Latest reviews from Queens
| 72 /100 Craft Culture (Bar) 59-04 MYRTLE AVE “Visited on a weekday afternoon. A small beer bar with an enticing food menu and 16 taps at Ridgewood. Only 7 of the taps were in full when I visited, but I found 3 new ticks. The prices are NYC normal. The marble bar inside occupies about half the available space. There are also two community tables and a couple of small library-style tables. Board games and free wifi available. There are also beer flights. Nice place for the neighborhood.“ |
| 66 /100 The Local Bar (Bar) 41-04 31ST AVE, ASTORIA “Visited in April 2024. Long narrow bar in Astoria with a back garden. 20 beers on tap, full bar. No food, no frills, flights available. A local place indeed. A few ticks available, and it's cheaper than Manhattan.“ |
| 60 /100 The Baroness (Bar) 47-18 VERNON BLVD “Great burgers available here and a good beer selection. Unfortunately, beers only served in 1 size so points off. Recommend visiting the toilets for the...unusual...Titanic experience.“ |
| 74 /100 10-28 46TH AVENUE “Big space in Queens with a reasonable number of beers on tap; we happened to be there on Jazz and pop up pizza night. (definitely recommend Traze pizza, particularly the Falafel and French onion pizzas)
Some bottles/cans available for drink in and takeaway also.“ |
| 80 /100 Astoria Bier & Cheese (Beer Store) 34-14 BROADWAY “Interesting mix of deli, bar and bottle shop. A good selection of beers on tap at typical NYC prices as well as an extensive bottle range.
Fantastic selection of cheeses for takeaway, but I also recommend getting a cheese board to accompany your drinks.“ |
| 74 /100 The Bier & Cheese Collective (Beer Store) 35-11 DITMARS BLVD, ASTORIA “I had never visited this place while it was still Astoria Bier & Cheese - Ditmars. It's now called The Bier and Cheese Collective. The basic format is the same as most beer stores: long marble low bar with chairs, 12 beers on tap, numerous fridges with a few hundred cans and bottles, well-curated selection of charcuterie, and small menu of food which is usually quite sophisticated. Great place.“ |
| 60 /100 41-11 39TH ST “Big industrial space in a pretty industrial part of Queens. Fair range of styles, flights available. Beers are pretty variable in quality, but probably skew more towards terrible. Probably not worth the quite long journey, but if you're in the area...“ |
| 74 /100 Rivercrest (Bar) 33-15 DITMARS BLVD “Quite a large sports bar with ample space outside. A central bar with an abundance of TV screens around, streaming sports, soft music, good local craft beer selection. I did not try the food, but the menu was interesting. A good place to visit in Astoria-Ditmars, near the last stop of the N train.“ |
| 68 /100 15-35 DECATUR STREET “Stop #8 on our 8 stop NYC beer trip. Dingy small hole in the wall feeling. As soon as we walked in, it felt like it was 100 degrees inside. So hot that I tasted my buddies sampler and had to go sit outside. Average to below average beer, but that heat ...“ |
| 28 /100 1539 COVERT ST. “Stop #7 on our 8 stop NYC beer trip. Nice open and huge place. They only had 1 of their beers on tap ... something about going through renovations, but didn't look like it. Avoid this place at all costs if you want to drink beers ... only other things on their menu were cans from Southern Tier ...“ |
| 84 /100 1616 GEORGE ST “Stop #6 on our 8 stop NYC day trip. Had to hit here, this has been on our list for awhile and as much as we mail order from here, it was nice to get here in person. Beers were, well Evil Twin goodness. Poutine was quick and good dinking food, but I would say served a little too cold. And the did do one of my pet peeves, handed me a printed beer menu which I ordered off of and was told it was not up to date and look at the wall ... THEN DON'T HAND ME A MENU OR TELL ME WHAT WAS OUT WHEN YOU DO...I hate to say it, but points off for that as that really irks me.“ |
| 72 /100 5-01 46TH AVE “Stop #4 on our 8 stop day trip to NYC. Decent amount of beers on tap if not average to slightly below average and varying styles. We ran the board and had a 11 beer sampler we split. Stopped by on a Sunday and wasn't busy, but looked small and I can see how it can get crowded.“ |
| 78 /100 10-28 46TH AVENUE “Stop #3 on an 8 stop NY tour. Nice and spacy ... weather was nice so we had the standup counter/table that opened to the outside. Decent selection of beers that were all pretty good.“ |
| 76 /100 43 11TH ST “Stop #1 on a 8 stop day trip. Nice that they opened at 11am on a Sunday. Beers average to a few above. No samplers but 1/2 pours available. No food, but attached to a taco place that had some kicking tacos.“ |
| 56 /100 1539 COVERT ST. “Big, high ceilinged space. This is an unpretentious place for hanging out and having fun and drinking a couple of inexpensive beers. This is not one of those craft beer bars with a cicerone on staff and shockingly priced pours of rare, barrel aged ales. It is just a fun place to drop in for a beer. The selection is limited; QB seems to have no more than 2-3 of their beers on tap at any given moment.“ |
| 64 /100 39-28 23RD STREET “Small industrial space. Only four taps on when I visited. Fairly busy. Beers generally good.“ |
