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A Thank You from Us

We're offering discounted ingredients + recipe kits for the next two weeks as a thank you to our homebrew community. No code needed - just add it to your cart.

Thank you all for supporting us as a shop - we couldn't have done it without you. Now make a few more beers in our honor!

Please note that we may make substitutions for Recipe kits because we cannot guarantee that we'll have everything in stock.

*Excluding Bulk Grains

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Bitter & Esters - Time for us to say Goodbye - Last Day for Sales will be October 13th

Store Closing - Last Day October 13th

All Good Things Come to an End

After 13 years of serving the NYC home brewing community and beyond, we've made the difficult decision to close Bitter & Esters. It has been an incredible ride, but the business is simply no longer sustainable in the way it once was. Our final day for sales will be Sunday, October 13th.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us on this incredible journey. We’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has graced our little shop on Washington Avenue over the past 13 years. To our employees, the homebrew community, the clubs, the breweries and craft beer community, Bobby's liver, our landlords, our vendors and local businesses - thank you. Most importantly, we want to thank our amazing customers - your support has meant the world to us and we couldn’t have succeeded as a small business without you.

We are immensely proud of what we've accomplished together and will cherish the memories we've made. We'll keep you updated as we move forward.

John & Douglas

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    Malts & Adjuncts (Wheat, Corn, Rice)

    Whether you're brewing a NEIPA or a traditional Pilsner - we've got you covered. Choose your base malts, specialty grains and adjuncts right here - by the pound or by the ounce.

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    Hops

    A brewer's favorite flower that brings the bitterness and the aroma. From Noble to New World, and Southern Hemisphere to Cryo, we've got them all.

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    Yeast

    Bitter & Esters carries a wide variety of brewers yeasts from Fermentis, Lallemand, Lalvin, Omega, and Red Star.

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    On Brewing Lagers

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    On Brewing Lagers

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    Maximizing Tropical Fruit Aromatics with Cosmic...

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    The Wonder That Is Kveik

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    The Wonder That Is Kveik

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    Bitter about IBU

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    Bitter about IBU

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NYC BREWERY SERIES

The NYC Brewery Series is the best way for homebrewers across the country to get a taste of the delicious and creative NYC beer scene. These recipes come from some of the finest breweries in the five boroughs - authenticity guaranteed.

SODASTREAM

We are an authorized Sodastream retailer and will gladly accept Carbonator exchanges. We also carry new/additional carbonators.
Carbonators and exchanges/re-fills are available in-store. Pre-pay for exchanges on the website and pickup in-store when you receive an email/SMS confirmation that it's ready to go.