More than 50 beers by the bottle and 28 on tap. Craft, imported, Trappist. Don't bother asking for Bud Light here. Read more.
Large windows (which open to the street) and floor-to-ceiling potted plants give the place a beer-garden feel. There are 18 German beers on tap and a small selection of wurst and cheese. Read more.
This built from scratch beer garden features walls adorned with doors from a Greenpoint fire house and a lone pinball machine and is pouring 21 taps of locally sourced suds. Read more.
Sit upstairs where the walls are covered with leather-bound books and a fire roars in front of comfy couches. It’s sort of like the library-meets-bar you wish you had when you went to college.
Order a round of balanced Barrier Brewing Company brews if there’s one on tap. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
The beer menu is always changing and always full of hits. Swing by and try something new.
If it's warm, snag a seat outside with a Duvel Green and order up some moules et frites. If it's cold, cozy up on a couch with a date and a lambic. Then let the happy sink in.
The best bar in the slope. Simple, unpretentious, and good beer. Oh, and the patio is awesome.
Great and frequently updated list of drafts. Also one of the best backyard gardens in the neighborhood.
Get a gallon of good beer (the tap handles are meat cleavers!) and share with your table while feasting on pork.
Pretty much the best bar in NYC. Best beers, great bartenders, free popcorn, what else so you want? It gets a bit packed which is lame, but I can't blame them. It's tops.
A classic and authentic German biergarten, complete with liter steins, bratwurst, and the local Bohemian Community Center.
Check out their incredibly selection of local and American craft beer, but watch the ABV - too many big beers will seriously reduce your ability to play the first round of Q-Bert or Marble Madness.
Go to BXL Cafe. Treat yourself to a tripel karmeliet. Or taste any of the belgium beers on tap. The bartenders treat you right. Read more.
ACB Co. has 350 domestic beers by the bottle, a battery of imports, a dozen draft lines, local sundries, a cheese case, & a 16-ft communal table for drinking and snacking on sandwiches & charcuterie. Read more.
Rustic feel with long wooden tables tucked away in a corner of LIC. The garlic frites are terrific (share!) and the beer selection is golden (fav is the Left Hand Sawtooth).
The beer menu at this booming beer hall boasts 30 diverse and delicious German beers. Add that to the communal tables and wurst, and you can have an authentic experience without flying to Cologne!
A beer garden with a great selection of brews. Bring your friends, get some pretzels and sausage, some beer, and enjoy!
A worthy craft beer option in Midtown with 60 beers on tap from the likes of Radiant Pig, Founders, Ommegang, and Bell's. Even with the great tap list, the amazing food outshines the beer.
Stone Street's beer scene gets a German flair at this bi-level spot with 24 brews on tap and a menu featuring beef stroganoff, wurst, and - of course - shareable jumbo pretzels.
This German beer bar, opened by two Brooklyn residents that grew up in the Black Forest region of Germany, serves up over a dozen traditional brews on tap and all the traditional food to go with it!
From the folks behind Greenpoint's Brouwerij Lane is this spacious beer hall featuring local brews, house-made brews, and fragrant food that wafts from the open kitchen.
Its location screams "frat bar," but the 24 craft beers on tap scream back otherwise... and so do the upscale takes on bar food and the signature $23 Bone Marrow Burger.
More restaurant than bar, this might be one of the more romantic beer dates you can take in New York. The 22 rotating taps from breweries like Barrier and Allagash will keep you coming back.
The Wiley empire that owns spots like Bar Great Harry and Owl Farm take their talents to Bed-Stuy with 12 craft brews on tap, visiting food vendors, and - naturally - two pinball machines in the back.
Patrick Donagher has done it again. 30 rotating tap lines at two bars, growler fills, well-executed food, and a big backyard. Grab an NY brew ($5 from 11-7) and marvel at the bad-ass draft system.
Don't be intimidated by the steel facade - behind it is the perfect man-date venue: heaping helpings of barbeque, sports on the big screen, and a whopping 41 craft beers on tap that rotate regularly.
Should you stay or should you go? The 16 taps, sandwiches, and friendly staff say "stay," but the bottles, growlers, and proximity to Barclays Center say "go." Either way, we say "drink."
You won’t have to trek across town anymore for big, boozy, and unusual craft beers now that this bottle shop has opened in the West Village. And you can get a growler filled here from their ten taps.
This beer distributor opened their doors to the general public this summer, offering up six-packs, large-format bottles, five taps for growler fills, and kegs for your kegerator, if you're so lucky.
Sister to downtown's Houston Hall, this bar offers house-exclusive beers brewed at Greenpoint Beer Works in Brooklyn and some tasty pub food to pair. Sneak a peek at the cool basement beer cellar.
On a quiet residential block steps from Midtown is this beer bar and shop, featuring 12 taps, a cask engine, countless bottles, and a "grandpa fridge" stocked with cans of old-school regional lagers.
The kind of neighborhood beer joint the West Village was waiting for. Coffee in the morning, then 12 rotating tap lines, bar food, and a basement stocked with 3 pinball machines for the night owls.
Despite its fratty clientele, they serve good beer outdoors in a shady, communal environment. Can't say that about any of the fake "beer gardens" PR flacks have tried to convince us exist this summer.
A second-to-none beer list and impeccably knowledgeable service makes this restaurant one of our favorite date spots for craft beer lovers.
Great beer selection, occasional free food, and host to a tri-annual cask festival with 30+ curated cask beers from all around the world.
This craft beer spot is impossible to spell, but worth the visit for a pint or growler fill of a rare American or European beer. There's a good bottle selection, too!
Upper West Siders bask in the glow of great American craft beer at this longtime Amsterdam Ave. spot. Join the 100 Beer Club by drinking 100 different beers from all around the world!
Where we first discovered craft beer in New York City. Reasonably-priced, well-curated craft beer and tasty food in an unpretentious atmosphere.
An Astoria favorite for craft beer, Sunswick has an incredibly helpful staff and an encyclopedic food menu. Not sure which of their 35 rotating beers to order? Just ask!
A craft beer bar with a relaxed vibe, dim lighting, and tasty food. Can't decide on one beer? Go for their "Quadrinkles," a flight of four 4 oz. pours of your choice.
Free popcorn, great craft beer on tap, and a great food menu make this the go-to beer spot in Kips Bay.
Offering a laid-back atmosphere, arcade games and a large outdoor patio, Franklin Park has been a popular hangout. The two bars - one indoor and one outdoor - are stocked with delicious local beers.
taste the beers they have on tap while you peruse their bottled selection and pantry items - don't miss the goats milk caramel or the locally brewed Grimm ales.
