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Issue 9 September Issue 9 September –– October 2004 October 2004

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In This Issue: Beer Calendar 3

Big Bus, Beer Bus 4

Beerman & Firkin 9

Sparky’s: A Sad Demise 11

City Beer Happenings 12

Book Review 14

Write a Caption - Results 15

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The Gotham Imbiber

Is published every two months at the beginning of January, March, May, July, September, and November.

Editor/Publisher:

Alex Hall

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Email: alex@cask-ale.co.uk

Mission: The aim of The Gotham Imbiber is to promote awareness of microbrewed beers and where to obtain them in and around New York City, especially cask-conditioned ales which are sadly only available in a handful of outlets citywide. The Gotham Imbiber magazine originated as a

sister publication to the U.K. beer magazine ‘The Independent Imbiber’. Be aware that English spellings may crop up within these pages!

This is a magazine, unlike others, where lovers of microbrewed beers can submit articles for publication.

Intending writers please note that this magazine is about commercially-available beers, the microbreweries that produce them, and even the people who drink them. It is not intended to promote home-brewing in articles on these pages (sorry!), as that would be 'preaching to the converted' as such - and would reduce the space available for microbrewery-related material. Disclaimer: Although accuracy is checked as far as possible, no responsibility can be taken by The Gotham Imbiber for false, misleading, or inaccurate information. This magazine is entirely independent, and is not associated in any way with any organisation, brewery, or bar. All opinions expressed are those of the individual contributor concerned, and not those of The Gotham Imbiber. Any resemblance between real life characters and those appearing in fictional stories or cartoons in this magazine are purely coincidental. Deadline for issue 10 is Monday 18th October 2004 for publication in November. Acknowledgements: Special thanks as always to Felice Wechsler.

Beer Calendar Recommended beer events in NYC over the next two months…

Wednesday 8th September 2004, 7.30pm: Malted Barley Appreciation Society of NYC. Monthly meeting, Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Full details: http://hbd.org/mbas.

Saturday 18th September 2004, 1pm: The Annual Brooklyn Beerfest. Brooklyn Brewery, 79 North 11th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. $30 inclusive of beer and entertainment through until 6pm. http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/events.asp .

Thursday 30th September – Saturday 2nd October 2004: 4th New York City Real Ale Festival. David Copperfield’s, 1394 York Avenue, Manhattan. Up to 20 interesting and unusual cask ales should be available (not all at once). Details: 1 212 734 6152, http://www.davidcopperfields.com.

Saturday 9th October 2004, 4pm (maybe earlier – check first): Malted Barley Appreciation Society of NYC. Greenpoint & Williamsburg Pub Crawl, provisionally visiting The Mark Bar, Matchless, Mugs Ale House, Spike Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil. Full details: http://hbd.org/mbas/calendar.html nearer the time.

Wednesday 13th October 2004, 7.30pm: Malted Barley Appreciation Society of NYC. Monthly meeting, Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Saturday 16th October 2004, 1pm: ‘Beer on the Pier 2004’ Beerfest. Pier 54, Manhattan (about ¼ mile south of Chelsea Brewing Company). $35/$40 in advance, $50 on the day. Note: Postponed from 18th September. Details: 1 212 613 3158, or see www.beeronthepier.com.

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th October 2004: 4th ‘Cask Head’ Tri-Annual Cask Ale Festival. The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. About a dozen rare and flavoursome cask ales will be on offer throughout the weekend. Details: 1 718 488 0430 nearer the time.

EVERY TUESDAY, 7.00pm: Bierkraft, 191 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn (at Union Street). Weekly beer tasting and cheese pairing, sometimes featuring a guest speaker from the trade. Details: 1 718 230 7600; http://www.bierkraft.com.

Big Bus, Beer Bus

Alex Hall double-decks it round Philly’s best beer bars

Philadelphia, otherwise known as ‘the ‘city of brotherly love’ has lots of great bars (and other attractions!), and is easily done in a day trip from New York City.

I recommend catching the NJT train to Trenton, where there is a connection operated by SEPTA to Philadelphia. Alternatively, if rich, you can save about 45 minutes by taking a direct Amtrak service – but that will cost an arm and a leg compared with under $30 for the slower local services. You could also take a Greyhound bus, but I don’t personally recommend that from previous bad experiences with them. Take the train through to Market East station, and you’ll be right where the action is. Virtually next door is the Independence Brewpub, which I’ll describe presently.

The best and most fun way to get around is by tour bus. Philly has a half-hourly service using authentic British double deckers, ideal for bar hopping as well as taking in the sights.

A short distance west of Market East station, on the corner of Filbert and North 12th Streets, you should find one of these vehicles parked up and a ticket seller on duty. For $25, you get unlimited travel on all their buses for the next 24 hours – well worth it in my opinion.

Right, back to the Independence. This is a large, open-plan brewpub – not great on traditional atmosphere but they brew tasty beers, and one is usually available in cask-conditioned form (ask which one is on the beer engine if not immediately obvious). Worth a visit.

