Revdict.

Beer Authority

Sports bar · 300 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018, United States · United States

★ 4.3 on Google · 4,544 reviews · View on Google Maps

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 19, 2026 · 78 reviews flagged

How this score works

The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.

Burst
— an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
Low activity account
— the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
Duplicate text
— the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.

Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.

Review anatomy

Reviews examined

1,000

Flagged

78

8% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.6★

place average 4.3★

Reviews per month

Reviews per month, total and flagged
MonthReviewsFlagged
May ’23386
Jun ’23472
Jul ’23351
Aug ’23362
Sep ’23452
Oct ’23423
Nov ’23526
Dec ’23363
Jan ’24303
Feb ’24270
Mar ’24302
Apr ’24273
May ’24280
Jun ’24241
Jul ’24244
Aug ’24283
Sep ’24241
Oct ’24413
Nov ’24321
Dec ’24271
Jan ’25243
Feb ’25220
Mar ’25220
Apr ’25130
May ’25191
Jun ’25170
Jul ’25180
Aug ’25101
Sep ’25153
Oct ’25225
Nov ’25260
Dec ’25123
Jan ’26170
Feb ’26111
Mar ’26143
Apr ’26153
May ’26194
Jun ’26233
Jul ’2681

Rating distribution

5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Evidence

  • burst 6 occurrences — worst: 3 five-star reviews on 2023-05-14 vs avg 0.2/day
    Show all 6
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2023-05-14 vs avg 0.2/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2024-07-26 vs avg 0.6/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2025-10-06 vs avg 0.5/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-03-15 vs avg 0.4/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-04-22 vs avg 0.4/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-05-24 vs avg 0.5/day
     weight 1
  • low activity account 55 reviews flagged weight 0.8
  • duplicate text 7 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Great beer selection, good food and a good atmosphere!
  • Lauren Lindsay ★★★★ 2023-09-14 suspicion 59
  • Julia Tardiff ★★★★★ 2023-11-04 suspicion 57
  • Marco Ortuno ★★★★★ 2024-03-16 suspicion 59
  • Trent Nutter ★★★★★ 2026-04-22 suspicion 95

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Great place, great food and great service.
  • cliff collins ★★★★★ 2023-10-30 suspicion 61
  • Yuliya Tokman ★★★★★ 2023-12-21 suspicion 55
  • Carole Stanton ★★★★★ 2024-04-07 suspicion 61

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 71 remaining flagged reviews.

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Nicole P Illescas Espinoza

2 reviews

★★★★★

2025-10-06

I had an amazing time, thanks to Giorgina and her amazing service we would be back!
burst low activity account suspicion 95
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Patrick Giroud

74 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-05-24

Great service from Abby. Food and drinks were awesome.
burst suspicion 80
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Qube Sun

15 reviews

★★★★★

2026-05-24

Great Service Jane
burst suspicion 80
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Cintia Mendiberry

122 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-05-24

Very nice place, excellent food
burst suspicion 80
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Derrel Johnson

24 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-22

Great beer selection, great drinks as well and the food is good and there is a diverse menu
burst suspicion 80
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FARMER boyz

5 reviews

★★★★★

2026-04-22

burst suspicion 80
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kelly yepez de chanlatte

21 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-03-15

Good atmosphere.
burst suspicion 80
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Sandy Garza

3 reviews

★★★★★

2026-03-15

Jane is amazing! She made our visit to New York memorable.
burst suspicion 80
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Jennifer Betancourt

6 reviews

★★★★★

2026-03-15

JANE was the ABSOLUTE BEST! She made us feel so welcomed! Loved her company so much, that we came everyday during our trip!
burst suspicion 80
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Orlagh D

60 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-10-06

Great spot, so friendly in the little bar downstairs
burst suspicion 80

Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.

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