De Bierkoning

Being from Leiden, we’re used to having access to an extensive beer selection within a short walk. But this selection pales in comparison to Bierkoning. Their well-​stacked shelves display a great variety of beers from all over the world. What’s even better, Bierkoning sports a fridge for when you’re in urgent need of some good beer. The only flaw we can find is the pricing and labeling, which isn’t always too clear. Luckily, this blemish is more than compensated by the amount of beers they sell. Looking for that hard-​to-​find brew from your favorite brewery? Bierkoning might very well be your best shot.

«Il né peut y avoir qu’un roi» m’a lancé le tenancier avant mon départ, les sacs remplis de bonnes bières. A 15 petites minutes de la gare centrale, une grosse ligne droite puis à droite au niveau du palais royal, très facile à trouver. Choix pointu de bières du monde entier, avec les brasseries réputées et quelques perles difficilement trouvables ailleurs. Certaines nouveautés sont vraiment fraîches, pour les avoir vu sortir quelques semaines avant. Prix habituel pour l’endroit, qui propose aussi des livres et verres. Tout a été fait pour me mettre à l’aise dans ma sélection, malgré le faux-​air bourru au comptoir. La prochaine fois, je viendrai en camion.

My Leffe glass broke last month and I’ve been drinking out of a shoe. I finally I made it today and bought 2 Leffe glasses. Great selection of glasses, specialty beers, and vriendelik service. too.

Amazing beer store — one of the best I’ve ever visited out of hundreds. Quite ridiculous selection wise: Lost Abbey, Alesmith, Port, De Molen, 3 Fonteinen, Cantillon, plus tons of obscure local Dutch brews. Even stuff from Australia and New Zealand. Tons of glassware for sale. Had Westy Blond, 8, and 12 for sale as singles for 6 euros. Sort of jaw-​dropping selection wise. I had to sprint out before I bought 50 bottles.

Quite possible One of The best beer shops in Amsterdam.
They offer a wide range of beers of all sorts, sizes and types.
I come here at least once a month to stock up on my favourite brews.
The staff is pretty helpful and like a somelier advising in wine they do the same with beer.
They also have a couple of coolers so in case you want to have a beer on the go.
Highly recommendable if you are a beer lover!

All the right sours and lambics, local Dutch selection is superb, and even some US options if you’re homesick.
Staff will trade, so take something from the States and you won’t be disappointed.

Five stars for the quality of the selection. I grew up in the Northwest of the United States, where there is a well-​established specialty beer culture and am a big fan of the Belgian styles of beer; I found that the Beer King could not fail me for several days of trying something new each night. They will sell you a De Bierkoning bottle opener if you are on holiday and forgot yours.

Wonderful selection.
Helpful staff.
Buy the keyring bottle opener! It’s sleek, cool and only two euros!

This is the best beer shop in town. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. They understand what you need and they’re always very patient. I like the wide selection they have, it’s impossible not to find anything you like. We always pass by when we’re invited for lunch or dinner at some friends please, or when we are looking for a small present. By the way, my favorite employee there is the girl (don’t know her name though, sorry!). She is just super cool.

This must be the best place in Amsterdam to find specialty beer. My first time in here I actually heard some girls walk in asking for some Vodka. The guy behind the counter said, «This is The BeerKing, NOT The VodkaKing». That made me smile immediately and I knew I would like it there.
Any time I am in the search for something specific I head to De Bierkoning first. The guys there have always beer helpful with my searches and if something can’t be found (or even if it can) they are there to help find something else. I will not name off all the great Dutch breweries even though there are some and they often get shadowed by Belgium beers (also great). If you want to go search for some of those enjoy this wonderland.
The shop is setup with wall to wall beer so it can be quite overwhelming. There is even an up and downstairs to make you choose where to start first. Their website is also a great place to search for what they currently have in stock or to email them for special requests.

