The ‘Draft Barn’

530 3rd Ave (B/W 11th & 12th Street), Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 768-0515

This bar is a breath of fresh air. It has space to move about (large oak beer tables towards the back (5 of them) good music on the sound system. 5 flat screen TV’s, currently 14 beers on tap and around 300 different bottles to choose from.

The staff are European and very friendly. There are so many beers to choose from, I frequently have to ask, what they would suggest. They know their beers, and they always please with their recommendation of beer. The menu is great. I would highly recommend their calamari, breaded shrimp or their sausage platter. I have heard on the grape vine that they are planning on bringing a vegetarian section to their menu.

I surprised my wife with a birthday meet here in December. I invited a bunch of surprise guests from Manhattan and Queens, they all loved the place (it may have had something to do with the $20 shots of beer I was buying them….lol seriously though, beer ranges from the regular priced $5/$6 beer up to the premium $10 and then their is the Sam Adams Utopias at $20 a shot and $400 a bottle… If I had never tried it, and read this review, I would have choked, but this is one serious beer. At 27% and a taste of Port/Sherry with a beer aftertaste, if only the once, you have to try it http://www.ttstone.com…

This bar has a great mix of chill out and cool, without being pretentious, something that this Park Slope / Gowanus area needs.. I hope this review helps..

UPDATE… The Barn opens at noon during the week, although you may not always tell, as there isn’t any signage saying so. nice quiet place to chill with a beer, white sausage and a book.

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