| 56 /100 Bantry Bay Publick House (Restaurant) 33-01 GREENPOINT AVENUE “After reading Slipstream's review I decided to visit the place, going for a protracted lunch break. First thing first, it's not a beer destination. Yes, they have 14 beers on tap with 3-4 local brews, but you need to be quite low in the totem pole of raters to be able to extract a couple of ratings from it. But then it's a quite nice Irish pub, with a Bonnie Lassie, tasteful food, etc. Since it's between a cemetery and car repair shops, I don't presume you can visit the place while being around, unless you need to kill a few hours while your car is being fixed. So if you're going to take a conscious attempt to go there, just know that you won't find anything new there.“ |
| 68 /100 43 11TH ST “Quiet a belated review dating back to 2020. Small taproom with a large beer garden, 14 beers on tap, no food available. The inside was not too large, with space for 5-6 tables. They had beers not available elsewhere, which made the visit more interesting.“ |
| 72 /100 Heart Of Gold (Bar) 37-14 31ST AVE, ASTORIA “Small beer and wine bar at a side street in Astoria. They had 7 beers on tap and 20-30 cans available. There was a small but interesting food menu. Eclectic decoration with continuous movies projection on one of the walls. Room for about three tables, a lot of bar stools inside, and a beer garden at the back. Interesting find.“ |
| 50 /100 1539 COVERT ST. “A huge space that is apparently used for all sorts of events. Only like five taps active on my visit, several of which were guest beers (although not marked as such). The one beer of theirs I did successfully order was horrific. Barely a craft beer location.“ |
| 66 /100 15-35 DECATUR STREET “Small, eclectically filled and quite cramp. Limited outdoor seating as well on my visit. Flights available. Beers are not the best in NYC, but the variety of styles is pretty fun. Staff friendly. Probably not worth the trip alone, but easily combined with Evil Twin NYC.“ |
| 70 /100 Craft Culture (Bar) 59-04 MYRTLE AVE “Small bar with a pretty good selection. Staff was friendly. Fairly standard beer bar in an area without much else.“ |
| 94 /100 Astoria Bier & Cheese (Beer Store) 34-14 BROADWAY “This place is awesome! This is the only place I go to for my specialty cheeses. There's none other like it in the area, and I just love their assortment too.
It looks to be a cute spot for 2 people to grab drinks, and the bites of food they make on site smell amazing every time I stop in. I'll have to come back for a grilled cheese and soup soon.
I've found everyone here quite helpful and friendly whenever I've asked a question!“ |
| 84 /100 78-01 77TH AVE “Large space in an unassuming residential neighborhood. Beer quality is obviously excellent, especially stouts and IPAs. Bit less cool of a space than their newer Brooklyn location, with the majority of decoratiion being the walls of barrels. Small pours available. Very glad to have finally made it to their original location, but will likely stick to the Brooklyn location since I can walk there...“ |
| 68 /100 Euro Market (Grocery Store) 3042 31ST STREET “Reasonable size supermarket jam packed with European foods. Outstanding range of sausage. Beer selection is huge, including a large craft selection and lots of European (and miscellaneous) imports. It is pretty clear that they do not store beer properly, so I would recommend steering clear of the craft selection, or in fact anything that you care about enjoying. However, if you want to tick Eastern European countries badly enough to drink very out of date light struck lagers, then this is the place to go (I got seven new countries, don't judge me).“ |
| 74 /100 19-33 37TH STREET “Unassuming building in a fairly residential area, the (fairly long) walk from the subway does not feel like it has a brewery at the end. Beers are generally good. Hard to combine with other places due to its location, but certainly worth a visit.“ |
| 68 /100 43 11TH ST “Small taproom at their brewery, with lots of outdoor seating. Beer range is generally decent. Worth a visit, especially when combined with other LIC spots.“ |
| 80 /100 1616 GEORGE ST “Interesting looking glass veranda-like taproom with a solid selection of Evil Twin and worthwhile guest taps. Cans available for takeaway. Enjoyed my time here, recommended.“ |
| 82 /100 1616 GEORGE ST “Strange little place on the Bushwick/Ridgewood border. Basically, it is a small all-glass building surrounded by a larger outdoor space. The brewery itself is located in the adjoining warehouse. The beer selection is pretty expansive and often includes over-priced guest taps from the like of Monkish and Moksa. The menus are really annoying looking and difficult to read, but once you get past it is fine. Outside, there is usually some food truck, so you can bring in food. Small pours are available, but can be a bit pricy, especially for the pastry stouts and the like. Beer to go is also available in 4 packs. Good beer. Ambiance is weird.“ |
| 80 /100 1539 COVERT ST. “I love this place and love this space...especially the trusses. Great to arrive by the nearby "L" line.(Halsey St. Station). Great big communal tables to drink and converse at. Coffee bar upfront with window service (hard to find that for craftbeer though...lol!). There are 16 taps although less pouring the couple of times I visited. I had some amazing knockwurst and sauerkraut. The beers are good...but need to get better and more variety...nonetheless...I really like this place and recommend it highly.“ |
