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4th Avenue Pub is one of my favorite bars I've come across since moving into Brooklyn early this year. I appreciate the wide and changing quality beer selection and prices are reasonable; the only beer that costs as much as $8 is Delerium Tremens and the large majority of the few dozen draughts available at any given moment will cost $5 or $6. 4th Avenue Pub also serves an ample and fairly-priced multitude of whiskies.
What really excited me was when I heard about 4th Avenue Pub's evolving into a gastropub complete with tasting menu and beer pairings. I will attempt to recall each course with the accompanying brew below.
1st course: Popcorn
Beer: Pennichuck Chief's Imperial IPA
Popcorn wasn't the most exciting selection I thought, but to open a tasting menu it was acceptable, especially when paired up against such a hoppy beer.
2nd course: Popcorn
Beer: Ithaca Cold Front Belgian Ale
At first I was aghast that the second course was so similar to the first, but then I realized this was meant to show the chef's skill in displaying subtle contrasts. I do believe I noted that slight difference, I sensed a bit more salt perhaps? I was glad that a Belgian style was included with the tasting menu even though I knew walking in all the brews were going to be from the USA.
3rd course: Popcorn
Beer: Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale
Now I was beginning to get fed up with the lack of creativity in the night's menu. Popcorn for three consecutive courses! Not only that, but the third course obviously wasn't nearly as freshly popped as the first two! And maybe it's just that I'm becoming a beer snob, but I wasn't all that enthused that the chef decided to include an amber ale amongst the evening's beer pairings.
4th course: Mesquite BBQ Potato Chips
Beer: Stone's Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
I'm of the opinion that many of Stone's offerings are indeed sublime and was happy to see one of their beers on the tasting menu, but I think some basic Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt Potato Chips would have gelled better with this one. Perhaps I have only myself to blame as I smuggled the chips into 4th Avenue Pub. Maybe you think that was a gauche move on my part, but you would have done the same thing the way the tasting menu was progressing!
Dessert Course: I don't know
Dessert Drink: Bulleit Bourbon, neat
Quite frankly, I was too full to attempt to devour whatever was being served for dessert and my palate is too sophisticated for eating sweet foods anyway.
To sum up the evening, although I'm sure to hit the 4th Avenue Pub often in the future for whiskey and beer, I wouldn't bother with the tasting menu again. Tasting menus are supposed to expose you to a varied array of innovative dishes you haven't experienced before and the chef clearly fails in this regard. Also, tasting menus usually give you smaller samplings of the alchoholic beverage pairings, but here I was served pint after pint!
Rather than demonstrating themselves as a welcome addition to Brooklyn's upscale dining scene, I was left with the feeling that all they're doing at 4th Avenue Pub is trying to get you drunk!
This place is glorious. Very low-key, I've been here for two different happy hours and it never got too crazy.
Not only that, but the 4th Avenue Pub seems to be 100% douchebag free. I know this is a rarity, especially in bars that have a beer list like 4th Ave.* The bartender was very friendly and lets you try beers first, rather than pay for something you absolutely hate. He helped steer me away from buying a whole pint of the Watermelon wheat beer they had. (We agreed it tasted like used bubble bath)
Free popcorn! (I have nothing further to say on this. It speaks for itself.)
Plus, there is a chalkboard in the bathroom so you can draw amusing pictures for the other patrons of the bar to see when they urinate and/or defecate!
*For some reason great selection of beers seems to equal very douchey clientele during peak hours at most bars.
If you like beer - the good kind - and like it cheap, this place is your new best friend. If you like house music and specialty cocktails, keep on walking.
This place really highlights just about everything I love about Brooklyn, down to earth crowd, quality local brew for a great price, not overpoweringly crowded, very friendly staff, and free popcorn covered in old bay. Ok, maybe the popcorn isn't one of the reasons I love Brooklyn, but it certainly doesn't hurt.
My only complaint is during the winter, when you can't use the great outdoor seating area in the back, there are just not enough tables to fit all the revelers. Lesson learned - come early, don't leave your chair. Except, of course, to order another round.
My fave beer bar in Brooklyn. Not even the bier garden in Ft Greene, not even my love for cocktail bars or social clubs on smith can take me away from you, 4th Ave Pub.. With a list as long as my college alumni and bartenders who will put up will all our crazy bull, our need to experiment, our need for GOOD BEER. Thank goodness for this place.
