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NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets

NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets

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Created by Brian Merz • Updated On: January 25, 2016

From a near obsessed craft beer nerd and fledgling home brewer who's had the privilege to experience much of NYC's and the USA's best beer places. Tweet @brianmerz or bmerz on Ratebeer and Untappd

Brouwerij Lane is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

1. Brouwerij Lane

9.1
78 Greenpoint Ave (at Franklin Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Store · Greenpoint · 69 tips and reviews
Tørst is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

2. Tørst

9.0
615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Greenpoint · 256 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

3. Eleven Madison Park

9.2
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
The Blind Tiger is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

4. The Blind Tiger

8.7
281 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY
Beer Bar · West Village · 353 tips and reviews
Whole Foods Beer is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

5. Whole Foods Beer

95 E Houston St (at Chrystie St), New York, NY
Beer Store · East Village · 15 tips and reviews
New Beer Distributors is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

6. New Beer Distributors

167 Chrystie St (at Delancey), New York, NY
Liquor Store · Lower East Side · 21 tips and reviews
Proletariat is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

7. Proletariat

102 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 157 tips and reviews
The Ginger Man is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

8. The Ginger Man

11 E 36th St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Garment District · 323 tips and reviews
Rattle N Hum is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

9. Rattle N Hum

14 E 33rd St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · NoMad · 230 tips and reviews
The Pony Bar is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

10. The Pony Bar

637 10th Ave (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 281 tips and reviews
Bar Great Harry is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

11. Bar Great Harry

8.6
280 Smith St (at Sackett St), Brooklyn, NY
Pub · Carroll Gardens · 119 tips and reviews
The Pony Bar is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

12. The Pony Bar

8.7
1444 1st Ave (at E 75th St), New York, NY
Bar · Upper East Side · 129 tips and reviews
Jimmy's No. 43 is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

13. Jimmy's No. 43

43 E 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 135 tips and reviews
Spuyten Duyvil is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

14. Spuyten Duyvil

359 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 177 tips and reviews
Barcade is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

15. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

16. Mission Dolores

249 4th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · North Slope · 176 tips and reviews
Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

17. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

285 Bedford Ave (btwn Grand & S 1st St), Brooklyn, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Williamsburg · 98 tips and reviews
Mugs Ale House is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

18. Mugs Ale House

125 Bedford Ave (btwn N 10th & N 11th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Pub · Williamsburg · 83 tips and reviews
SingleCut Beersmiths is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

19. SingleCut Beersmiths

9.2
19-33 37th St (btwn 19th & 20th Ave), Astoria, NY
Brewery · 95 tips and reviews
Bitter & Esters is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

20. Bitter & Esters

9.0
700 Washington Ave (Prospect Pl & St. Mark's Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Prospect Heights · 23 tips and reviews
The Sampler BK is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

21. The Sampler BK

8.9
234 Starr St (Wyckoff & Irving Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Bushwick · 44 tips and reviews
Prospect Heights Beer Works is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

22. Prospect Heights Beer Works

648 Washington Ave (at Dean St.), Brooklyn, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · Prospect Heights · 26 tips and reviews
Other Half Brewing Company is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

23. Other Half Brewing Company

9.4
195 Centre St (Smith & Court St), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Carroll Gardens · 144 tips and reviews
The Owl Farm is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

24. The Owl Farm

9.0
297 9th St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Central Slope · 86 tips and reviews
Fools Gold NYC is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

25. Fools Gold NYC

8.6
145 E Houston St (btwn Forsyth & Eldridge St), New York, NY
Beer Bar · Lower East Side · 119 tips and reviews
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

26. The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites

9.1
311 E 60th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Upper East Side · 188 tips and reviews
Alewife Taproom is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

27. Alewife Taproom

8.7
4111 39th street, Sunnyside, NY
Gastropub · 121 tips and reviews
Whole Foods Market is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

28. Whole Foods Market

8.4
4 Union Square South (btwn Broadway & University Pl), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Union Square · 386 tips and reviews
Top Hops is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

29. Top Hops

94 Orchard St (btwn Broome St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 164 tips and reviews
Greenpoint Beer and Ale Company is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

30. Greenpoint Beer and Ale Company

7 N 15th St (Btwn Franklin St & Norman Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Greenpoint · 96 tips and reviews
Beer Street is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

31. Beer Street

8.6
413 Graham Ave (btwn Withers & Jackson), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Williamsburg · 50 tips and reviews
The Well is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

32. The Well

272 Meserole St (btwn Bushwick Ave & Waterbury St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 43 tips and reviews

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: Located in part of the historic Hittleman Brewery, the bar is stocked with twenty kinds of champagne and three hundred varieties of beer. The massive space also includes an outdoor music venue. Read more.

Good Beer NYC is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

33. Good Beer NYC

422 E 9th St (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Beer Store · East Village · 105 tips and reviews
Beer Boutique is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

34. Beer Boutique

9.1
497 Union Ave (at Meeker Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Store · Williamsburg · 20 tips and reviews
Cooper's Craft & Cocktails is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

35. Cooper's Craft & Cocktails

169 8th Ave (at W 19th St), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 83 tips and reviews
Threes Brewing is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

36. Threes Brewing

9.1
333 Douglass St (at 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Boerum Hill · 184 tips and reviews
As Is NYC is one of NYC Craft Beer Nerd Best Bets.

37. As Is NYC

9.3
734 10th Ave (50th Street/10th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 89 tips and reviews