Growler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe

Growler & Gill Craft Beer ShoppeGrowler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe
Growler & Gill Craft Beer ShoppeGrowler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe
Bar, Eatery, Homebrew, Beer-to-go

148 E Route 59
Nanuet, New York, 10954-2910
United States

(845) 507-0899 | map
growlerandgill.com
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.5
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
43
pDev:
8.44%
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Rated: 4.4 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Apr 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.61 by alanp11 from New York

May 31, 2021
 
Rated: 4.36 by Dougwillhike from New Jersey

Nov 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.4 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.36 by AirBob from Massachusetts

Oct 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by Macsimus from North Carolina

May 12, 2016
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Reviewed by tappangordo from New York

4.47/5  rDev -0.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
My first time here and I was able to have something from Hill Farmstead and a Sam Adams Utopias. That was the primary reason for stopping in. Unfortunately we arrived fairly close to closing time so we were only able to have the two beer (the Utopias being a one oz. pour). Next time we will get there earlier.
May 10, 2016
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Reviewed by Samlover55 from New York

4.27/5  rDev -5.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4
Walked in for bottle shop. Was a slow time so an employee (i think Peter) gave me full attention for over a half hour. I got to taste from a couple of their twenty plus brews on tap. I then walked along the length of their bottle wall discussing the different beers which is divided up by region. The selection is pretty nice though they told me its rotating. Overall good vibe, great service with nice selection plus all those beers on tap for which you can take home in growlers.
Nov 08, 2015
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Reviewed by slander from New York

4.15/5  rDev -7.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4
I’ve been through a few times before, usually before Boo’s 4th of July party or en route to Kally’s in Kingston; convenient, this. A welcome damned addition to this beer lacking and lagging county. I’ve come for the growler, but have stayed for the Gill or full pour as has happened. Sunday, in the opening hour…

Okay, so some things have changed, we’ll get to that. Something of a triangular space, widening to the rear. Long straight tree slab bar in the left rear corner, wood panel base, & foot box; seating for none by design (get your beer, then stand clear) and glassware stacked there. Barback holds a row of 2 dozen blackboard head handles for the writing on, on a stainless steel panel. Blackboard above lists draft selections by style first, then brewery, beer, origin, ABV, & growler pricing in half & full. Pricing for the drink is mostly the same; dealt by size (pints & goblets for $7, shortys are $4, and a single ‘rare/exclusive’ item done 9oz for $9). Flights for $9, listed ‘Hoppy hours’ offering $2 off for pints, and notation of 7% and over beers not served in pints done in colored chalk. Another board lists reserve beers by the glass, wines, & specials. Flats in the corners of the bar, one of them showing the Yankees, the other showing the stupid Mets. Dead soldier tap handles lining the beam above the barback. Spots on the boards and drop bell lamps over the bar.

A pair of shelving units 6 wide run the far wall with bottles bottles bottles, and a shorty 4 shelf unit up front with glassware & board games, fronted by a cushy couches and a table. Ciders and gluten free beers housed here, too, below the big board listing beer tastings & events. And 4 coolers to the rear holding cold offerings.

Wood slat floors, white painted ceilings with phat wood beams & massive ductwork, dark tan walls with brick pillar accents, and front & side logo windows. Track spots in rows throughout. There used to be a divider between beer and here, but it’s gone now, replaced by additional seating; it really opened up the room some. 3 hightop shared tables adjacent to the shelving units, 5 smaller hightops, some barrel raised roundies, and some squared, and then 10 square low boys and a pair of covered rectangles. And it seems they’ve converted the front corner into a mad coffee zone (slave to the bean).

24 taps; a mix of lower Hudson Valley (Rushing Duck Zingerbier Berliner & Panic on Planet Funkotron, Sloop The Red C, Kuka Ginger Mango IPA & Ales for ALS 2IPA), NY metro (Other Half Micro Green, War Flag American Pilsner, Carton nitro Carton of Milk, River Horse Belgian Freeze), regional (Southern Tier Pumping, Sly Fox Grisette, Troegs Perpetual IPA, DogFishHead 90 Minute IPA, Festina Peche, & Namaste, Narragansett Lemon Shandy), craft beyond (RJ Rockers Son of a Peach, New Holland Dragon’s Milk, Almanac Golden Gate Gose, Ballast Point Calm Before the Storm), a single import (Pilsner Urquell), and a trio of ciders (1911 Cider Original, Citizen Cider, Badass Pear Cider). Sampled a couple of things (thank you for offering) and opted for the Rushing Duck Zingerbier Berliner & Other Half Micro Green as one does in the summer months.

They do food, dood. Chili, wings, sangwiches, and pizzas, too. Lots of goddamn pizzas. They’re everywhere. Bottle pricing seems reasonable, I suppose. $30 something for the Cascade bottles, et al. And beer festivals in the parking lot, too.

Now…

It used to be they didn’t carry (lovely) Orval. How the fuck are you a beer store without Orval? Fo’. Real. I’m pleased to say that this has been remedied. On previous Summer visits, the tap list held nothing session anything or easy drinking Pils. This is no longer the case as I’m looking at 5 beers under 4.5%. And it used to be that they only filled 2L growls; that, too has changed. I’m glad they got their house in order.

