Allen Street Pub — Restaurant in City of Albany

I’ve found my “Cheers!” Yes I’m showing my age with that reference - 80’s babyyyy - but this dive bar is IT! This place has some of the best cocktails I’ve had, easily rivaling overpriced drinks in Manhattan - shout out to Tom! If you have no idea what you want to drink, no worries, talk to the bartenders, they’ll help you, might even whip up something creative on the spot. Monday nights belong to Brian the bacon guru, baby I eat pork again when I roll up here on a Monday (I pay for it later too, well worth it, lol).

The patrons are some of the most diverse and amazingly chill group of folks I’ve encountered since moving from the multicultural NYC life - Bx to be exact - to the parts up yonder.

The owner, Joe, is one of the kindest humans, and honey like attracts like, because his team definitely match his energy, they are hands down, some of my favorite people up here! Special shout out to Victoria & Corrine ❤️!

When you go, chill hard, enjoy...

I went to the ASP the last night to hear Larry Ross play (ASP has live music on Friday and Saturday night). The music didn't start until 9:30 but I enjoyed speaking to fellow barflies and singing with them along with the jukebox. ASP has fresh popped popcorn that I was enjoying until I choked on a kernel. I reached for my water glass but the bartender (Joe not Adam) had removed it instead of refilling it. He still didn't replace my water glass even though he saw I really needed it. Choking him that he was a poor bartender and I never would hire him for one of my places. His response was to THROW ME OUT OF THE BAR! On reflection I think that if I had been one of the young millennials crowding the bar he would have had no problem but I'm a 66 year old woman (who likes good beer which they have at ASP (23 on tap; 3 casks). So go for the beer and steer clear of Joe unless you're a good...

The guys who run this place are definitely beer fans. The selection is awesome and it's constantly rotating but it's not all high end beer snob stuff either. You can grab a PBR and watch the game too. The bartenders are very attentive. The atmosphere is friendly. There's even a "world beer tour" tracking program (the same one from Mahar's if you're familiar with the area) that keeps track of how many beers you've tried at the place and what beers are on premises that you haven't tried yet. And there are rewards for achieving certain numbers of beers. Another great thing about this place is that you can get 10 Oz glasses if you don't want a full pint of something. All...