Bere si Bere Pub (Centrul Istoric)

Much smaller than the neighbouring The Hop and Beer o’Clock, spic and span (if a bit Spartan) and with very efficient friendly service, as well as a well-designed beer menu. This is a bar dedicated to sampling a range of good beers, from Romania (maybe 60 types in bottle and a handful on tap) and internationally (90 types of bottled beers and a couple (German & Belgian) on tap. In happy contrast to both its neighbours, everything I asked about on the menu was available and the two I tried (one bottle, one on tap) were excellent. One can eat here but only sandwiches and pizzas brought in from Ciao Napoli – though customers were taking advantage of this service at 1800 on a Tuesday evening. Somewhat disconcertingly, the piped music and the concerts being shown on TV were entirely unrelated – Paradise City by Guns ‘n’ Roses sounded odd coming with images of the blond moppets of ca 1980 Police. However, this is an excellent place to sample beers and talk. I would imagine its main problem is its small size (compared to the large hall of The Hop and at least 3 times the space in Beer o’Clock) – this might make taking a prime-time beer less pleasant than my early evening sample.

Located in the old city close, a cluster of beer places located here,, this one had 7 taps + a very informative beer menu , 68 Romanian bottles, neatly sorted by style, very good and informative, also some good but expensive UK selection with Northern Monk, Verdant and Cloudwater. Large informative blackboard with beer menu as well, The worst part of this place got to be the fucked up speakers,, good music played on these sounded like a coffee grinder (Visited October 11th 2019 with Bryne)

Just some steps since we left the previous pub, and here we go again! This is a craft beer bar with 7 taps and the most informative beer menu I saw in Bucharest. About 70 Romanian craft beer bottles sorted by style and with all the information about the beer a ticker needs. Great! The international beer menu was the same, but the beers were not too exciting. But, there was a section called "Our Specials" with rather expensive (45-66 Leu) English beers - Northern Monk, Verdant and Cloudwater. Brick and wooden walls and dark interior. Four stools by the bar. Simple seating outside in the pedestrian zone. Service was very good. The worst par? It has to be the speakers. The bass was totally fucked up and ruined the pop/rock music played. Great music from Van Halen, Queen, U2, Deep Blue Something, maybe from a Romanian pop and rock radio station with advertising breaks.... (Visited October 11th 2019 with Gunnar)

Almost clinical looking room with small bar to one side in the busy Old Town area. Huge menu of Craft, Belgian, German & international beers all listed in a logical order. 5/6 draft & probably over 100 bottles & cans. Lots of Romanian craft on offer. Very cheap prices - compared to UK. Staff were friendly knowledgeable & recommended beers. A must in Bucharest

Loads of Romanian craft beers and also loads of international beers. Great selection of beers and good atmosphere.

Great little craft bar in the heart of the Old Town. About 6 beers on tap (5 Romanian plus a German wheat beer) and at least 100 bottles/cans, mainly local but plenty from US/Ireland/UK too, including Verdant, Cloudwater, Evil Twin. Owner friendly and knowledgeable. Prices of local beers very reasonable, international ones can be pretty expensive.