THE GATE
www.thegatebrooklyn.blogspot.com
321 Fifth Ave. at 3rd St., Park Slope, 718-768-4329
What it is: An old-world tavern that celebrates beer and your love of it.
Why we love it: The Gate has a sprawling selection of drafts and bottles where you can size up the debate over hops vs. malts. They also carry lots of specialty craft brews and unique casks. The porch scene is one of the finest in Park Slope, and spotting people out there is a sure sign spring is on the way.
Who to bring: The bar advertises a welcome to “young, old, feathered or furred.”
What to order: The selections change all the time, but try a specialty Sierra Nevada or Dogfish Head brew that you won’t find many other places.
The Gate fun fact: The bar’s name is Edgar Allan Poe inspired, and a Poe poem is scrawled on a board in the window that contains this line: “What care I how time advances/ I am drinking ale today.”
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love the gate
As a Poe fan I am curious. How is the name THE GATE Poe inspired?
I agree with Jeff -- I can't figure it out at all.
What you don't think the House of Usher had a gate on it?
The Gate is the best of the 5th Avenue bars and really a neighborhood hang spot. The next closest thing on 5th Avenue is maybe O'Connors. And I love stopping by on Halloween to see the drunks with dressed up dogs! Perfect!
love The Gate and the outdoor deck and the dogs and the wheat beer. I fell over on my bike in front of the whole deck crew tho', last time I was there! bwa!