| 80 /100 1616 GEORGE ST “must stop. very good hoppy beers and fresh. stouts are coffee heavy. a barley wine on tap! sours getting up to speed and much fruit.“ |
| 88 /100 1616 GEORGE ST “Beautiful taproom, except for the garish neon signs for beer names. Beers are good, 4oz pours are available if you ask, they're not advertised. Selection is excellent, with a few lagers, several IPAs, a few sours and stouts etc. Two guest taps on my second visit (Trillium & Horus), zero on my first. My guess is it was to do with the 12 Beers of Christmas thing, rather than something normal. Beers are good. Place is good. Service is a tad slow, but very friendly. Definitely one of the better taprooms to visit (except for those bloody signs).“ |
| 86 /100 1616 GEORGE ST “Finally visited the taproom on 12/16/19. Greenhouse like structure in the backyard of the brewery with a large patio with long tables outside. They have 20 beers on tap, with one guest beer, A few snacks are available. They also serve coffee from a separate counter. Communal and smaller single tables to sit and enjoy the beer. Sadly, they don't serve flights but have two pour sizes: expensive and more expensive! Must visit.“ |
| 78 /100 10-28 46TH AVENUE “Stopped by for a beer at this large and spacious brewpub with a fairly hip industrial/warehouse atmosphere. There was some event going on and the place was packed, so we only stayed for one beer. Tap list looked promising and I would have liked to return at a more quiet moment, but didn't get around to it.“ |
| 66 /100 Bantry Bay Publick House (Restaurant) 33-01 GREENPOINT AVENUE “I don't know why RB does not have a category for pub - a place where both beer and food have equal importance and is a neighborhood gathering place in addition. Well this is a spacious Irish-American pub on an out of the way corner of LIC/Queens, and here you can find some hearty food and a number of good brews. They host brewing events here as well.“ |
| 84 /100 19-33 37TH STREET “We came here on 26.10.2019. 30 minutes subway trip from Time Square + 10 minutes walking. Brewery is in the back and hardly visible. A D.J. was playing vinyl records in the pub - very cool. Two screens were showing horror movies (Evil Dead) due to Halloween. A band was preparing to play on the balcony. We drank Hop Ales, Weird + Gillie and Half Stack (was our favorite). All were great beers!!! The Can logos are very quaint too. Definitely a place you should not miss during a NYC visit.“ |
| 76 /100 106-11 71AVE FOREST HILLS,NY “Visited on 9/2/19. Right next to the the old station on the bridge at Forest Hills, larger than it looks from the outside. 16 beers on tap, full service bar, grill food menu, long metal top bar, largish seating area. Attractive decoration, not too noisy despite being full. Good location.“ |
| 28 /100 BKLYN Beer Garden (Restaurant) JOHN F KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TERMINAL 2 “Pretty big bar in Terminal 2. Kinda dirty, with the standard airport bar vibe. Each seat has a tablet which is used for ordering and annoying the patrons. This cuts down on human interaction to a bare minimum, and even that (getting seated and having my beer delivered) was abrasive and unfortunate. Once you actually settle in, the tablet serves to blast you with unwanted advertising. Pretty awful selection, even for an airport bar. The large number of taps is choked with macro lagers. The prices are appalling, even for an airport. $11 for most pints, which seems egregious to me. I didn't have any food, but it looked like standard bar fare, poorly done. I got my NY place tick, but it was annoying and unfortunate. Would not recommend at all, even if you're in Terminal 2 by chance.“ |
| 78 /100 19-33 37TH STREET “Very decent brewpub to have a beer. Listed 16 beers, though only about 12 on Saturday night. Reasonable sized, with a small deck for a warmer night. Crowlers and friendly staff as well as very drinkable beers and the chance to get at newest or special releases.“ |
| 66 /100 5-01 46TH AVE “Somewhere grimy vibe to it, and real small too. The beers were actually pretty decent, with flights available. Worth a stop but not my favourite LIC brewery.“ |
| 78 /100 10-28 46TH AVENUE “Big open brewery space kept reasonably bare and industrial. Comfortably busy on the Saturday afternoon I visited. Beers generally pretty good, with a great variety of styles by NYC brewery taproom standards. Easy to combine with a bunch of other LIC breweries, so definitely worth a trip out.“ |
| 86 /100 10-28 46TH AVENUE “This is a must in NYC. Fairly new, this place has a great selection of well made beers, from sours to pastry stouts. Place is large, with dark decor, loads of seating, free wifi, very confie. 3 to 4$ per 4 ounce shorties. Great friendly service. A must.“ |
| 72 /100 5-01 46TH AVE “Second visit in 4 years. Place has not changed much. Refurbished old industrial area, with graffiti, wall paintings, long bar and high chairs. Good service, free wifi, 4 x 4 ounces for 12$. Bottles and cans to cans to go. Close to the Fifth Hammer and other LIC breweries.“ |
| 76 /100 39-28 23RD STREET “A cool brewery on an industrial street. 2 long communal tables, plus 4 barrels set up as table. Live djs on Friday night. 4$ per 5 ounces. Interesting and solid beers, from sour to big DIPA and stouts.“ |