This is one of the Axis-of-Beerville 4-th ave greats...other 2 prongs being the Cherry Tree and Pacific Standard. My favorite, by a comfortable lead, is Pacific Standard. Cherry Tree and 4th Ave pub are too closely tied to ever put one in the lead. Great establishment on 4th that should not be missed for a local booze (particularly microbrew) hound.
This is my favorite bar in all of New York City, which for me means Brooklyn or Manhattan. Here's why:
- free popcorn
- friendly, knowledgeable bartenders
- sample beers until you find one you like
- best beer selection I've found at a bar ever. And many of the beers rotate. These people actually care about their product.
- non-douchey crowd on most nights
- backyard
- AMC playing on the TVs (muted, mostly with subtitles)
- long, valuable ($2 off everything) happy hour
- decent ambiance
- two bathrooms
Far enough off the strip of 5th ave bars that we could actually SIT DOWN on a Saturday night! Glorious!
A long, long, LONG bottle list and a reasonable draft list will please beer fans, and the big (although uncomfy) booths welcome groups. Nice and down to earth, but nothing incredibly special (THE SAME GODDAMN FLAMING LIPS TRACKS. AGAIN). I might be back.
I love this place -- the candle lights, the brick wall, the (what looks like) fresh red paint. The seating here is pretty nice, too. I came here on a Sunday night, so I guess it could get cramped on a Friday or Saturday, but the ambiance is great.
The bartender was incredibly nice -- really helpful when it came to deciding what we wanted to drink. He was eager to give us samples in these really cute mini beer mugs, and I settled on a light blackberry-type beer on draft -- can't remember what it was called, but the blackberry flavor was really subtle yet fragrant. My lovely had the Cigar City Brewing's Jai Alai IPA. He said it was really good, but honestly I can't stand IPAs because they're too hoppy.
The beer selection is pretty comprehensive for beer on tap as well as bottled. If you are looking for a good wine list, this probably isn't the place, though -- they have about one type of each grape and that's about it.
This is definitely a place I'd stop by if I were in the area again. Oh, and you can chalk in the bathroom and write messages! They even have free popcorn, too!
a great neighbourhood bar with a great selection of beers. You'll never get bored with the selection. It's always been filled with friendly people - like the rest of BK!
This place is THE BOMB. If you're looking for an awesome (and I mean AWESOME) beer pub, or beer garden, or what-have-you, with a cool relaxing atmosphere, this is your top place in all of Brooklyn AND Manhattan. I've been so blessed to live around the corner from this place... which basically means that I come here several times a week to unwind over a beer and shoot the shit with the bartenders. If you don't live around the corner -- well, maybe you should pack your shit and move. Yeah... it's THAT good.
This is the thing, the welcoming, laid-back feel that 4th Ave Pub has -- the staff makes this place what it is. I know almost every bartender here, and the owners (who, BTW, sometimes bartend themselves), and not once have I not been happy with my time at the bar. Everyone is so down-to-earth... not like the assholes at the Gate. And these guys knows their shit. They WILL make sure that you're happy with what you're having.
The beer selection is excellent and the prices are very reasonable. The back yard is sweet. Also, chalk walls in the bathroom! Feel free to promote your pseudo-intellectual bullshit after 2 beers.
came here for a drink or two. places to sit, very very friendly and personable bartenders. they had the phillies yankees game on and everyone was freaking out. it was enjoyable. lots of good beers to choose from. overall = nice spot to come.
I love Fourth Avenue Pub so much that I am going to spend my SPECIAL DAY!!! there. I haven't been able to frequent it as much as I used to, what with the kyd and all, but I will be there on my SPECIAL DAY!!! so I'm pretty excited about that.
Since my last review, they've expanded their happy hour... now it's 3 until 8. Five hours of happy! It's almost as if every day there is your SPECIAL DAY!!!
Honestly, I don't have too much to add the choir of praise already being sung in the reviews. But… Read more »
Over 10 beers on tap, leffe blonde, delirium, foxtrot, Hitachino...
The bartender gave me samples without me asking.
And FREE POPCORN with old bay spice
Outdoor patio
Great place to get a few beers!
All I really remember is popcorn and chalkboards (with chalk!!) in the bathroom. I was already a little drinkie by the time I got there.
