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Spuyten Duyvil, photographed for New York on Tap
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A New York on Tap pick

Spuyten Duyvil

For the beer connoisseur

359 Metropolitan Ave. · at Havemeyer
Williamsburg North Side, Brooklyn

In 2026

Closed; now Rude Mouth

Last licensed here under this name: 2023–25.

Checked October 15, 2026.

Overview

A warm and cozy atmosphere, a spectacular garden, and most notably the best selection of Belgian Ale's in the city

Like Hop Devil in the East Village, David Copperfield's on the Upper East, and Brazen Head in Brooklyn Heights, Spuyten Duyvil is a bar for the beer lover. Boasting a hand pump for cask conditioned ale and over 100 bottled beers comprised mostly of carefully chosen Belgian ales, this railroad apartment shaped bar is a great place to rinse out the taste of all that Stella you've been drinking on Bedford Ave.

Why you should go

  • There's no better place in the city to experience such a large and varied selection of Belgian Ales.
  • The atmosphere complements the beer perfectly. The lighting is warm without being dim. The bar fills, but the crowd is thoughtful and conversational, rather than loud and overly boisterous.
  • The enormous garden with its ivy covered brick walls is nothing less than wonderful on a spring day.

What you should know

History

The craft beer pioneer everyone caught up with

Spuyten Duyvil opened in 2003 as one of the neighborhood's first craft beer bars, known for its hard-to-find beers1, 2. When we listed it, we called its Belgian ale selection the best in the city; in March 2024 the owners said craft beer's ubiquity, along with rising rents, had made the bar unsustainable2. It closed for good that April, after two decades3. The space is now Rude Mouth, a wine bar from Ava Trilling, a Greenpoint local and Four Horsemen alum4, 5.

Sources

  1. greenpointers.com
  2. greenpointers.com
  3. brooklyn.news12.com
  4. greenpointers.com
  5. theinfatuation.com

Researched October 2026.

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