Non smoking inside was much appreciated. And it gives a little taste of home. New England

One of the few craft breweries in Istanbul. They used to brew all of their beer onsite but have since moved most production to a new location with more capacity. The bartender was friendly and our flight of five beers was quite enjoyable. My favorite beer was the Selanik 81 doppelbock style beer. We also had a rolled, cheese-filled appetizer and chicken breast main dish which were good as well. Their menu is kind of a mix of pub food and Turkish food. read more

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Neighborhood brewery ambiance (except prices) with friendly service. Good choice of beer and accompanying comfort food. Healthy choices also exist :) read more

Went here after a business meeting one evening. Great food, fine service, and I thought the beers were great. As with many brew pubs they offer samplers with many small samples of all their beers. That's a great way to try a few things until you find one you like. The menu was on iPads and in good English, which is really helpful if you don't speak much Turkish. The chips (or "crisps" as the English call them) are handmade there at the restaurant and are really tasty. It's a short walk from a metro station and has fabulous atmosphere. Food was tasty and the prices were reasonable. I will definitely be back if I'm in Istanbul again. read more

Bosphorus Brewing Company - The brewing equipment. Right behind the bar. - Gastropubs Near Me - Istanbul, 34

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Best hamburger I've had in Turkey. The flight of beers were all god quality craft beers of different tastes. It was a bit out of the old city, but not that difficult to get to. It was well worth the visit. Clean, new and modern. I was hoping for some new Turkish craft beers. This didn't happen and I was still really happy with the choices I made. I recommend it. read more

Gonna have to take this place down a few notches. Last time I was here my husband and I ordered several apps. All pretty gross. With the exception of the chicken liver pate. Tonight we went back again. Chicken liver pate is still delicious. Husband had an average steak. I had sausage and mash. Which was so strongly reminiscent of Salisbury steak TV dinners of my youth. I loved TV dinners. When I was 9. Salisbury steak was the best. Not looking for it at a pricey pub. Also, I ordered 1 beer. 24 lira. Our pate was less. read more

Bosphorus Brewing Company - Delicious pate. Might be the most delicious thing on the menu. - Gastropubs Near Me - Istanbul, 34

Beers are definitely WORM! And when you ask for an ice-cold beer, the barmen says "this is the right temp. for it, beer must not be ice-cold " Funny! Hope they'll teach him st about what he's serving. I went there twice, and service was so slow, once it took 50 mins to get our beers! Ok, maybe it's normal coz it was their first month. But I couldn't enjoy my beer, in my both visits, coz it was WORM! But the food is better though! I'll give their beer one more chance! Hope this time it's gonna be COLD not WORM! And hope the barmen learned that a beer must be ice-cold! read more

To begin with , this is a very attractive place but what's really fun about it is , it's a brewpub in Istanbul and that's a rarity! It's located in the Bessitkas(sp?) section up from the Bosphorus in an area that has a number of hotels but is not especially touristy.Most of the people here were locals.The Turkish beer scene is not what you'd call exciting.It's mostly Effes-light , dark and extra.Effes isn't bad but it's not beer excitement territory(I actually liked the extra the best).The beer here is pretty good.They have a decent IPA and a number of not bad lagers in different styles.I had a good chicken curry sandwich.Service was pleasant.it is expensive for what it is but to be honest I wanted to get rid of some excessive Turkish Lira.Look you won't imagine you're in Portland or Denver but then again ,you won't care. read more

Bosphorus Brewing Company - Yes Virginia there is at least one brew pub in Istanbul - Gastropubs Near Me - Istanbul, 34

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Great beer & great service! The brewer/bartender was a little shy at first but opened up when he realized we were not stuck-up and just enjoy delicious beer. They make their own brews and he was really excited to get our feedback on their in-house brews. Gave us tasters of all their home-brews, some of which were delicious & well-balanced (Selanik 81) while others need a little work (Istanbul Pale Ale) on the balance. Overall a definite must for any beer lover! read more

Bosphorus Brewing Company - Gastropubs Near Me - Istanbul, 34

In a nutshell: mediocre flavorless beer, food's not any better, place is overhyped & overpriced. I was really quite excited to read about this place, as I'm a California-raised, Istanbul-resident beer snob, who has subsisted on Bomonti and (ug) Efes for the last year. So I brought some visiting New Yorker/Montreal friends out for a trek to Gayrettepe so we could all bask in the glory of an actual microbrewed IPA in Istanbul together. Ok a 50cl pale ale costs three times what a Bomonti Unfiltered does in any Istiklal bar. That must be because it's three times as good, right? No. The IPA was flavorless and flat. Like it tasted like it was half IPA and half tap water. Not hoppy, not bitter, not strong in any way. In fact, all the beers we tried were flat. The Amber was marginally better in that it had a kind of nice honey undertone to it (even though I strongly prefer bitter beer, I was thankful for ANY flavor at all), but really, really not worth the 24 lira. Another friend got the Belgian white -- I think the only thing Belgian about it is that we all wanted to join a monastery after drinking this swill. Seriously. This beer is approximately 4% better than Bomonti Unfiltered, assuming you leave the Bomonti uncapped, sitting on your counter for four hours before drinking it, so it, too, can achieve proper flatness. For 300% of the price. Don't bother. The food similarly sucked. I got a 29 lira lasagne that, aside from the attractive ceramic serving dish, did not differ in any significant way from Stouffers. Can I say anything good? My visiting friends enjoyed the iPads which were brought as menus (even though the in-app ordering system doesn't actually work) once we discovered they could make funny faces in Photo Booth. So, not a total loss. read more

This was the best bar we found in Istanbul in this area. Slightly on the expensive side for our group of study abroad students but well worth it. Some of the best beer I have ever had, even my German friend praised it. All and all, GO HERE! read more

I need to edit my review. I came a couple of weeks ago and the beer was pretty terrible. It tastes watered down. I really enjoy a nice craft beer, but this place has gone down in quality and the prices keep going up. I'd rather buy bottled imports than pay more for low quality beer. I still love their fries with the cheese sauce on the side. The fish and chips are out of this world! read more

Don't buy the housemade beer. They've put all their money into the building and the branded accoutrements and haven't figured out the brewery part. The Bangers and Mash were good but not worth the bother. read more

If you either need an easy-to-find and good-for-groups spot for a happy hour or (for some reason) are missing the globalized British pub aesthetic, this is your place. I would not discount the first reason- it's indeed quite well-located for gathering folks from north, south and across the Bosphorus, and is much less hassle than more traditional places. read more

One of the best atmospheres in Istanbul. Great staff. We got lost finding the place, we call for direction, they went out of their way and came to pick us up for our location. Simply A must to visit. Defiantly will come back read more

There are better places to have mediocre beer at these prices. There are also great places with a better ambience, more affordable prices and better beer. On the other hand, I'm not an expert and the exorbitant bill might have left a bitter taste. read more