Oh...more is coming back to me now...I remember that it was spacious, there were plenty of seats and room to move. The bartenders were really friendly and the owner was there and he made sure to socialize with everyone. Like other reviews have said, the beers were quite affordable and there was a good selection.
There were a couple of douches that were bothering us but I was told that after we left they were thrown out! Awesome!!
This bar has a nice beer menu, and a nice selection of microbrews. I asked the bartender if I can sample a few before selecting my pint. In no way do this to drink for free, (thats only at Starbucks), but to pick a great beer. He let me try two selections for each of my two pints, and I really enjoyed what he provided and what I chose. I don't remember what they were, but they rung my bell, and I like that. The outdoor garden was splendid, it was a beautiful night and there were lightning bugs all around us. This is a great place to go as long as it doesn't get too crowded. I would def come back.
I'm a fan of this bar - good beer selection (six point, stone brewing co, allagash), a TV to watch baseball games, a friendly crowd and bartenders, and free popcorn. Basically what I like in a bar!
This is one of the better bars I've been to in BK, though I haven't been to all of them. The free popcorn is nice...though as you drink more you can get a little crazy with the salt. They always have some kind of movie playing and the bartenders are pretty well rounded and usually have some inside knowledge on a particular beer you might want to try.
The Guinness is pretty good...that's usually my measuring stick for whether a bar is worth it or not.
I'd been dying to go here for a while. The Yelp reviews have generally been great for this place. I wasn't disappointed.
There are many great bars in Brooklyn that have fairly unique options on tap. In that sense, the 4th Avenue Pub is pretty typical. They've got great beer selections. What separates the 4th Avenue Pub from some of the other pubs with great beer is the price. From 4-8pm on a Friday, I drank all draft beers for 4 bucks each. Some of the great beer bars in the immediate area don't come close to this price. In other bars, you'll pay 6 bucks minimum each, because of the quality of the selection. Here, it's like they know you can get this beer anywhere, so they entice you with cheaper beer for 4 hours and free popcorn.
The place is bumpin' with beer lovers, and the music isn't too loud that you can't hear your friend talking to you. The booths are key, and you can easily squeeze 6 people into them. Probably more if you're a little person, like Dustin Pedroia or Calista Flockhart. There's no food here, but they do have menus for ordering in.
I'll be back, this place is a chill afterwork option that ends up being an all night option.
great beer selection - almost 30 beers on tap. i love ipa's and had a very tasty one here tonight - cigar city brewing's jai alai ipa. nice and hoppy but citrusy too.
very nice atmosphere. brick wall, candlelight.
service was very friendly. they were happy to offer samples. the bartender was a bit slow to get to us tho, cuz he was chatting up 2 girls. but it's all good - can't hate.
As someone else noted below, the biggest drawback of this bar is a lack of defining character. It lacks the 1-thing that would keep you coming back over and over.
Still it has a great beer selection and the atmosphere on weeknights is great. I avoid it on the weekend though, just not worth the crowds of drunken idiots.
This bar is awesome for any occasion - good for a date, good to pick up a date, good for pissing the night away (...as they say). It is not pretentious. I like a dark, candlelit bar. It's not too small or too big. People always seem friendly and in a good mood here. It has two bathrooms so their isn't a huge line ever. Good music DJed by the bartenders ipod.
Great beer selection. Wonderful atmosphere.
All beers are half off for happy hour. Add this to the free popcorn and it is a great place to stop by if you are wanting a drink but have an empty stomach.
- Great vibe/ crowd
- beautiful backyard outdoor space
- free popcorn!!
- cool bartenders
-reasonable prices, solid beer selection
would def go back!
4 stars on 4th Avenue.
This bar gives even the pickiest lush a reason to visit. Roughly 25 tasty beers on draft and about 35-40 bottled beers to choose from. All beers range from about $4-$6 each. Everything from mainstream Bud and Heineken to lesser known micro brews like Allagash and Victory.
Loses a star because the place gets really crowded early and makes for an annoying experience for people that prefer a bar where they can stretch their legs and get a drink without waiting 20 minutes.Plus they have a popcorn machine that offers patrons unlimited popcorn.
Great bar!!! The bartenders are really friendly and some of them make it a point to remember what you're drinking that night. Happy hour is fantastic and the beer selection only makes it that much more exciting. Free popcorn with old bay to sprinkle on top? How can you go wrong with that? Definitely worth checking out.
