New Beer Distributors

Found some brew I did not find in Connecticut or Massachusetts. Was not able to stay long and they have big selection. Almost sure I’ll regret not picking out certain beers cause ill probably never see again.

I just called and asked if I could place an over (evo $ 300!) to be delivered (in advance!) for the weekend to my home. I was hung up on and denied. Do not go here. I cannot believe this.

They close pretty earlier for a beer store, 6pm. This is an warehouse space with stacks of beers, mostly single bottles, with an amazing selection. Almost everytime I come here I find something of interest. Selection is mostly divided into countries: England, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Eastern Europe. Prices are a little higher than I’d like, but finding odd rarities makes up for it I think. Very different selection vs. a beer store like Bowery Whole Foods. Interior can get a bit hot, and since nearly everything is not refrigerated, I would hesitate to buy anything but strong ales that can handle the temperature abuse.

I went in looking for some uncommon Canadian beers for my friend as a gift, and I was not disappointed. As soon as I walked in, the staff helped me locate where they were, and were very friendly during the entire process. I will definitely be coming back, as you are surrounded by so many interesting beers when you walk in. It’s hard to choose just a few! Prices were very fair, especially for Manhattan.

Large selection, but lots of expired/​past date brews. Make sure to know what you are buying.

Easily one of the top beer shops in all of NYC. Huge variety of beer in every price range, style, origin you can think of. Warehouse style place. You can mix and match 6 packs, buy as many or few bottles as you want of each beer. Bottles are priced individually so you can pick and choose. They also have a small selection of taps. Its a bit out of the way, so make a day trip out of it and hit some good restaurants and shops in the area. Staff were very helpful. Large selection of local and regional beers from all around the US. Lots of stuff I had never heard of, and lots I was very familiar with. Great selection of IPAs, Farmhouses, Saisons, Hefs, lagers, ales, etc. Small selection of sours as well. You pay at the window, which isnt quite traditional but it works. Came here and spent about $ 40 on a large selection of beer. Even got some advice from two guys who were shoppers and looking at some similar beers. Nice folks. I will definitely be coming here again next time im in the area or have a hankering for some unusual beers.

I’ve been coming here for over a year now, and I have to say there is not one thing I would change about this place. It’s just about perfect! I’m still learning about different craft beers, and at first the HUGE variety on offer here can be overwhelming. Thank god, then, that you can mix and match 6 packs! I’ve greatly increased my beer knowledge coming to this place, and have tried beers from countries all over the world I might never have discovered otherwise.
As a native New Yorker, I appreciate the no-​nonsense set up here. No frills, no fancy signs or eager-​to-​please employees all up in your biz. Just a warehouse with a wide front gate completely open to the elements, and racks upon metal racks stocked to almost the rafters with nothing but beer! A lot of noise has been made about the nice sales ladies (and the occasional toddler or two) stuck behind the glass partition, but it is what it is. As cold as this winter has been, it makes sense to sit back there with the space heater going rather than standing out in the freezing cold warehouse for no reason.
Have never been to NBD in the dead of summer, so I can’t speak to the lack of climate control. It’s always been nice and refrigerator chilly outside whenever I manage to stop by, and I think the beers appreciate it!
I find the prices here to be the cheapest in NYC. Not cheap by the rest of the country’s standards, perhaps – but definitely very reasonable prices for Manhattan. Not even the Whole Foods up the block can beat ‘em: not in price, nor in selection. Although, sometimes you do find beers in that WFs that is not available at NBD. Rare, but it does happen.

I have been going here for many years, and it is one of the main places I go to purchase bottled beer in the city. Let it be known that I drink a lot of beer. I also (almost never) buy the same beer twice. In New York, there are few places (if any) that are better than this for those purposes.
Beer is, or was, cheaper here than it is in most other stores. Now when I am talking about beer, I am not talking about Harpoon, Sam Adams, or Blue Point, I am talking about things like Mikkeller, Wild Beer Co., Founder’s, and Stone. There are plenty of six packs that are cheaper elsewhere (for example, Corona). That said, cases of beer here are cheaper than you will find in most places in Manhattan (mostly because those places don’t sell cases). Finally, there are some irrationally priced items, like terrible Lithuanian malt liquor going for $ 16. I’ve told them about this, but they were reluctant to rectify the problem.
As for the selection, it is quite large. It is probably a little bit better than Whole Foods up the street, but the kinds of beer that they have are different, so don’t expect to find something that was in Whole Foods here all the time. Generally, for the beers that do overlap, the beers are a tad cheaper here than they are in Whole Foods.
My only real gripes with this place are the occasional irrational pricing, the total lack of climate control, and the reluctance to cycle through beers that are long dead (in fairness the ladies working there have said that if I buy something bad they will refund me and have followed through on this promise). I would suggest that they discount some of the beers that have been sitting for a while in order to clear shelf space for new stuff.
BTW: you can park your bike inside the store ( Unilocal always asks about bike parking).

New Beer isn’t the most welcoming-​looking beer store in the city. It’s a distributor, so it essentially looks like a warehouse with shelves for bottles set up. However this rough exterior hides that it’s one of the friendliest places to buy beer in the city. I’ve gotten them to hold onto bottles for me several times over the years and they’re always been happy to do so. The women who run this place are all very nice, especially if you chat them up.
There are some small deals to be had but otherwise they are on par for pricing. I wish they knew more about special releases, as they’re usually out of the loop compared to other beer stores. The plus side of that is that sometimes they get releases later, after they’re sold out elsewhere. Either way this is a good place to grab beer by the bottle and in bulk, with the increasing pretense that craft beer stores seem to be acquiring faster than shelf turds.

