Allen St Pub

Great people 😀 great beer😁

Good atmosphere and nice staff

Good job Joe!! Excellent

Great beer selection

Can't say enough about this. It's the bees knees.

Joe's da best!

Cask Beer! True neighborhood pub.

Great late night spot

Always have a good time at Allen Street. Large selection of drafts and great mixed drinks.

You'll always feel welcomed at ASP. It's what a neighborhood pub should be.

I come here for the slushies and to play darts. Always a good crowd and a good time.

Great out of the way pub. They know beer and it shows. Don't tell anyone... Kind of

They use Mahar's Beer Tour which makes it the best bar in Albany.

Great spot for a cold beer., dog friendly in the afternoon.

Great beer selection. Nice place.

Always a great beer selection and a good time.

Amazing place with great bartenders. Highly recommend

Good atmosphere with great bartenders.

Great craft beer selection and awesome staff

Great place, great craft beer selection, great people.

Great atmosphere. Great beer selection.

Good selection of beer, and a dart board. Thumbs up.

Too much fun! Good beer and good people.

Best atmosphere and BEST beer selection!

Great time.. friendly bartender.. great entertainment with Derrick.. ♡

It's just a basic pub. No frills, serves it's purpose.

Great dive feel. Friendly environment as long as youre friendly too

Low pressure, fun, neighborhood hangout with a great draught selection!

Bartender was awesome, thanks for the pretzels (:

A diamond in the rough! Always finding myself in enjoyable conversations with a delicious beverage in hand… what is better than that? A gem of an establishment, with a local/ dive / cozy feel.

Large beer choice great mixed drinks asome bourbon choice great people and owner Joe and his bartender are the best

Warm, cozy, and very friendly neighborhood pub with a excellent and surprising tap list. If you're in town you should definitely grab a pint.

One of my favorites in the area. Great bar to hang out at. Great beers, great people, and never too packed that it's unenjoyable.

Joe has really made this into a great local pub. Great beer selection, solid and creative cocktails, and good people.

Bartender had a fabulous playlist and the beer options are vast! Great after work bar for sure.

Beer selection is A+, liquor is reasonably priced, and every employee and customer is friendly, personable and polite.

this is my go to bar please stay out if you are a jerk. I have mixed feelings about giving a good review. on the one hand it will help the business and on the other hand it will be busier. lol.

Great neighborhood bar. Excellent cocktail menu.

Great drink selection for a dive bar, didn't get to try food. Would come again.

It’s the perfect bar, reminds of back in the 90s when all of the bars were like this with a dartboard a tv a large selection and everything a beer drinkers wants in a bar it’s paradise

These guys rock. They know their beer and have a great selection. Get some rare stuff you haven't seen a lot of other places.

Small, casual place serving great beer with rotating selections. Joe is a great bartender and very personable.

Great neighborhood pub with a cozy, inviting atmosphere. One of my favorites.

A favorite place to go and enjoy a good beer or two. 3 cask engines as well. No food but you can always order in

Unusual combination of divey neighborhood bar with super-friendly locals....and excellent selection of taps. Beertender Missy is the best!

Love this place Love all the staff Great for a late night drink

Always a great experience at the Allen Street Pub! Bartenders rock. Lots of beer on tap.

Very much a locals bar, with an awesome tap and some great bartenders. Well worth a stop.

Great drinks, great service, great prices and great people to be around. You must stop here and have a few.

Great drinks. Good staff.

Fantastic spot with great regulars! One of my favorite places in Albany. Joe is incredibly welcoming!

What a great bar. Owner Joe and bartender Korine (sp?) were awesome, welcoming and attentive! Great tap selection. Cool vibe and laid back crowd. Dog friendly. Definitely checking this place out again while in town.

Philip Kelley

What a great bar. Owner Joe and bartender Korine (sp?) were awesome, welcoming and attentive! Great tap selection. Cool vibe and laid back crowd. Dog friendly. Definitely checking this place out again while in town.

