New York Breweries

Good Selection

1. Essex Ale House

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

paint and lighting.  I should mention that I'm a huge fan of dive bars.  I'm also a huge fan of good beer, and Essex Ale House has it in spades.  They wisely rotate their beer selection with mini kegs...

2. The Ginger Man

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Murray Hill

I approve.  Great beer selection and atmosphere.  Lots of places to sit and good for groups too.  I like the wood paneling and old gentleman-ly look to the place.  If I could, I'd puff a cigar...

3. Westside Brewing Co

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

that is not seemingly possible, but roll with me for a sec) with a mean beer selection, good lighting, and good appetizers.  DO IT....

4. The Brooklyn Brewery

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - North Side

The glasses they use I'm going to guess are sample glasses, which are a tad bit smaller than a red dixie cup. However, they did give you a good choice of beers you were able to select from...

5. McSorley's Old Ale…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

Nasty cool. Nasty good. Cheapolina, and you get to read articles about Woodrow Wilson being a Vice President. Love the article about McSorley's letting women in.   The food here is acceptable...

More Good Selection in Breweries »

Good Value

1. McSorley's Old Ale…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

mugs, and are ordered in pairs. This complex set of doubling and halving mathematics has proved confusing enough to convince the locals that the beer is good value. (We ordered five of said tiny beers...

2. The Ginger Man

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Murray Hill

The beer selection is good, especially the taps. Prices are not cheap. A glass of domestic craft beer can be $7.50. The best food values are the sandwiches at around $8. Everything else is high for what you...

More Good Value in Breweries »