience. The cool music also give's it a laid back atmosphere. The outside seating is in the same vain old couches and cushions to chill out in and watch the world go by. Lot's of board games and books that you can use. You meet a colourful mix of people here and you always get into conversation. Great coffee and delicious drinks, beer is mostly from the bottle and not very exciting but.... Great staff and service.“ |
| 76 /100 The OAK (Bar) HILDEGARDSTRAßE 1 “A Street Food Cafe & Craft Beer Bar. Located on a corner with street side seating, inside its quite modern and basic. The bar is central with chalk boards over the top showing what beers are on offer. Five of them are world beers that are quite easy to find, the other five promise some interesting "ticks". Also there is a small bottle selection that has some very good stuff. The menu is Fresh street food that is Mexican / American inspired but also wonderfully authentic from tacos, burritos, sandwiches, bowls, fries and sometimes a few more things? Great friendly staff and a cool vibe. A must do in Essen.“ |
| 72 /100 Dampfe (Restaurant) HEINRICH-BRAUNS-STR. 9-15 “Located in a rather unlikely looking suburb of Essen, this is a large sprawling complex which looked to have a fair sized outdoor option, although that was less appropriate given the January weather. Nice old style feel to the main indoor area, exposed brick and lots of small nooks and crannies. Four beers on tap, seemed to be three standards and one seasonal. Food came in huge portions and was decent enough.“ |
| 64 /100 Kohle Craft Werk (Restaurant) RÜTTENSCHEIDER STR. 14 “Modern decor beer and burger type place. Burgers were ok, chips good. Beer selection on tap isn’t that great, only 3-4 on my visit, but there is a more extensive bottle menu. Service friendly but the poor chap was quite overworked. A nice enough place but not really a must visit.“ |
| 74 /100 Die Bierothek® Essen (Beer Store) LIMBECKER PL. 1A “Located on the lower ground floor of the Limbecker Platz Shopping Centre - use the escalator at the Amsterdam Rotunda which is at the NE /(nord-ost) location of this Shopping Centre. A very welcome addition in what to a visitor seems to be something of a Beer Desert. My visit was during the pre-Christmas period and the proprietors were pro-active in discussing various beers with perhaps less experienced buyers who were wishing to purchase presents. About 10 minutes walk from Essen HBF.“ |
| 98 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Super place!“ |
| 80 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Spacious bottleshop. Large free parking in front of the shop. Huge collection of beer glasses and a lot of beers also. Good prices. The assortment was a little bit disappointing, in my opinion. A lot of nowadays popular international breweries (e.g. Cloudwater, Uiltje, Brewski, Omnipollo, Mikkeller, Nothern Monk) that you can find in a lot of beershops. Although there are usually more different beers from each brewery over here. Not that many unusual to find breweries and beers. I was especially looking for Belgium beers and was hoping for some more beers from breweries like Alvinne, Fantome and Geuze / Kriek. Friendly staff. Overall a nice and large shop, pretty cheap (especially compared with Dutch prices) and worth a visit.“ |
| 70 /100 The OAK (Bar) HILDEGARDSTRAßE 1 “NIce beer bar a little outside downtown. Located at a corner with huge windows and a modern, plain interieur. 10 beers on tap, about 20 bottles. Guess it is the first craft beer bar in Essen, so the selection at tap is (only) ok. Prices good as well, delicious food. Worth a visit.“ |
| 86 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “I guess typical beer Belgian warehouse drink shop. Hundreds of bottles, good selection of US beers, as well as European and Belgian. Seems like they were expecting new supplies because some of the new beers I saw at online shops were missing, but the selection was extensive anyway. I've maybe expected some more lambics. Prices are good to excellent. Service could be a bit better, girls at the register were confused by some beer names so I had to explain how to find them in their system. Good glassware selection. Definitely worth visiting.“ |
| 84 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “together with yves visited a large store with a very extensive Belgian and foreign selection of beers good that they had freewifi otherwise i dont now how to choose from all those beers the staff was very friendly I think it is one of the best beer shops in belgium for foreign beers I will certainly come here regularly“ |
| 90 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Top spot ... super selection, friendly advice & efficient at checkout, charging correct prices ... Sadly not very easy to reach unless you live nearby, and not perfectly proactive in taking orders. Not as great at Belgian beers as Willems & Zoon, perhaps, but fantastic at Baltic, British, Dutch and Scandinavian beers. Does the top yanks too.“ |
| 68 /100 Bierhandel Van Oevelen (Beer Store) MOERKANTSEBAAN 47 “Bezocht op 14 april 2018.
