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From: jimcat@panix.com (Jim Kasprzak)
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Date: 3 Jun 94 18:31:40 GMT
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Newsgroups: panix.restaurants,nyc.food,nyc.general,rec.food.drink.beer,alt.beer
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Subject: New York City Beer Guide
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Hi there. This is very much a work in progress, but it's one that had
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to start somewhere. I moved down to the NYC metro area and realized
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that there must be lots of good beer around here, but I had no idea
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where to go to find it. So I asked around on the nyc and panix groups,
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and from their reccomendations, have compiled the first edition of...
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THE NEW YORK CITY BEER GUIDE
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(Note: this list does not even pretend to be complete. It has been
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compiled from contributions by New York beer lovers who have Usenet
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access -- that's _you_, if you're reading this list. If your
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favorite beer source isn't on this list, send mail to jimcat@panix.com
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and tell me about it.)
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This list is divided into three parts. The first is _Brewpubs_:
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those pubs which actually brew their own beer on the premises. The
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second is _Drinking Establishments_: a catch-all for any bar, pub,
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restaurant or other watering hole which has noteworthy beers
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available by the glass. Finally, there are _Beverage Stores_:
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stores which sell bottled beers to the consumer.
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What should be on this list? Any place where local brews, microbrews,
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or high-quality or hard-to-find imported beers are available. We don't
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need a list of every bar and beverage center in the city; that's what
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the yellow pages are for. If you have an item for contribution,
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include a description of what makes it noteworthy. Be brief or verbose
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as you like, but descriptions will be edited and summarized to keep
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the list at a manageable size.
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That being taken care of, on to the list itself:
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1. BREWPUBS. According to information gathered so far, there are only
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three brewpubs in Manhattan. They are:
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* Manhattan Brewing Company. 42 Thompson Street, at Thompson and
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Broome. Formerly the Thompson Street Brewery.
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* Zip City Brewery. 3 West 18th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue.
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Makes several different kinds of beers, but not all of them are
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available on any given day. Decent but pricey food menu. Also makes
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its own single malt scotch.
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* West Side Brewery. 75th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. About half a
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dozen different brews on tap. Good food and excellent desserts.
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2. DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS. There must be a lot more worth mentioning,
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but the ones recommended so far are:
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* North Star, at South Street Seaport. A highly praised selection of
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British ales.
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* Jekyll and Hyde. 7th Avenue South, south of Bleecker. Very large
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beer selection.
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* Peculiar Pub. Bleecker and LaGuardia. Expensive, but one of the
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best for sheer number of beers available.
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* Chumley's. 86 Bedford Street. About 12 taps, changing fairly often.
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* The Slaughtered Lamb. 182 West 4th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave.
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Pricey, but a broad range of quality beers. Yard glasses for Guinness
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are available (with deposit).
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* Burp Castle. 41 East 7th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Ave. A theme
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place: this is a "House of Beer Worship", staffed by "Brewist Monks".
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Reasonable prices, excellent selection of Belgian Trappist ales.
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* Rolf's. 22nd Street and 3rd Avenue. German restaurant with the better
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German imports on tap. Good food prices as well.
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* Armstrong's. 57th Street and 10th Avenue. Anchor and other quality
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beers on tap.
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* Kinsale. 93rd Street and 3rd Avenue. Many taps and good serving
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technique. Good Irish food and seafood as well.
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3. BEVERAGE STORES. Although I primarily requested places where you
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can buy beer by the glass, some stores came with reccomendations from
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the beer lovers, so they are included here:
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* Fancy Grocery. Bleecker and Christopher. Highly reccomended for
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price, selection, and service. Has almost everything and will order
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anything not in stock.
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* Pioneer. 74th and Columbus. Tremendous selection of beers.
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* Thrifty Beverage. Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Praised
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for selection and prices.
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That's all I have so far, so if you have any additions, I'd love to
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hear about them. Most of what's been mentioned here is in Manhattan,
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but if there's anything good in the boroughs, I'll list that as well.
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Thanks to the people who contributed to the list so far:
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Jared Hecker (hecker@panix.com)
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Bennett Todd (bet@panix.com)
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Pierre Jelenc (rcpj@panix.com)
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Arthur Cinader (acinader@panix.com)
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Chris Mauritz (ritz@mordor.com)
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Ward Stuart Dennis (wsd1@columbia.edu)
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Steve Baumgarten (sbb@panix.com)
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ikatz@aol.com
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