Canal Bar
Prices
Average drink: $4.
Cash only.
Description
This rockabilly dives drinks rival the nearby Gowanus Canal for sheer toxicity. Surly, busty bartenders serve domestic brews and Herculean shots of cheap whiskey to rocker types, locals and pool sharks who are as colorful as the kitschy, chaotic decor. Deer heads share space with vintage beer signage and a black-and-white TV broadcasting JFK-era ads, while a jukebox spins funk, soul and punk mix-CDs compiled by regulars.
Hours
Mon 4:30pm–4am; Tue–Sun 1:30pm–4am.
I was at this spot last Saturday night. I was pleased to see my favorite beer on tap: Dogfish Head 60 Min. My brother was drinking Captain Lawrence Pale Ale. Before we used to have to travel a distance to get these craft beer, but now they're on tap at the bar down the road from our house. Well worth the visit