4th Avenue Pub is the sort of place that just feels comfortable the first time you go, so deciding where to have my birthday party a few weeks ago was easy. When I went in a week or two beforehand and mentioned it to the staff, they were super-accommodating, and genuinely seemed like they wanted to make sure everything went well. And yeah, it did! It was most of my friends' first time visiting the place, and afterwards, everyone said they loved it and had a great time. Some key reasons why:
- nice, spacious backyard (picnic tables and non-plastic chairs)
- incredible, very reasonably priced beer selection (and samples in adorable tiny mugs, if you ask)
- free popcorn/no problems having a pizza delivered to the place
- right by Atlantic Terminal, so no "how do I get home?" questions
And more, I'm sure, but you know, it was my birthday party, so...
A huge list of amazing beers, many for $5, which is as cheap as you'll find such a good pint in this city. And if you want to experiment you don't have to commit--the extremely friendly bartenders will let you taste any brew you're curious about before you decide.
Combine that with unlimited popcorn, a great atmosphere, and a $2 off happy hour that lasts until 8, so you might actually be able to get there after work. This place is definitely a favorite.
I was clued in to this place by a friend who works at BAM... sorry if I just blew up your spot, guys. I was here on a Saturday afternoon and it was pretty barren but I can't speak to the nighttime scene.
The beer selection is great and the bartender was friendly the time I was there. No food, but they do have a popcorn machine and a folder of delivery menus behind the bar, both of which, obviously, are awesome.
This is the kind of place that I want to bring friends from out of the area, and just nonchalantly surprise them with the coolest low-key bar ever, like "Oh? This old place? I hang out here all the time. No biggie.".
4 stars on weeknights, 2 stars on weekends, and I am sure you guess why. Yes, it fills up with drunk idiots. The bartenders here are great though, will always answer your questions about the beer very knowledgeably, and in most cases bring samples without even asking. I really like the vibe here on most weeknights, although the music selections are a little odd for a place that tries to be so smart with beer.
I had been here a couple times before, so I suggested meeting here for a drink last night with a friend. The popcorn machine was out of order :( but everything else was ok. The bartender was quite nice to us, and as always the beer selection was great. The hefeweisen I had was delicious. My only issue was that since it was so small and crowded, we could barely hear each other over the loud (and not so great) music. In the past I had always sat outside in the back which was fine.
I think 4th ave pub is great if you want to meet up with a bunch of people and they're coming from different parts of BK or even Manhattan. It's a minute from Atlantic Ave station so it's easy for everyone.
As I sit here thinking about this place I marvel that I can even begin to give it anything less than 4 stars, but I must for one simple reason: Pacific Standard. See my review for this to get my general feelings on the spot and the context for this review.
By all means 4th Avenue Pub is a great place, its beer list is long, filled with tough-to-find specialties and, most importantly, it's cheap. Cheap beer = more beer. No stars lost here by any means.
The sole complaint I have with 4th Avenue Pub is the atmosphere, or lack of any real defining characteristics. Perhaps this is why it's clearly commerically successful, with the loud music and somewhat confined, dark space to boot. Unfortunately, I don't especially enjoy savoring a complex well-crafted beer in said environment. It's like drinking a bordeaux at a bacchanalia. Too bad.
Definitely a good middle-ground, though, if you want to head out to a cheap place that won't let you forget it's a bar, while still providing a full offering of high-quailty craft beers.
But, if you want a little more laid-back atmosphere, better lighting and strong slate of beers, head down the block to Pacific Standard.
I never knew about this bar until someone took me there after a long night at a freak show in Coney Island......yes, it was an actual freak show. But back to the bar.....instead of heading back to Manhattan, I hung out with some new friends from the show until the wee hours of the morning and they took me back to Brooklyn to this bar. Nice folks, good beers but there is free popcorn, which is still an absolute no-no where I come from and the reason is specifically noted in one of my previous reviews of a bar in Chicago.
Fun times.
Can't beat the convenience of the location. We ended up here to meet a friend coming in from Westchester. And the beers! So many! I'll definitely be back.
We went on a warm Saturday night. It got a little cramped inside but we were able to find some seating in the backyard. Aside from one of the employees constantly reminding us to lower our voices, the backyard was fantastic. The normal brew prices were understandable due to the impressive selection of drafts, bottles and cask ales. And, of course, they had free popcorn. However, the real draw for me was the tin of Old Bay that was sitting on top of the popcorn machine. Popcorn + Old Bay = Top notch! Four star review for this reason alone.
