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Beer Culture
328 W 45th St
New York, New York, 10036-3891
United States
(646) 590-2139 | map
beerculturenyc.com
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Ratings by metter98:
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4/5 rDev -6.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 3.75
4/5 rDev -6.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 3.75
Vibe: Although it's located right in the heart of the Theatre District, this place is tucked away on the ground floor of a building on a cross street midway between Eighth and Ninth avenues. When you walk in, there's a bar running along the left side opposite several coolers filled with bottles and cans; additional coolers are located towards the back. There are also two shelves with beer bottles for purchase.
Quality: Nearly all of the store's beers are stored cold and all of them are kept away from direct sunlight. Given the small size, I assume there is a high turnover.
Service: The staff behind the bar seemed very friendly and asked if I had any questions.
Selection: The place had a rather diverse selection of domestic and imported beers. I was happy to find a couple of beers that I never tried before.
Value: I found the prices to be very reasonable, especially for this area of Manhattan since it is located near Times Square. They even had a discount for purchasing a six-pack worth of beers.
Overall: I thought this place was really nice and plan on stopping by again to shop for beers or grab a drink at the bar before going to a Broadway show. It reminds me a little bit like Good Beer in the East Village, although it doesn't feel as cramped with more of a real 'bar' and a smaller 'store' portion.
Aug 08, 2013Quality: Nearly all of the store's beers are stored cold and all of them are kept away from direct sunlight. Given the small size, I assume there is a high turnover.
Service: The staff behind the bar seemed very friendly and asked if I had any questions.
Selection: The place had a rather diverse selection of domestic and imported beers. I was happy to find a couple of beers that I never tried before.
Value: I found the prices to be very reasonable, especially for this area of Manhattan since it is located near Times Square. They even had a discount for purchasing a six-pack worth of beers.
Overall: I thought this place was really nice and plan on stopping by again to shop for beers or grab a drink at the bar before going to a Broadway show. It reminds me a little bit like Good Beer in the East Village, although it doesn't feel as cramped with more of a real 'bar' and a smaller 'store' portion.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.64/5 rDev +8.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
4.64/5 rDev +8.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
Unassuming little tucked away spot that felt almost like walking into a craft beer loving Hobbit’s home. Wide ranging selection. Prices seemed on par with the rest of NYC.
Jul 25, 2022Reviewed by npolachek from New York
3.78/5 rDev -11.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -11.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75
Decent place on 45th street in NY. Selection is average but not whale bottles or anything truly amazing. Setting is fine - close proximity to midtown.
Mar 11, 2019Reviewed by jjboesen from Maryland
4.35/5 rDev +1.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +1.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
Beer Culture (BC) is located on a quiet residential street, amid rows of iconic brownstones. Inside, is a small, dimly-lit room with a small bar area and several tables. The atmosphere is very laidback but somewhat hipster, yet quiet and reserved. In any case, there are no lager-swilling fratboys with backwards baseball caps here. While the draft selection is somewhat limited, what they do offer is plenty of local breweries, a few unknown to me. Excellent brews; I tasted several quality quaffs from my new local fave: Finback Brewing. In addition to the drafts, BC offers a wide array of bottles and cans. There is a small food menu, but no table service. BC is one of those places where time just flies by as you enjoy another brew.
Jan 16, 2018Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
4/5 rDev -6.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
4/5 rDev -6.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Located in the Theatre District, at the ground/basement level and you could easily walk past this place without knowing there was a pretty good beer selection there. This is one of the combo bar and beer store. There are some tables upfront with a bar along one side and cooler along the other as well as in the back and a couple of shelves as well.
The beers are almost all stored chilled and while the selection is not enormous, there were a lot of good finds of local beers and the selection seems to change frequently. Because of the location, the beer is well protected from sunlight. Though they had draft beer available, I only picked up a couple of beers to go and did not have time to have one there - the beers I saw at other tables appeared to be well poured and in proper glassware.
The staff was friendly and offered to provide some guidance on selections if I was interested.
Decent selection of local NYC beers as well as regional and craft brands across a number of styles as well as a decent selection of imports.
Dec 02, 2017The beers are almost all stored chilled and while the selection is not enormous, there were a lot of good finds of local beers and the selection seems to change frequently. Because of the location, the beer is well protected from sunlight. Though they had draft beer available, I only picked up a couple of beers to go and did not have time to have one there - the beers I saw at other tables appeared to be well poured and in proper glassware.
The staff was friendly and offered to provide some guidance on selections if I was interested.
Decent selection of local NYC beers as well as regional and craft brands across a number of styles as well as a decent selection of imports.
Rated by jcipa88 from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev -0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
Right near the Theatre Dist., Great place, small, narrow and perfect. They sell beer for retail. I would go back in a New York second.
Jun 02, 2016Reviewed by NizzleEGizzle from New York
4.02/5 rDev -5.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4
4.02/5 rDev -5.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Loud. Loud. Loud. Crowded. Crowded. The bar is a narrow space, and the crowd's feel overwhelming, even when you have a table. They often get rare beers (Hill Farmstead, etc.), but it's so hard to get close to the bar to order you don't really have time to read any of the beer descriptions. They have a small bottle selection.
