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Brooklyn Beer and Soda — Brooklynian

Brooklyn Beer and Soda

brookfetish
brookfetish
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
Has anyone been here in the last few months? They have seriously stepped up their game in the craft beer department. The entire front part of the store has been dedicated to coolers and shelves stocked with a seriously impressive offering of beers...bringing it close (but not quite) to something like Bierkraft.

On top of it, the people that run the place are super nice.

Loving the changes.
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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    yup. I actually walk past four bodegas that sell beer on Washington to buy there.

    ...the fact that they are cheaper also makes we willing to haul the 12 pack back home....
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    where is this located?
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    its a beer distributor, located almost at Pacific on Washington Ave.

    (we are both too lazy to google)
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    haha. i just googled it after asking because i felt like a dick not just looking it up myself. we go to the beverage place at bedford and prospect which is pretty decent, but if this place is more like biercraft we're gonna hike over. in the summer, walking to biercraft is fine - but it is way too cold to walk there for beer.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Whynot, if you're going to be snarky about something like that, you're supposed to post one of these links:

    http://tinyurl.com/d5dqbk
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    whoa...that was awesome...
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Carnivore wrote: Whynot, if you're going to be snarky about something like that, you're supposed to post one of these links:

    http://tinyurl.com/d5dqbk
    but if I am too lazy to google it for him, aren't I too lazy to tinyurl it?

    ...I want to be consistent in my laziness, and not appear like a jerk.

    "lazy" is not equal to "jerk" after all.
  • old time brooklyn
    old time brooklyn
    Yeah, this is a good place. They had the Rogue Santa beer when no one else did. Bierkraft it isn't but a very good resource.
  • pwaltman_1972
    pwaltman_1972
    Carnivore wrote: Whynot, if you're going to be snarky about something like that, you're supposed to post one of these links:

    http://tinyurl.com/d5dqbk
    Carnivore, that was beautiful. Now, can just explain to me how a doctor, early in his career, like you can have so much free time to surf the net? Wish I could manage my time as well as you. Some day, some day...
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    pwaltman_1972 wrote: Carnivore, that was beautiful. Now, can just explain to me how a doctor, early in his career, like you can have so much free time to surf the net? Wish I could manage my time as well as you. Some day, some day...
    I'm not as early in my career as you think! :wink:
  • chrispy
    chrispy
    Selection at Bierkraft still far outstrips Brooklyn Beer and Soda by a long shot and there's no one that can compete with the counterpressure growler offerings at Bierkraft.

    That having been said, I go to Brooklyn Beer and Soda for larger purchases for the better deals. They're selling cases of Warsteiner for a little over a dollar a bottle which is just an obscene deal for a great beer (it's what Bud-Miller-Coors should taste like). You can also get most of the Brooklyn beers in just about the same price range.

    There are also some nice deals on sampler packs that come with glassware up in the front of the store.

    Between the two stores this is a great neighborhood for beer options, at least at the retail level.
  • danny-o
    danny-o
    On a related note, has anyone noticed the decline in beer selection at the Met? That used to be the store's one saving grace (aside from proximity to my home). I'm going to have to start taking the walk up Washington to Brooklyn Beer and Soda.
  • gypsy
    gypsy
    This place has great selection, but be careful to check the "sell by" or similar date. We bought a case of Hop Devil last fall and when we got home I noticed it was months past it's date, so i brought it right back and the guy at the counter tried to tell me that was the date it was made on not when it went bad. Which of course was ridiculous. Eventually he gave me my money back, but after a fight. Haven't been back.
  • brookfetish
    brookfetish
    gypsy wrote: This place has great selection, but be careful to check the "sell by" or similar date. We bought a case of Hop Devil last fall and when we got home I noticed it was months past it's date, so i brought it right back and the guy at the counter tried to tell me that was the date it was made on not when it went bad. Which of course was ridiculous. Eventually he gave me my money back, but after a fight. Haven't been back.
    I don't know of too many beers that have a "sell by" date but know of MANY that have a "made on" date. My hunch is that the store folks may have been right. Most retailers won't hesitate to take back an expired item, as their supplier takes the hit...not them.
  • gypsy
    gypsy
    Um, I'm pretty good at reading, it clearly said "sell by" not "born on" or "made on" I'm not an idiot. I looked at other cases behind the ones that I picked from and they had dates in the future.