I've been here a few times with friends and family, and everyone is always impressed with the vast variety of beers on tap. You certainly don't go here for the atmosphere (which is not bad, it's just nonexistent), but the selection certainly makes up for that. As prior reviewers have mentioned, there is certainly something here for every type of beer fan and always something new to try.
The popcorn machine is a nice perk too, because who doesn't like something salty to munch on with their beer?
On my birthday, somehow everything i wanted to do turned into a disaster. Just when i was about to give up and head on home, some friends and i stumbled upon 4th ave pub. Keep in mind, my experience was on a wednesday.
The beer selection was vast and different. I wanted to try something new, but i couldn't decide, there were so many. A jolly fellow at the bar suggested a Gaffel. It was delicious, as delicious a beer can be. The outdoor seating area was a nice feature, yet small. There was free popcorn, but seemed unsanitary. At 1am, it wasn't deserted, but wasn't super packed, and you could actually have a conversation.
I spent new year's eve here and it was lovely, fun and chill- Free popcorn, generally nice people, beer selection that blew my mind! This is the anti-hipster hangout, and that fills my heart with joy and happiness...
I'm a sucker for bars that are not crowded, have a nice selection of beers that frat boys in college won't have a clue about, and just an overall unpretentious atmosphere. The 4th Avenue Pub fits this my sucker criteria.
I've heard about this place from the lovely inter-web, and I always wanted to try and check it out, but I don't have good reasons to head over to Brooklyn...until my friend decided to park his car nearby. Perfect opportunity to have some brews before the trek home.
First thing I noticed, besides not being crowded was the smell of a circus AKA the smell of fresh popcorn. As I sat around trying to find which beer I was going to try, I was tempted to get some popcorn - but we saw some guy just dig his hands in there like he was playing in a sandbox. Hmm...maybe next time. Free popcorn is a cool idea though.
The beer selection is pretty good, I saw some favorites of mine on there, and some beers that I would love to try one day in the future. I decided to try Magic Hat #9 instead of Gaffel, Hoegaarden, Allagash, Blue Point, and the many other good brews.
Other odds and ends, there is an outdoor seating area, and the bathrooms have chalkboards, another cool feature - especially when you are a bit buzzed and decide to read some of the comments.
4th Avenue Pub seems like a place I would love to check out over and over again if I am in the area to just relax and talk with friends. I will definitely need to come out there in full force, especially for a Happy Hour.
The beer selection at this place is impressive. The bartenders are knowledgeable about what they serve and seem to be able to answer most questions. The evening we were there, the patrons seemed like knowledgeable beer drinkers as well. Add the free popcorn and laid-back environment and you have a great place to have a couple with friends.
New Favorite Bar. NFB.
There are plenty of reasons to give this bar 3 stars. I can see it getting cramped in the front by the actual bar, but there is a decent amount of space and seating in the back, for conversation, for life, for living, for drinking, for eating, for conversation, for life, etc.
Here's why five star status: Chalkboard bathrooms. I wrote, "2 girls, 1 cup, 4000 hilarious reactions". A really solid list of beers on draft and bottled, lots of full bodied ales that really kick my ass, from Pleasantville to Belgium. Terrific music, and that's coming from the owner's iPod. Easygoing style, you pull up a stool, awkwardly crane your neck to one of the two tvs perched high above the bar, and watch in silence. Happy hour is 2 dollars off everything, which means you should try their more expensive beers while still saving money for the kids. A Specials song was playing, and I was wearing a Specials shirt. Which was kind of awkward I guess.
Here was my experience which led me to five stars though: the bartender, a lovely woman Nicole, she didn't want to DJ, too modest of course. I suggested she put in my iPod, I set it to a mix I made a few weeks ago. The place was digging it (there was dancing, to the Pipettes of course), but I had a Braid song thrown in there, and this dude who ends up wanting to jam, he's like, I haven't heard a Braid song in a bar, much less in the past 5 years anyway. And we will raise goblets of rock. This is musical bonding.
What bar would actually let you just put your iPod on? What chops, what balls, what fervor. Best thing is, the place is right off the Atlantic-Pacific stop. ANYONE can get here. Anyone. And it's next door to Pacific Standard, another proud bar of beers.
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