Absolutely love this place. Amazing whiskey & beer selection. Delicious cocktails which use primarily fresh ingredients. A true gem, don’t let the dive bar look fool you, this place rivals some of the best drink wise!

Yanni is awesome! A terrific neighborhood bar!

Outstanding Pub owned by a phenomenal local of Albany with great beer and service. Highly recommend!

Surprisingly deep bar. Fantastic environment. At 2:30am on a Friday, it was not full of college kids. Would definitely come here again.

I’ve found my “Cheers!” Yes I’m showing my age with that reference - 80’s babyyyy - but this dive bar is IT! This place has some of the best cocktails I’ve had, easily rivaling overpriced drinks in Manhattan - shout out to Tom! If you have no idea what you want to drink, no worries, talk to the bartenders, they’ll help you, might even whip up something creative on the spot. Monday nights belong to Brian the bacon guru, baby I eat pork again when I roll up here on a Monday (I pay for it later too, well worth it, lol). The patrons are some of the most diverse and amazingly chill group of folks I’ve encountered since moving from the multicultural NYC life - Bx to be exact - to the parts up yonder. The owner, Joe, is one of the kindest humans, and honey like attracts like, because his team definitely match his energy, they are hands down, some of my favorite people up here! Special shout out to Victoria & Corrine ❤️! When you go, chill hard, enjoy big, and tip OD!

The best chill bar in town. Great service, creative cocktails, and a great atmosphere! Always my first choice when going out!

Joe, Tom, and the rest of the crew are the absolute best! My favorite bar hands down! These guys always make you feel welcomed

The guys who run this place are definitely beer fans. The selection is awesome and it's constantly rotating but it's not all high end beer snob stuff either. You can grab a PBR and watch the game too. The bartenders are very attentive. The atmosphere is friendly. There's even a "world beer tour" tracking program (the same one from Mahar's if you're familiar with the area) that keeps track of how many beers you've tried at the place and what beers are on premises that you haven't tried yet. And there are rewards for achieving certain numbers of beers. Another great thing about this place is that you can get 10 Oz glasses if you don't want a full pint of something. All around great bar.

If you like Beer the Allen Street Pub is a must. Always two or three casks and 20 + beers on tap and a ton of bottles and cans! Lots of stuff you won't find at other places. Really knowledgeable staff. Veteran-owned business..

This is a great place for draft beer and great atmosphere nice mixed drink selection top shelf liquor great bartender friendly. What an upgrade nice big screens for sports and menus

Best bar in Albany. If you drink beer somewhere else in Albany, stop going there and go to Allen St. Best craft beer selection this side of the Rocky Mountains. TouchTunes jukebox, darts and board games. No food served, but you can get food from some of the grab-and-go places right around the corner and bring it in. The best bartender in Northeast America works on Thursday and Saturday. His name: Joe. Play him a Pearl Jam song and he will show you his belly button.

Daniel Kepfer Jr

Outstanding Pub owned by a phenomenal local of Albany with great beer and service. Highly recommend!

Stephanie Rhodes

Surprisingly deep bar. Fantastic environment. At 2:30am on a Friday, it was not full of college kids. Would definitely come here again.

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Absolutely love this place. Amazing whiskey & beer selection. Delicious cocktails which use primarily fresh ingredients. A true gem, don’t let the dive bar look fool you, this place rivals some of the best drink wise!

DENISE RELF

I’ve found my “Cheers!” Yes I’m showing my age with that reference - 80’s babyyyy - but this dive bar is IT! This place has some of the best cocktails I’ve had, easily rivaling overpriced drinks in Manhattan - shout out to Tom! If you have no idea what you want to drink, no worries, talk to the bartenders, they’ll help you, might even whip up something creative on the spot. Monday nights belong to Brian the bacon guru, baby I eat pork again when I roll up here on a Monday (I pay for it later too, well worth it, lol). The patrons are some of the most diverse and amazingly chill group of folks I’ve encountered since moving from the multicultural NYC life - Bx to be exact - to the parts up yonder. The owner, Joe, is one of the kindest humans, and honey like attracts like, because his team definitely match his energy, they are hands down, some of my favorite people up here! Special shout out to Victoria & Corrine ❤️! When you go, chill hard, enjoy big, and tip OD!