Goed maar in vergelijking met collega Decaigny toch een serieus verschil.“ |
| 82 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Super assortiment, top prijzen, een zeer goede uitleg en service gehad van Scott, de bieren uit alle windstreken zijn er verkrijgbaar! Ik was ongelofelijk onder de indruk. Het is door de stuntelige kassa man dat mijn score niet hoger opliep. Ik verloor hier ruim 45 minuten door gestuntel.“ |
| 90 /100 Fritzpatrick's Irish Pub (Bar) GIRARDETSTR. 2 “My favorite Irish Pub so far! Very good burgers, Guinness, Cider and Kilkenny from tap as well as a nice whisk(e)y selection“ |
| 90 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Remote spacious warehouse with loads of beer for very low prices compared to the Dutch market prices. Sufficient parking space. Lots of Belgian, Dutch, Scandinavian, American, UK beers cheaper than anywhere else. Worth the trouble! Update: now even more space for craft beer and in-store free Wi-Fi for customers (see wall sign by entrance or look for SSID DeCaigny-klanten)“ |
| 82 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Great layout and eclectic selection make this my favourite bottlehop/warehouse around antwerp. the good stuff is segregated in the back. It is always hard not to go over budget in this place. Also appreciate the huge glassware selection. This is not very common in Belgian bottle shop.
Only fault is sometimes the shelves can look a bit messy because so many people pass through.“ |
| 80 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “It had been a while since the last time I was here. They rearranged the place quite a bit. Bigger and more international selection for reasonable prices. Very recommended!!!“ |
| 80 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Veel scandinavische bieren Zeker voor een belgische winkel. Vrij betaalbaar en Goed te rijden van uit Nederland“ |
| 88 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Visited multiple times already and the place never disappoints. Loads of ticks, interesting beers, US beers. Awesome place, wish I lived closer to it.“ |
| 70 /100 Dampfe (Restaurant) HEINRICH-BRAUNS-STR. 9-15 “Bavarian-style Brauhaus in Essen-Borbeck. Easy to find and always a place to enjoy a beer.The food is more simple, but very good. Small amout of "self-brewed beer" (they didnt brew themselfs). The Bavarian-style Weißbier was quite good.“ |
| 54 /100 GIRARDETSTRASSE 2 45131 “Medium-sized brew pub a short subway ride away from central station. Not super cozy but also not as ugly as some ratings might suggest. Some high tables with stools around the bar, and in the back there is another area with normal tables and chairs. Was almost empty on a late Tuesday afternoon, shortly after opening. Quick service, didn’t have to wait at all. Apparently, you can get their beers in 1 l and half litre bottles at the moment, but not when I visited. Only one of normally three beers were available during my visit, probably the thirsty people from Essen drank everything up during carnival when there was a special offer for their beers. Their ’Keller’ was decent in my opinion, but not great. Didn’t check out the food, but the menu looked promising with typical hearty German Brauhaus dishes. Prices are absolutely okay. Might come back for their other beers if I’m in town again.“ |
| 92 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Beste bottleshop van provincie Antwerpen. Heel ruim assortiment buitenlandse bieren. Vaak nieuw aanbod, vaak ’speciallekes’ Top!“ |
| 86 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Visited on a tuesday morning in late summer. Rather large warehouse just across the border, very easy to reach and with lots of parking space. Dont forget to fill up the gas across the street, as it is way way cheaper than in the Netherlands. Crates of regulars are creating aisles, where the singles are stacked on the outer edge and across some tables. Very nice selection of several European popular craft and a handful of American gems. Sometimes a rare, but I guess you have to be lucky for that. Two Fifty Fifty Eclipses available when I was there for example. Very friendly service, typical Belgian kindness. Would definitely visit again.“ |
| 74 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Grote, wat rommelige hal met ruime keuze. Veel bieren uit de Scandinavische landen. Parkeren geen enkel probleem.“ |
| 84 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Rather large place with a great assortment. Lots of De Molen, Nogne O, some rare Americans, etc. Very friendly staff. Large parking place outside. Prices are pretty decent. Would definitely visit again.“ |
| 92 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Drove to this legendary bottle shop this morning and what I found there met my expectations: hundreds and hundreds of beers, all displayed in a clever, attractive and well-organized manner. Apart from the usual, classic Belgian beers, this place boosts countless U.S., U.K., Scandinavian, Spanish and other craft beers, the prices of which are below average compared with other bottle shops selling similar products. Friendly girls at the counter too and very quick and correct service. Another staff member was serving small tastings of a new Belgian quad and was very knowleadgable about it. Since this only a 45 minute drive from where I live, it is beyond a shadow of a doubt they will be seeing a lot more of me in the future - in retrospect, I can only wonder what took me so long to get over there...“ |
| 98 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Ontzettend leuke zaak waar de klant voorop staat. Het personeel maakt altijd tijd voor een praatje en heeft een zeer goede kennis van wat ze verkopen. Met enige regelmaat weten ze je weer te verrassen met een (verstopt) pareltje. Top zaak, top bieren en een top bediening. Voor mij de leukste zaak van België!!“ |
| 92 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Excellent service and great choice in assortment.
Assortment keeps changing with very interesting brews and their prices are very acceptable and competible.“ |
| 94 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Одни из лучших цен на пиво в Бельгии. Огромный выбор импорта и местного. Отдельный холодильник с раритетами. Надо ехать.“ |
| 80 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “lovely place. Excellent beer selection from Belgium. Also beers from the US, UK, Netherlands etc etc. Belgian beers are cheap.. Foreign beers are well priced. Well worth a visit“ |
| 78 /100 De Caigny Dranken (Beer Store) SPIJKER 79 “Great selection, convenient location (lots of parking space). Prices tend to be high for common products such as pilsener urquell. Mediocre service. Overall very nice place to go shopping for beer.“ |