    I'm just trying to alert people to a problem at this place. The beer probably would have not made us sick or anything, but the date is there for peek freshness and taste which I'm looking for. This place just wanted to get rid of old beer. Please keep you "hunches" to something you have actually witnessed.
  • brookfetish
    brookfetish
    gypsy wrote: Um, I'm pretty good at reading, it clearly said "sell by" not "born on" or "made on" I'm not an idiot. I looked at other cases behind the ones that I picked from and they had dates in the future.

    I'm just trying to alert people to a problem at this place. The beer probably would have not made us sick or anything, but the date is there for peek freshness and taste which I'm looking for. This place just wanted to get rid of old beer. Please keep you "hunches" to something you have actually witnessed.
    Fair enough.
  • old time brooklyn
    old time brooklyn
    gypsy is very on the money. This place sells a lot of old beer. Seems they're used to dealing with the macrobrews and their sustained long shelf life. Craft beer needs to be a bit fresher. I've seen things at this store going back 2 and 3 years. Be advised.
  • play ground
    play ground
    Bud is one of the few brewers to stamp a "born on" date. I don't drink their beer but I commend them for that. Fresh beer is better, and the consumer is best served knowing exactly how old the beer is. "Sell by" or "best if drunk by" dates are simply the date some unspecified period after the "born on" date.

    And yes, Brooklyn Beer and Soda, while lacking the ethos of Biercraft, is an asset to the neighborhood.
  • old time brooklyn
    old time brooklyn

    These guys are gone. Off to Prospect/Lefferts Gardens.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Old Time Brooklyn said:

    These guys are gone. Off to Prospect/Lefferts Gardens.

    drat....

    http://www.beermenus.com/places/623-brooklyn-beer-soda

    Moving on, I wonder will go into there old location on Washington. The upstairs went unused throughout their time there.

  • xlizellx
    xlizellx

    Noooo!!! This is a bummer.

    But now my idea of wanting a craft brew place on Franklin seems less inane.

  • ribbons
    ribbons

    First post on the forum.

    NOOOO NOOOOO No no no no no. I refuse to accept this. Wahhhhhh

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    welcome Ribbons! I am glad you saved your first post for something important.

    whynot wrote: Moving on, I wonder will go into there old location on Washington.

    I was so upset I made more typos than usual! This should read:

    whynot wrote: Moving on, I wonder what will go into their old location on Washington.

    This sucks.

    The Washington Avenue Merchants Association even lists their new address.

    http://www.washington-avenue.org/business-directory/brooklyn-beer-and-soda

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    The sadness...


  • homeowner
    homeowner

    That's not a new location. That place has been there for years. We used to buy our beer in bulk from there back in the day. Didn't know that the same people owned it.

    Did the liquor store across the street close as well or is that still open? It was also owned by the same family.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Yes, there has been a beer distributor over by Wendy's for quite some time. ...but I am over there less often.

    I am grieving, it will take a time.

  • old time brooklyn
    old time brooklyn

    Shocked by the love. This place did get a lot of good craft beer but they 1. overcharged for it and 2. stored it incorrectly. They also had a lot of expired beer.

  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    Sad. Was one of the closer places with a good craft beer selection to my apt.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I find myself vacillating between the Kubler Ross stages of grief.

    At first I was angry at the proprietors for abandoning me, but am now looking for someone to blame.

    I know I did my part to keep this business open, and now look at my svelte neighbors with anger and suspicion.

  • clayfilms
    clayfilms

    What are yall crying about? They moved a mile south! Hop on a bike and pipe down...lol This place is great! They're the only place I can find my Wolavers Altgracia Coffee Porter.

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