One of the top 5 best beer bars in the North East, Craftbeer.com? No, not really, and shouldn’t even be in the running, but a solid bottle shop slash growler house? Oh, hell yes! And given what choices they are in Rockland, it’s a no-brainer.
Oct 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.2 by mbeerdino21 from New Jersey

Aug 23, 2015
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Reviewed by papat444 from Canada (QC)

4.01/5  rDev -10.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75
Caught them just as they were opening so they weren't quite ready but it gave me time to browse. Most of the space is a roomy bar with lots of tables and the bar in the back. The far right wall is lined with shelf space for beers to go. Beers are classified by region, good selection though not as good as Cable. They had the CC/Evil Twin collab as well as some Midnight Sun brews. Prices for the Belgians were very expensive i found. Overall good but i prefer Cable Beverages about 10 min away.
Jul 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by JMS1512 from New Jersey

Apr 18, 2015
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Rated by Ksilver2 from New York

4.95/5  rDev +10%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75
A mix between the huge selection, the beer tasting bar, and the nice people that work there make Growler & Gill the best place on Earth.
Mar 01, 2015
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Rated by Granuaile from New York

4.86/5  rDev +8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Really great selection. Prices are a little high, but worth it for the beers you can't find anywhere else.
Feb 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.7 by JC333 from New York

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by BlackHawk89 from New York

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.64 by FormerVTer from New York

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by jeffleepa from New York

Nov 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Mikexw from New York

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by AntAle from New York

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.91 by DudMan from New Jersey

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.8 by Alycee89_ from New York

Oct 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by edellefemine from New York

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by KrissyKat6 from New York

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.8 by BetterBaconBureau from California

Sep 01, 2014
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Reviewed by HobokenJack from New Jersey

5/5  rDev +11.1%
Excellent place for craft beer lovers. Here are the highlights:
1. The staff is excellent and very knowledgeable about craft beer
2. There are about 20 taps that are always rotating. You can get growlers for most of them
3. Huge selection of craft beers. My guess is around 400-500 beers. Plenty of bombers are rare finds
4. Every Thursday night there is a craft brewery coming in and offering tastings. Not just local NY/NJ
brewers, but from all across the US. Firestone Walker, Bell's, Stone.

Best place for craft brew fans in the Lower Hudson Valley in the NYC metro area.
Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.56 by stomioka from New Jersey

Aug 01, 2014
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Reviewed by hiker1701a from New York

4.9/5  rDev +8.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
Great craft beer shop. Not only do they have rotating taps constantly featuring different craft beers, they've got bottles from all over the world for sale as well. It's fun to mix and match 6-packs and try lots of new beers. A small bar menu, including some truly awesome bavarian pretzels! The staff is friendly and extremely knowledgeable. I wish I drank beer more often! They also host craft beer festivals.
Jul 01, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Billquirk from New Jersey

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Gints316 from New York

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Cfeezy from New Jersey

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by BourbonJersey from New Jersey

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by acurtis from New Jersey

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Mar 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Wompus from New York

Dec 11, 2013
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Reviewed by tikk from Canada (YT)

4.6/5  rDev +2.2%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
Great new addition to the sorely lacking rockland county beer scene. Amazing selection of 16 rotating and frequently changing taps. Free Samples of anything you want. They also sell bottles and have some small plate sekections for food. Staff is very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. They do tastings every Thursday, events most nights of the week. I know I'm going to be here more than my wife likes.
Jun 27, 2013
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Reviewed by tobelerone from New Jersey

4.29/5  rDev -4.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25
Nice new option for the area. Lots of bottles, decent array of limited releases, everything you'd expect to find on shelves and more. All the latest arrivals and fair, competitive pricing.

Nicely appointed room. 16 taps, cold bottles for on premise consumption, in store tastings, good looking and smelling food, although I didn't have a chance to order anything. The place was jumping on a late Saturday afternoon, youthful college-y crowd that was exuberant but not obnoxious.

Homebrew kits from brewer's best as well as a decent assortment of homebrew essentials. A few shelves dedicated to glassware as well. Service was exceptionally friendly and accommodating, memorably so, particularly in light of the fact that they were so busy.

I left with a homebrew recipe kit, a bomber of Evil Twin Femme Fatale Noir, a 750 of perennial's black walnut dunkel, a goose island tulip, and a case of empties for my homebrew. 70 bucks. More than reasonable; the kit was almost ten dollars cheaper than in other stores and ten dollars for an Evil Twon bomber is about as nice a price as you'll find.

Definitely worth checking out of you're in the area. Looking forward to coming back soon!
Apr 14, 2013
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

4.29/5  rDev -4.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
I work in Orangeburg in Rockland county so when I heard about a beer place dedicated to craft beer, I knew I had to stop by.

As I entered the store, the first thing that hit me was the size of the place. Like a combo tasting room/craft beer store, the area is really large. There's a bar, a growler fill station, and a number of tables for customers to sit and eat/drink. On top of all that, there are shelves and shelves of nice offerings.

Quality is really nice and the place struck me as an upscale lounge-type bar, which I really like.

There seemed to be almost too many people working there as the staff was really attentive and knew what they were talking about. The owner has some connections with a couple of different brewers across the country so he was well versed in his limited release/sought after beers which is always appreciated.

Selection is decent though not over the top. Comparable to any bottle shop in the city though this place is still a bit behind Decicco's in the selection category.

Overall, definitely worth a visit and I wish that when I stopped in, I had time to sit down and enjoy the ambience and atmosphere of the place. A bit pricey overall but good beer places are pretty few nad far between in Rockland so you get what you pay for.
Jan 25, 2013
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

4/5  rDev -11.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Nice new addition to the Rockland county beer world. This spot is just a few minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge, the Palisades mall and downtown Nyack.

They are filling growlers from 16 taps, offering a boat load of the usual craft bottle options available in the area, and have a nice casual space to enjoy a pint and relax with other beer lovers. Expect to find a lot of what is generally available in the area.

Most of the bottles are kept warm, but there is a mid sized cooler unit or two towards the rear of the place.

Good option for people travelling through the area on the NYS throughway to pick up NY state options. Also, I'd be here regularly to fill growlers if I was more local.
Dec 31, 2012
Growler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe in Nanuet, NY
Place rating: 4.5 out of 5 with 43 ratings