eyeball_kid
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Thanks for the advice guys! One Mile House and the Ginger Man sound and look particularly good, and are prettty close to other stuff I want to check out.
But uhh.. Other Half recommendation was a joke? I wouldn't mind visiting a brewery, but I'd rather steer clear of obsessed beer geeks gone full retard about limited releases. From a non-American point of view, beer culture in the US is already wonky enough.
I've heard Proletariat bar has a pretty good selection as well. Regarding US beer culture, keep in mind that American craft beer has only exploded in the last 10-15 years. For most of the 20th century we didn't even have much of an indie beer scene due to lingering laws from our Prohibition (thanks to President Jimmy Carter for repealing those). So compared to Europe, we're still amazed at having choices and quality beer. And Americans love new flavors and experimenting. But wrt to the beer subculture of people lining up for beers and whatnot, like any hobby fanatics they go a bit overboard. It doesn't represent most people here who enjoy craft beer though.
There was a small bar I went to when I was last there in NYC that I really liked, lots of local beers, but can't remember the name now, or even where it was. I remember walking down a few steps to enter it, it was dark and narrow...anyone know what I'm talking about?