Michael Bell

Joe, Tom, and the rest of the crew are the absolute best! My favorite bar hands down! These guys always make you feel welcomed

Meghan Mason

A diamond in the rough! Always finding myself in enjoyable conversations with a delicious beverage in hand… what is better than that? A gem of an establishment, with a local/ dive / cozy feel.

Val Portanova (Peachy Val)

The best chill bar in town. Great service, creative cocktails, and a great atmosphere! Always my first choice when going out!

Stephen Dorsey

If you like Beer the Allen Street Pub is a must. Always two or three casks and 20 + beers on tap and a ton of bottles and cans! Lots of stuff you won't find at other places. Really knowledgeable staff. Veteran-owned business..

Mark Haney

Best bar in Albany. If you drink beer somewhere else in Albany, stop going there and go to Allen St. Best craft beer selection this side of the Rocky Mountains. TouchTunes jukebox, darts and board games. No food served, but you can get food from some of the grab-and-go places right around the corner and bring it in. The best bartender in Northeast America works on Thursday and Saturday. His name: Joe. Play him a Pearl Jam song and he will show you his belly button.

Jeff Curran

This is a great place for draft beer and great atmosphere nice mixed drink selection top shelf liquor great bartender friendly. What an upgrade nice big screens for sports and menus

Owen Barnes

The guys who run this place are definitely beer fans. The selection is awesome and it's constantly rotating but it's not all high end beer snob stuff either. You can grab a PBR and watch the game too. The bartenders are very attentive. The atmosphere is friendly. There's even a "world beer tour" tracking program (the same one from Mahar's if you're familiar with the area) that keeps track of how many beers you've tried at the place and what beers are on premises that you haven't tried yet. And there are rewards for achieving certain numbers of beers. Another great thing about this place is that you can get 10 Oz glasses if you don't want a full pint of something. All around great bar.

Nice pub

Great beer selection

Solid neighborhood tavern with a wide selection.

Nice little place. On-street Parking may be an issue though.

Nice place, but no pineapple juice😭

Great selection of brew, minimalist approach

Fun place, very friendly staff

The atmosphere is very welcoming

Great beer selection but small and not much seating.

Decent place, fair drink prices nice crowd.

Always has been good. No complaints.

The Allen Street Pub may look like a neighborhood dive bar from the street, but step inside and find cask engines, a healthy selection of micro brews, free popcorn and no pretensions.

Good neighborhood type bar. Has live music on certain nights. Recommended

They don't have a kitchen so you're allowed to bring your own food in and a pizza shop is like 40 yards away. It has very respectful clientele for the working class right near St Peter's Hospital 🍻

No bartender wasn't his friendly as the old one

Atmosphere is great and the staff is extremely friendly. I had a drink that was extremely sweet. It was a new one on the menu. The bartender offered and remade it to make sure I was happy with the taste.

The spiritual successor to Mahar's (they have 'the list', most of the taps, some of the 'regulars attitude' which I never minded, but some are put off by). They seem to have the largest cask selection going and the beer list has been good. They even have the option for Anton's delivery, which is a nice bonus.

Peter Ruso

No bartender wasn't his friendly as the old one

Kenneth Stewart

They don't have a kitchen so you're allowed to bring your own food in and a pizza shop is like 40 yards away. It has very respectful clientele for the working class right near St Peter's Hospital 🍻

Joshua Scarselli

Atmosphere is great and the staff is extremely friendly. I had a drink that was extremely sweet. It was a new one on the menu. The bartender offered and remade it to make sure I was happy with the taste.

Peter Hatfield

The spiritual successor to Mahar's (they have 'the list', most of the taps, some of the 'regulars attitude' which I never minded, but some are put off by). They seem to have the largest cask selection going and the beer list has been good. They even have the option for Anton's delivery, which is a nice bonus.