If you are a beer enthusiast or even if you just a casual beer drinker, go check out De Bierkoning.
A small place just off Dam Square, you ‘ll be greeted by a friendly staff there to help you with any of the hundreds of varieties of bottled beers from all over. By the single or carton or case, you have the ability to pick and choose… or just line up a handful of your favorites. Not sure what to try? Just ask and you’ll get a bevy of suggestions from the staff to try.
Another added attraction here is the large selection of fine beer bar ware… aka excellent beer chalices, mugs and glasses. Many of well known brands… others not so much, but all worth taking a look at to add to your home collection. Better yet, just another way of making that great Belgian beer you just bought taste (and look better) by serving it up in a chalice befitting its quality.
5 stars. Meets and exceeds!

Best bottle shop in the Dam. Beers from everywhere. Bring a big bag

Wow wow wow! This place is my heaven! Make sure you bring a backpack to successfully haul your beer purchases around in because you won’t be able to leave without several bottles in hand. I left with 8 Westvleteren 12s of course. There is also a really great beer glass selection as well.
The man that was working behind the counter is incredibly nice. I really wish that I had packed over a few beers from the states just to give to him and make his day. He had just received a Rogue Brewery beer when I arrived. Since I can get those so easily, I was wishing that I had a few on my persons. So if you’re reading this and you’re going to Amsterdam, ziplock and pack up a few beers to bring over. Then give those beers to this guy; it will help build your beer karma.

This is definitely the place to buy your craft beer in Amsterdam! Being from the US we saw only a few familiar labels, most were brands that we’ve never heard of before. It was a little overwhelming but, as beer lovers, we were still very impressed. We did see a few bottles of the Mikkeller/​Three Floyds collaborations and were pretty excited about that! Would be a great place for visiting beer lovers to go and pick up some quality Dutch beer to bring home.

I’ve heard a lot about this place and just went for the first time yesterday. They have a huge selection of beer all packed into a tiny little store. One thing that I did not realize that they had was a ton of different beer glasses for sale as well.
Only reason I gave this a 4 instead of a 5 was that there are a lot of tourists packed into this place which makes moving around a bit difficult.

When I visited, I felt like Alice in Wonderland. Amazing assortment of most of the best beers in the world. A must-​visit bottle shop.
Out of morbid interest, I searched the US section. There, in a far corner was one lonely, dusty bottle of Budweiser!!! Gave me a good laugh.

This store is a beer lovers wet dream!
They have an amazing selection of beers; I saw beers from the Netherlands, Denmark, the UK, the US, Jamaica and more! Everywhere I turned I was shocked at how much variety they had. The one time I thought I had them stumped I asked the guy behing the counter and he brought me right to what I was looking for, a Tripel Karmeliet, tucked just below a shelf in the corner.

This place is always a stop before going home.
They have a fantastic selection of Dutch and Belgian beers. Are you looking for an obscure dark beer with the few hundred bottles made all numbered or something more mainstream. It’s all here. They aren’t the best at offering help, but I still had no problem coming up with some great beers.

Since I’m German I have to admit that their assortment of German beers is not very diversified. But of course I will not go to Amsterdam to drink German beer. That’s why I was excited to see this large variety of Dutch and Belgian beers. I didn’t even know that there were so many breweries ;) In this shop you can by extraordinary sorts of beer like coconut flavored or espresso beer — if you want to take the risk…

This might well be the best beer shop in the world.
It stocks almost a thousand different types of bottled beer (seriously), from all over the world, with extremely extensive selections of Dutch, Belgian and German beers in particular. They also stock three hundred different kinds of beer glass and will even sell you T-​shirts from some of the Dutch breweries.
The service is friendly and they’re happy to recommend beers based on which ones you’ve already liked (I was the only customer when I visited, so maybe at busy times this personal service isn’t always available). They stock some Belgian beers that I have never seen anywhere else, ever. If I had the money, I would probably buy the entire shop.
Bear in mind it’s a shop, not a bar– if you’re looking for a good pub to drink Dutch and Belgian beers nearby, try Café Belgique which is five minutes’ walk away from Beerkoning.