The Brooklyn Jazz Bar

Pints are expensive ($ 10) but local (&yummy) and imperial and exactly what this nervous flyer needs before a 6hour flight. Staff is friendly, service is prompt. No complaints here.

How does one rate an airiport bar? What should be most-​heavily weighted in such a review? I imagine the criteria includes characteristics such as proximity to one’s gate, quality of service, quality of menu, ability to intoxicate pre– or post-​flight, and cost.
As far as proximity is concerned… it’s right there in the far-​left corridor of Terminal C. You can’t miss it. It’s close enough to the gates that you won’t have to walk more then twenty yards to drunkenly board your flight or start drinking once you’ve de-​boarded.
The service was okay. There were two bartenders working and they seemed to have control of the clientele. Not too chatty. Seemed a little bit old to be working in a bar.
I couldn’t tell you about the quality of the menu other than the beer selection, which was alright. There was a wheat beer and an IPA on tap. Neither blew me away.
The cost sinks this bar. A pint of beer costs $ 8. For that same price I could leave the airport, go to a local bar (a gallon of gas included) and get a glass of whiskey. Or I could bring a bunch of mini alcohol bottles with me to the airport and get drunk on my own in a quiet corner. $ 8 for a beer? That’s just ridiculous. Me and three friends had a beer. A BEER. The total bill with tip came to over $ 40.
Never again, Brooklyn Jazz Bar. Never again.

I am not well qualified to review airport lounges. Usually I just sit at the gate and read.
But anyway, Brooklyn Ale is pretty good. Waiting a long ass time to get a table and get served is not.