Five Boroughs Brewing Co. — Restaurant in New York

Came here on a Thursday night to play games and try their beers. I didn't realize they close by 10pm on Thursdays so we only got about 90 minutes of playing/drinking time. I got their beer flight: 5 - 5oz pours for $14. Pretty good deal. Their shandy was absolutely delicious: crisp and refreshing. I could drink a gallon of it and not be sorry. LoL. Their game selections are on point also. The pieces are a bit sticky but what do you expect from board games at a bar? I guess my point of contention, and the reason this place only gets 3 stars is the service. It was not a busy night at all. I'd say there were 10 people there, plus our group of 5. The bartender couldn't be arsed to walk away from his conversation to serve me. I stood there, at the bar, money in my hand, for an uncomfortable amount of time, just staring at the bartender and at the beer taps as he talked to his friend. I get that you must be engrossed in such an interesting conversation but you're there to work Mr. Bartender, not hang out with your friends. You can easily serve me my drinks and then go right back to hanging out with your friend. I've read in other reviews that the service here isn't great and I just lay witness to it. It's a shame because the beers are great. The prices are reasonable and the space itself is beautiful. I feel like I'd come back here again just for the beers but I won't be expecting to be blown away by 5...

I visit new breweries whenever I can and decided to pay a visit to Five Boroughs during my stay in New York.

The brewery has a single indoor space with no separation. No food is present except bagged snacks. They have a table with boardgames and a small area for kids to play. It felt like the area is not insulated well as it was pretty chilly inside.

The beers are just OK. Nothing more. They are not bad, but also they do not add anything new to the craft beer scene. The tap list is heavy in IPAs and has several European options as well. You can order a beer flight of 5 to try multiple beers. I was not impressed by any of my choices. If you do not search for craft beers, they should be fine - the beers are really safe and generic.

This is a nice place to hang out with your friends, but if you're looking for anything new in the beer styles - you might want to...

As a fan of Craft Beer it was great to be able to visit Five Boroughs Brewing Co on a visit to to Brooklyn in June 2019. Brooklyn has a number of excellent established and upcoming Breweries and well worth a visit. We’d been to the Brooklyn Brewery a few years ago so when we stayed in Fort Greene it was good to see what other breweries we could visit we hadn’t before. Five Boroughs looked to have a good Tap Room along with a good selection of beers. We visited on a Saturday late afternoon and the Brewery was lively and looked to be busy with both locals and visitors. The Tap Room is spacious with plenty of seating and light from the large windows at the front. There is a good selection of beers on tap, I particularly liked the United by Beer. The staff were very friendly and there was a great atmosphere. Well worth a visit and we’ll be back next time...