New York City Craft Beer, BBQ and Sports Bar Scene – From a Letter to a Friend

The Sherpas were asked to provide suggestions to a friend who was recently visiting NYC.  He and his wife were interested in fun things to do in NYC for a beer aficionado.  Below is a copy of our letter and his response, including a recommendation of his own!

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Dear Vasily,

Sorry it’s taken so long to get back to you on this.  At any rate, here are our suggestions for beer in NYC.  We’ve listed out every bar we can think of and their website for you to check out.   The list isn’t complete, and we’ve probably left something out, but it’ll give you a good idea.  We’ve ranked them below the list, but understand that this list makes no consideration for travel time/cost.  Getting around in NYC can be a real pain in the $%# and/or expensive.  Subways and/or buses are the most economical and, at times, can be the fastest, so check out the public transportation options before driving/parking or taking a taxi.

Think about BBQ, concerts, live sports events and sports bars too, as an added and worthwhile adventure!

 

 

 

 

Live Concerts:

We would be remiss if we didn’t suggest downloading the app “BandsInTown” (http://www.bandsintown.com/home) and checking out the goings on of the week.  After all, it’s NYC and every night is a great night for a concert….

Live Events:

The Knicks, Nets, Jets, Giants and/or Rangers might be in town also….check out Madison Square Garden schedules (http://www.thegarden.com/) and MetLife Stadium (http://www.ticketnetwork.com/venues/new-meadowlands-stadium-tickets.aspx?vid=12861&gclid=CjwKEAjwrNeiBRD3goG_1s-0_XMSJADuGQQcQ0LjU2tS3cjpiacWx9XoB5D2Pi5HStxVffhQJYWaXxoCVyPw_wcB).

College Sports Bar Takeovers:

Another very cool thing to do is to visit your college football bar.  There are NCAA bar takeovers for ball games for most of the major colleges, and its a great way to watch a ball game while in NYC.  Rather than attempt to relist college bars and sports events, there is an excellent site/app which allows active and current searching.  Check out Sportchaser for their listings, at http://www.sportchaser.com/.  By the way, since you are an Auburn homer, Auburn University in NYC:  http://www.tavernonthird.com/sports/alumni-partnership/auburn-bar-nyc.

Manhattan – Beer:

1. The Ginger Man (http://www.gingerman-ny.com/)
2. Amsterdam Ale House (http://www.amsterdamalehousenyc.com/)
3. Dead Poet (https://www.thedeadpoet.com/ordereze/default.aspx)
4. Rattle N Hum (http://www.rattlenhumbarnyc.com/home)
5. Legends (http://www.legends33.com/media/legends.html)
6. Valhalla (http://www.valhallabarnyc.com/)
7. Blind Tiger (http://www.blindtigeralehouse.com/)
8. Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor (http://www.artsandcraftsbarnyc.com/)
9. Blind Pig (http://blindpigbar.com/)
10. BXL (http://bxlrestaurants.com/)
11. The Pony Bar (http://theponybar.com/)
12. Good Beer (http://www.goodbeernyc.com/)
13. Alphabet City Beer Co. (http://www.abcbeer.co/)
14. Barcade (http://barcade.com/)
15. McSorley’s (http://www.mcsorleysnewyork.com/)
16. Fraunces Tavern (http://www.frauncestavern.com/)

Brooklyn – Beer:

1. Brooklyn Ice House (http://www.yelp.com/biz/brooklyn-ice-house-brooklyn)
2. TØrst (http://www.torstnyc.com/)
3. Spuyten Duyvil (http://spuytenduyvilnyc.com/)
4. Barcade (http://barcade.com/)

Queens – Beer:

• Alewife (http://alewifenyc.com/)

New Jersey – Beer:

1. Barcade (http://barcadejerseycity.com/)
2. Iron Monkey (http://ironmonkey.com/)
3. Copper Mine (http://www.thecopperminepub.com/)