* Spuyten Duyvil
image c/o NY Mag
359 Metropolitan Ave. near Havemeyer St.
PHONE: 718.963.4140
HOURS: Sun-Thu, 5pm-2am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-4am
CARDS: MasterCard/Visa
VIDEO GAMES: None
HAPPY HOUR: None
DIRECTIONS: Walk under the BQE on Metropolitan Avenue for 3 blocks. Spuyten Duyvil will be on your right before North 5th Street.
MAP: Click Here
SUBWAY: G, L at Metropolitan Ave.-Lorimer St.
WEBSITE: www.spuytenduyvilnyc.com
WE SAY: Our favorite Williamsburg bar, Spuyten Duyvil is a beer connoisseur's heaven. They have over a hundred types of beers and 6 taps. (You can find out what's currently on tap here). Wine and cheese are also available for those in the mood for an alternative to beer. There is a nice-sized garden too. Wine lovers will be pleased as well since Spuyten has a vast wine selection of hand-picked wines. Stay away.... we want to keep this bar all to ourselves.
From New York Magazine
No bar in the city pays more loving and thorough homage to beer--specifically Belgian beer, arguably the world’s best--than Spuyten Duyvil. In a neighborhood where $2 PBR rules the day, it's built an almost cultlike following around obscure imported microbrews. Beer geeks from Manhattan, Jersey, Connecticut, and beyond make the trek for a stunning selection of Belgian brews that’s broken down by region--Flemish, Wallonian, and Lambic. After that, there are twelve more countries to sample, and a grand total of about 100 often-rare bottles, plus a rotating hand-pulled cask ale. The simple mahogany bar offers the best view of the voluminous chalkboard beer listings and a chance to chat up passionate owners Joe Carroll and Kim Barbour. Snacks--plates of cheese, meat, and Brooklyn-made pickles--stand up well to that $19 bottle of rare Wallonian Blaugies.
From CitySearch:
The Scene: Inhabiting a former railroad apartment, this Williamsburg beer and wine bar has a cozy radiance that attracts a crowd of neighborhood regulars. The slender room is decorated with a red-painted pressed-tin ceiling, chalkboard beer listings and an assortment of price-tagged vintage finds--including wooden tool boxes, '50s diner tables, anatomical posters and Chinese checker sets.The Draw: The bar (whose name loosely translates as "spitting devil" in Dutch) stocks more than 80 international beers by the bottle, six on tap and a rotating cask-pulled ale. Belgian brews--such as the hearty blond Bink and smooth, pungent Lunacy--make up the majority of the list, which is enhanced by a selection of wines, sakes and even mead--a honey wine with notes of sherry. Robust snacks of spicy olives, hot sopressata and creamy pave d'auge cheese match up beautifully with the drinks.
From NEW YORK CITY GOOD BEER GUIDE
"Spuyten Duyvil is a smart, cosy bar which first opened September 2003; there are six ever-changing taps and a cask-conditioned beer engine, all pouring microbrews and unusual imports, and a truly amazing selection of bottled beers from around the world. Belgium alone has a large blackboard listing the range available from that country - and even divided into the two language regions. The available taps are deliberately kept to a limited number to ensure freshness and frequent changes. The interior features much wood; antiques and old stuff abound (many of which are for sale), and bizarrely there are medical posters and props on the walls. There is a good-sized beer garden, torchlit after dark. Food is limited to cheese (yum yum!!!) and pate/meat boards. Opens 5pm, sometimes a little before. 10 out of 10 for range, quality, and effort - this bar will be hard to beat anywhere - even in Belgium itself."
From Village Voice
"The name of this Williamsburg bar means "spitting devil" in Dutch, but aside from the fiery red and yellow walls, there's nothing hellish about it. The decor has a charming country-kitchen/general-store feel to it: Wooden tool chests, oversize glass jars, and other antiques fill this former railroad apartment. The specialty here is Belgian ales, and if you ask the bartender-owners about any one of the 100-plus rare beers -- including the malty, rich, and potent (9.3 percent alcohol) Trappistes Rochefort or the nutty and smooth Double Kross Brown -- they'll gladly offer a thorough description."
Comments
every thing about this place is awesome...except...the creepy balding bartender who stalks girls...yikes!
Posted by: zara | June 3, 2009 04:33 PM
Lovely garden, lovely beers, but terrible service! The bartenders don't care who has been waiting at the bar for ten minutes but instead serve any pushy skinny hipster boy with silly haircuts that cuts in front of others. Up to you whether the beer selection is worth the pretentious clientele.
Posted by: Lola | May 5, 2009 11:08 PM
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Posted by: Debikf | September 21, 2007 01:13 AM
I usually agree with the info on this website, but in this case I think the people of Free Willamsburg have gotten it all wrong. Spuyten Duyvil is seriously overrated and has terrible service. Expect large crowds full of pretension, a tiny hunk of cheese for waaaay too much money, and frat boyesque bartenders who act like you are rude for placing an order with them. The first time I went there I placed an order with the bartender for some cheese and a glass of wine. I was served the wine, but told by the bartender that they would bring the cheese out to me (I was sitting in the back.) After waiting twenty minutes for my order, I went back to the bar. It was busy, and I tried (fruitlessly) to get the bartenders attention. When I finally did, he acted as if I was lying about my previous order, told me I'd have to wait, and continued to help others, ignoring my reorder for the cheese. I had to ask the other bartender to get the cheese plate, but it took a bit of a wait to get that as well. There was no apologie for forgetting my order. Rather this macho attitude of, "I"m the man behind the counter, and I decide what happens here. If you don't get your cheese, I could care less." This would be acceptable if this place were serving free peanuts or hamburgers, but you pay a sizeable amount for their tiny servings of "gourmet" cheese and "fine" wine. In case you can't tell by the name, this place is trying desperately to be something it's not. That is, a fine European style bar. Expect better service at your local dive and leave this one to newbies with fat pocketbooks.
Posted by: maemae | August 21, 2007 04:18 PM
I had a wonderful birthday party there this past friday. the backyard is rad and I had some delicious dark Mexican beer I have never heard of before. Dave the bartender was nice to us.
Posted by: dirtystan | July 10, 2006 04:47 PM
I had a nice tour of beers of the world this past Wednesday night.
Very friendly, patient staff.
The patrons were really decent people with good manners and friendly smiles. This is a bar where people are not necessarily going to drown their sorrows, at least not on a Wednesday night.
I will definitely return but might not go as crazy as I did on Wednesday. I spent $120 and didn't even try the cheese plates. It's pricey but everything I drank I loved. Don't hope for a buy-back because I don't think it will happen. Let's hear it for Casta, a wonderful Mexican micro-brew!
Posted by: Kevin | August 19, 2005 06:01 PM
Wonderful, stunning selection of beers, quality foods and a jukebox filled with stones, Lizzy etc. Surprised to find my favourate beer in there, considering that it's brewed is outside Bath in the UK. Has become my US local. Reminds me of The Hare on the Hill in Bristol and if anybody knows what i mean, i'll buy them a beer.
Posted by: Charlie | April 6, 2005 03:04 PM