Jan 13, 2016Reviewed by DocHo11idaze from California
4.71/5 rDev +10.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +10.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
Over due review, was staying in manhattan back in May and was told to check this place out. Was a 10 minute walk from my hotel in time square, nice walk, awesome area. Anyhow, my gf, another couple and I popped in here when we had down time on a work vacation. Instantly greeted by the mAnager Jessie, gave us the run down on the place, good rotating tap list and bottles for on site consumption or to go. Prices to go were better than I expected tbh. A few rounds for us, the other couple left to do some touristy stuff, and we'd met them later. Well hours later they called, we were still having a blast at beer culture. Some guy at the bar bought some of us a damn expensive bourbon, come to find out he was the owner, Matt I believe. Cool dude, fun to talk to. Their chili nachos were bomb,had some sliders as well that were really delicious. Kept alternating between their tap list and bottles, I was in heaven as a good selection of beers not available in California. Also grandpas fridge was an awesome idea, can't recall everything in there but think budget beers like pbr, naga, etc. also had a vinyl record player spinning music which is a huge win in my book
Enjoyed myself so much, my gf and I came back the next night for round two, had some other beer bars I'd wanted to check out but really had so much fun here didn't see a need to go further. We we're welcomed by the manager and owner the second night and did it all over again. The same bartender was working as well, sorry can't remember his name but was knowledgable enough and super chill. Snagged a bunch of bottles to go at end of night to bring back to Cali, Jessie even hooked up a 120 minute from the back to buy. All in all was a cool spot, great selection, good people and good atmosphere. No pretentious pricks in sight, will be back if I ever visit NYC again. Also, a gentlemen's club is right next to it, which IMHO is a plus for post drink scenery .
Aug 18, 2015Enjoyed myself so much, my gf and I came back the next night for round two, had some other beer bars I'd wanted to check out but really had so much fun here didn't see a need to go further. We we're welcomed by the manager and owner the second night and did it all over again. The same bartender was working as well, sorry can't remember his name but was knowledgable enough and super chill. Snagged a bunch of bottles to go at end of night to bring back to Cali, Jessie even hooked up a 120 minute from the back to buy. All in all was a cool spot, great selection, good people and good atmosphere. No pretentious pricks in sight, will be back if I ever visit NYC again. Also, a gentlemen's club is right next to it, which IMHO is a plus for post drink scenery .
Rated by antman27 from New York
4.23/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
Great Vibe huge bottle to go selection
Apr 28, 2015Reviewed by Big_V from Maryland
4.06/5 rDev -4.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5
4.06/5 rDev -4.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5
small but cozy. the tap selection was decent, nothing to write home about. didn't order any food, looked like average selection of bar food. Now that I think about it, the place was packed but didn't see anyone there with food. expected more of a selection, not anything I couldn't have gotten back in DC.
Mar 16, 2015Reviewed by MtnSoup from Colorado
3.86/5 rDev -9.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4
3.86/5 rDev -9.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4
Go-to midtown beer bar. Decent rotating draft list when I was there, but really shined for the bottle selection (available for consumption on-site or to-go).
Service was friendly, but not entirely knowledgeable on selections and styles. Not a huge gripe here, but some more knowledge with regard to the beers available is always welcome (especially when dropping a good amount of coin on bottles).
Definitely will be back next time I'm through NYC.
Feb 13, 2015Service was friendly, but not entirely knowledgeable on selections and styles. Not a huge gripe here, but some more knowledge with regard to the beers available is always welcome (especially when dropping a good amount of coin on bottles).
Definitely will be back next time I'm through NYC.
Reviewed by Chrisfarleywine from Iowa
4.7/5 rDev +10.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
4.7/5 rDev +10.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
For someone in Manhattan for work, it was a great place for great beer. The place was laid back and they had a great selection, both on tap and in the coolers. The bartenders were all great, one was even a Northwestern alum who turned me on to some great Chicago spots.
Jan 29, 2015Reviewed by JGam115 from New York
4.82/5 rDev +12.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
4.82/5 rDev +12.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
My go-to spot in midtown. Frequently rotating draft lines and one cask, 100s of bottles to choose from - for on site consumption or to go - it's a beer lover's dream. If beer isn't your thing, they have a great selection of whiskeys, bourbons and scotches to choose from. Red and white wines are available as well.
The food menu is perfect for a bar of their size. Definitely try the Ol' Smokey. If you're looking for smaller plates, the Brewschetta is ideal...or maybe the meat & cheese plate. I can't forget the Angus beef sliders with your choice of cheese and bacon - actually, you can put bacon on just about any of the dishes.
The staff is friendly and very knowledgeable. Prices are in line with most bars around the area and overall, a better experience than most. I highly recommend!
Jan 11, 2015The food menu is perfect for a bar of their size. Definitely try the Ol' Smokey. If you're looking for smaller plates, the Brewschetta is ideal...or maybe the meat & cheese plate. I can't forget the Angus beef sliders with your choice of cheese and bacon - actually, you can put bacon on just about any of the dishes.
The staff is friendly and very knowledgeable. Prices are in line with most bars around the area and overall, a better experience than most. I highly recommend!
Reviewed by Kappakoosh from Texas
4.75/5 rDev +11.2%
4.75/5 rDev +11.2%
My kind of place. you can go tap beer, which they had great selection. You can also pull from the fridge on your own and they pop the top for you (or you can buy and carry home). Huge fridge selection. I sat at the bar, patrons were very talkative and I made a couple of friends. Bartenders are engaged and smiled, which says they enjoy their job...that carry's to the patron as most of you know who have worked/work in the industry. All in all I like much better than Blind Tiger and Torst. Will go again if I am in the NY area.
Nov 19, 2014
Beer Culture in New York, NY
Place rating:
4.27 out of
5 with
55 ratings
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