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Party Earth Review Located in the industrial oasis between Williamsburg and Bushwick, Pine Box Rock Shop is a welcoming beer bar with a healthy dose of attitude. Edgy artistic professionals and tattooed locals swing by the high-ceilinged... ... read full review
12 Grattan Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206
L: Morgan Avenue
718-366-6311
M–Tu 4pm–2am, W–F 4pm–4am, Sa 2pm–4am, Su 2pm–2am
BUSHWICK, NEW YORK –
Located in the industrial oasis between Williamsburg and Bushwick, Pine Box Rock Shop is a welcoming beer bar with a healthy dose of attitude.
Edgy artistic professionals and tattooed locals swing by the high-ceilinged bar, all done up in beige-brown pine planks, to sip one of over a dozen microbrews always on tap, while friendly beardo bartenders serve specialty cocktails and drink combos like Irish whiskey pickle-backs (here dubbed The Grim Pickle) at a wraparound bar inlaid with classic rock-and-roll ticket stubs.
In the back, groups of after-work hipster kids crowd around tables made from industrial waste barrels beneath a narrow skylight, admiring the collection of quirky paintings by local artists and the sparkling crystal skull lamp suspended over the bathrooms.
Daytime sees a steady stream of patrons enjoying an afternoon beer and a vegan empanada, while at night the place fills up with friendly rockers downing a few cold drinks as they play bar trivia and bop along to the background rumblings of indie rock and post punk.
A coffin-shaped sign gives homage to the venue’s former life as a coffin factory, and serves as an ironic comment on the groups of smokers huddled by the graffiti-painted façade below.
Though a little further out than the typical Williamsburg joint, Pine Box Rock Shop is a shining example of the neighborhood’s new trend of mixing laid-back dive culture with cultivated tastes.
Punkish hipsters, laid-back rockers, local young professionals, and crunchy Suicide Girls, 20s to30s.
Playlist mix of everything from Passion Pit to Social Distortion. Several flat-screen TVs. Trivia Wednesdays 8:30pm. Seasonal Waffle Brunch Sundays at 2pm.
Vegan snacks and empanadas. Happy Hour M–F 4–8pm, Sa–Su 2–8pm.
Chips $1, empanadas $3. Beer $4+, wine $7+, cocktails $7+, drink combos $10.
Downtown casual: band shirts, jeans, sneakers, light jewelry.
Wednesdays for trivia, and Saturdays and Sundays for the biggest crowds.
Kings County Bar (286 Seigel Street) is a short walk away and provides a similar Bushburg dive atmosphere.
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