Amazing selection of at least a few hundred beers from all over the world. Prices aren’t great, but not bad.

The warehouse feel and the cashier behind bullet-​proof glass did make me initially uneasy, but when I stepped farther in, I knew that the high ratings meant something. I came in on a mission to find a particular Japanese craft beer and found my mission a very easy one. As soon as I walked in, I realized that the beers were organized by country of origin, with signs marked clearly. I was very impressed with the variety.
Likelihood of another visit:
Very likely. I noticed prices were pretty low.

Hi, do you like beer? Do you like all types of foreign beer? Do you like getting a 6-​pack full of different beers to expand your taste? This place is for you.
They have (almost) EVERYTHING. They have domestic and international beers organized by country. Make a 6 pack of whatever you want and try everything! It’s really amazing and it’s so fun. I could spend forever there.
One tip: there is no AC so… be prepared to sweat in the summer lol.

I had a terrible experience ordering beer for work over the phone. The woman on the phone would not total up the order for me and ordered me to do it myself. They claimed they would do delivery. I paid by credit card. Then upon call back they claimed they did not know about the order. Then they claimed they would not do delivery. Then the woman on the phone told me «you talk like you’re going to die». She told me she was going to cancel my order. Nothing made any sense and I was put on hold multiple times with no explanation for long periods of time. It is like bizarro world opposite land customer service over there.
Go in there and buy beer where you can point to what you want I guess? But communicating using words with these people is apparently a no go.

This place has a crazy amount of beer options, one of the largest I’ve ever come across. Sadly most of the options are the larger bottles that go for $ 7 – 18 per bottle but they do still have a respectable selection of mix-​and-​match 6 packs as well. Prices are about average, you won’t get any amazing deals here but you won’t be ripped off either. Almost everything is at room temperature but they do have a small cooler with some cold options as well. Of course being a beer distributer they also have cases and kegs available. I was happy to have a friendly guy ask me if I needed help finding anything. I also liked that all the beer prices were clearly marked and that everything was organized by country. The only negative is that you have to pay through bulletproof glass. This certainly doesn’t detract much from the whole dirty warehouse vibe of the place though.

The New Beer Distributors is a hidden gem. And by hidden, I mean hidden.
I had a hard time finding the place because it has a confusing sign in the front, too much text and it makes it generic and easy to miss.
Once you get passed that, you find a huge variety of beer from all over the world, sorted out by Country.
The staff is friendly and helpful. I also love the fact that they have a few beers on tap.
The prices are kind of average, but what makes this place amazing is the variety.
You can find whatever you are looking for.
It is definitely worth checking out.

This place is awesome!
Don’t get turned off by the plexiglass encased cashiers and the refrigerators full of generic frat beers in the front. Walk into the bowels of New Beer Distributors and find a well organized, very large collection of beers from all over the world.
My favorite part of NBD is Señor Cerveza (I don’t think he’s actually Spanish but I think it has a nice ring to it). One of the guys that works there is super helpful and always gives great suggestions. For example, manfriend is currently really into sour beers and just off the top of his head Señor Cerveza was able to give like 6 different suggestions, 2 of which we bought and one that we’ve already tried (very good).
If you’re into beer or even if you’re just curious, this place is a good place to start. Their prices are reasonable, the selection is really large, and they are always able to give you great suggestions!

Perhaps one of the best beer stores in Manhattan.
In an old warehouse on Chrystie St. that’s easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it lies New Beer Distributors. Your destination for hard-​to-​find beers from all around the world at prices that will beat every bodega in your neighborhood (both on price and selection), guaranteed.
I found a six pack of 21^st Amendment ‘Hell Or High Watermelon’ for about ¼ of what it costs everywhere else I’ve seen it in NYC, and I picked up some banana bread beer from Scotland that I’ve never seen in my life as well. It’s also one of the only places you can pick up a keg if you’re throwing a house party. Keg stands!
Only odd thing about NBD is how the cashiers are sequestered away behind a glass window where it’s basically impossible to hear them talking to you. It’s like they’re handling money at a banking institution or something… but if that’s what makes them comfortable, who am I to argue?

New Beer Distributors is my go to place for Kopparberg Pear Cider. If you’ve ever tasted this Swedish cider I need to say no more. If you haven’t end ever run across it, perhaps at a bar, it’s definitely worth a try.
You also may be able to find other rare foreign beers of interest at New Beer Distributors as well.
Stay thirsty, my friends.
~The Most Interesting Man in the World

This place deserves five stars. The guy that works here is SO HELPFUL. I really need to get his name on day. I asked for recommendations according to what I like and then I end up taking one… two…three…or more back home and trying them out. Recently, I’ve tried the Belgium beers, something different. The DUVAL is great and crisp, so much better when it is ice cold. Which beer isn’t better ice cold? The guy really knows his stuff and I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else.
Decently priced beers. Definitely cheaper than Whole Foods (I’ve checked). I mean, this place, is a must visit for all you beer lovers.

Beer Heaven!!!
Which beer should I try next… I cannot make up my mind.
I should just live here!
Cheap, huge selection, expect to spend sometime here if you can’t make up your mind on what to get next!