beer

Kushal Dave: Mikkeller Brettanomyces = mindblowing.

Bon Appetit Magazine: More than 50 beers by the bottle and 28 on tap. Craft, imported, Trappist. Don't bother asking for Bud Light here. Read more.

Thrillist: 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.

Time Out New York: 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.

Akshay Patil: Get the Southern Tier Pumpking Ale while it can still be gotten

Akshay Patil: The bartender is always super knowledgable about the beer list, so don't be afraid to ask questions. P.S. the chocolate cake w/ mint ice cream = killer.

Dens: If you don't try the garlic kielbasa consider yourself Dead To Me. xo -dps

Time Out New York: 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.

Andrew Sandoval: 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.

Evan Cohen: Tons of menus behind the bar!

Mary Brickthrower: If you're in NYC, hit up Slainte on the Bowery and order the mac and cheese (w/tomato and bacon!)

Paul Daly: Best tap beer in the city! Guinness is superb.