Just fine for neighborhood watering hole...

Great dive bar! My go to spot for a shady nightcap.

This is only as it relates to the cask beer. The first one I tried was bad, 'end of the cask' the bartender said after I brought it to his attention (and he tasted it). Odd, I thought, for a 'Cask Marque' designated place -- then I saw that status had expired, according to the Cask Marque plaque on their front door no less, Jan 31, 2018. They should take the sign down. The replacement was ok but I wonder how fresh it was. I'm sure it's a great local bar for the late night crowd, and it does have a lot of beers to offer but unfortunately the cask was not well kept this time.

L H

This is only as it relates to the cask beer. The first one I tried was bad, 'end of the cask' the bartender said after I brought it to his attention (and he tasted it). Odd, I thought, for a 'Cask Marque' designated place -- then I saw that status had expired, according to the Cask Marque plaque on their front door no less, Jan 31, 2018. They should take the sign down. The replacement was ok but I wonder how fresh it was. I'm sure it's a great local bar for the late night crowd, and it does have a lot of beers to offer but unfortunately the cask was not well kept this time.

They showed racism and made me feel very uncomfortable I will never step foot in that bar again if you are black please don’t go !

Won’t serve you if you are from out of state and don’t have two forms of picture ID. Bartender clueless as to why lol.

Awful experience here, I went with a few friends and there was a dog roaming around and going to the bathroom behind the bar. The owner was drunk and rude and had no common bar skills. I would not recommend to anyone!

I went to the ASP the last night to hear Larry Ross play (ASP has live music on Friday and Saturday night). The music didn't start until 9:30 but I enjoyed speaking to fellow barflies and singing with them along with the jukebox. ASP has fresh popped popcorn that I was enjoying until I choked on a kernel. I reached for my water glass but the bartender (Joe not Adam) had removed it instead of refilling it. He still didn't replace my water glass even though he saw I really needed it. Choking him that he was a poor bartender and I never would hire him for one of my places. His response was to THROW ME OUT OF THE BAR! On reflection I think that if I had been one of the young millennials crowding the bar he would have had no problem but I'm a 66 year old woman (who likes good beer which they have at ASP (23 on tap; 3 casks). So go for the beer and steer clear of Joe unless you're a good looking young man.

The bar tender only served me and my friend’s boyfriend and refused to serve us and kept giving us nasty looks. Then we asked for water to go and she took a beer bottle from another patrons mouth to give water to us in. Disgusting.

My experience there was very traumatic the racism is hidden through kindness there is a bartender there named Adam Who is very racist. he immediately asks for tips from black people as soon as they are served one drink to start confrontation he alone runied my experience at Allen st pub

Me and my buddies got off an Uber to go get a beer. Two of them walked into the bathroom and the bar tender walked in on them accusing stuff when nothing happened. We had two people of color and one was in the bathroom. We were in the bar for literally two seconds. Bar tender told us to leave so we left. As soon as we walked outside five guys walked out and “tried to cool things down”. They were not, they were trying to start stuff because we had two buddies that were black.

Bianca Zazzarini

The bar tender only served me and my friend’s boyfriend and refused to serve us and kept giving us nasty looks. Then we asked for water to go and she took a beer bottle from another patrons mouth to give water to us in. Disgusting.

UE Caldwell

My experience there was very traumatic the racism is hidden through kindness there is a bartender there named Adam Who is very racist. he immediately asks for tips from black people as soon as they are served one drink to start confrontation he alone runied my experience at Allen st pub

Hunter Swift

Me and my buddies got off an Uber to go get a beer. Two of them walked into the bathroom and the bar tender walked in on them accusing stuff when nothing happened. We had two people of color and one was in the bathroom. We were in the bar for literally two seconds. Bar tender told us to leave so we left. As soon as we walked outside five guys walked out and “tried to cool things down”. They were not, they were trying to start stuff because we had two buddies that were black.