Back to the tour bus. Once you have your ticket, you will need to be on the corner of North 12th and Market Streets, a very short distance away. The buses should call here at roughly 15 and 45 past each hour, but I strongly suggest being there a

couple of minutes earlier. Once on the bus, enjoy the delights to be seen – and there’s always a running commentary from the tour guide. You’ll pass the magnificent City Hall, and then the route heads north-west up Benjamin Franklin Parkway and right round Deakins Oval, by the eastern side of the majestic Art Museum whose steps were made famous in the film Rocky. Then the tour heads into a district which used to be home to a number of breweries and the former

Eastern State Penitentiary, now a museum of its former past.

Very close to the Penitentiary is what I consider to be one of the best and friendliest bars in the city – The London Grill, aptly named for the mode of transport I’m promoting here.

The London Grill, snapped from the lower saloon of a former London Transport double-decker bus.

Photo: Alex Hall

This airy, split-level corner bar has one cask beer engine (Victory Hop Devil IPA on my recent visit), 12 taps, and about the same in bottles. There is a house beer here, evidently something from Stoudt’s. There are outside tables at the

front; if you’re quick you can wait there with a beer and dash the half-block to the bus stop when you see a double-decker turning the next corner. If attempting that, don’t run a tab!

Close-by is another good bar: Brigid’s on North 24th Street has 5 rotating taps and some interesting bottles. At least one tap is usually something good from Belgium.

Back on the bus (departure times should be roughly 00 & 30 past the hour from here), you’ll continue via the Art Museum – western side this time – and over the Schuylkill River to Philadelphia Zoo. Then it’s south through a mainly residential area towards the University. Look out for some spectacular murals in this area. Turning east, the bus passes the glorious 30th Street railway station before a brief sojourn northwards and a south-east turn back to City Hall; the bus then heads down South Broad Street, where we’ll make another stop.

Monk’s Café is a short walk from here a couple of blocks west. This Belgian-style restaurant-bar is one of the very best in the City for range and quality; head for the back room as there’s far more there than in the front. Note, though, on Mondays and Tuesdays the back room remains closed until 5pm – beware. There’s a fantastic selection of tap and bottled beers, plus one cask beer engine. Absolutely not to be missed!

Also nearby is The Nodding Head, an upstairs brewpub with fresh, tasty beers. Cask ale makes an appearance every Thursday. Another stalwart of the Philly craft beer scene.

And three blocks west of there is a new, upscale restaurant-bar called Tria – which just got voted as having ‘the best beer selection in the city’ by Philadelphia Magazine. Although there’s a good range in this raised-level bar, I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s the best.

On the eastern side of Broad Street, an equal distance between the Broad Street and Market/12th Street stops, can be found Fergie’s. This Irish-themed hostelry boasts a great pint of cask-conditioned Yards ESA, plus a number of other tasty microbrews, and basic but good pub food. And, on top of that, you’ll usually get a friendly welcome on

entering; another solid city bar that shouldn’t be missed.

Swapping the Irish experience for a German one is easy – Ludwig’s Garten is just one block west. An impressive range of German beers, to accompany German food, is the attraction here.

Continuing on the bus tour (from South Broad Street, unless you want to board at Market/12th Streets and do the circuit I’ve just covered), you’ll travel along the elegant Pine Street with its various antique shops. I suggest alighting after a short distance at either the Vietnam Memorial stop and walking south-west for about 5 to 6 minutes to South 4th Street, just below South Street. There you’ll find a wonderful bar called O’Neal’s. One cask beer engine, 12 taps, and lots of bottles in a huge refrigerator behind the bar make this vaguely Irish-themed hostelry well worthy of a visit.

O’Neal’s Pub, South 3rd Street. Photo: Alex Hall

Between the Vietnam Memorial stop (or, alternatively, the following Sheraton Hotel (Society Hill) stop) and the Betsy Ross House stop (the first of the tour from the official starting point) are no less than four watering holes I should mention.

Firstly, The City Tavern is a modern reproduction of a historic city bar where staff wear period costume for that ‘back-in-time’ feel. A couple of house beers from Yard’s can be found there – beware of ‘tourist trap’ prices though.

Round the next corner is the awe-inspiring Eulogy Belgian Tavern on Chestnut Street. Twelve decent taps, mostly Belgian, and a seemingly infinite number of bottles can be found in Eulogy, which has recently expanded to two levels but retains its ‘small and cosy’ atmosphere. My only gripe here is that

Interbrew appear to have their fangs in Eulogy’s neck; happy hour is sadly restricted to promoting reduced-price Leffe, Hoegaarden, and ‘Stale Tortoise’ (Stella Artois). Having those brands on offer for only $3 a pint surely must steer people away from decent craft brews which become far pricier in comparison. This is surely not the way forward for choice. Aside from that, Eulogy is, again, a ‘must visit’ – just stick to the independent brews though and avoid the temptation to fund Interbrew’s fat corporate wallet.

Twenty seconds away from Eulogy is The Khyber, an icon of a live music venue that serves good beer. A classic, almost ‘spit-and-sawdust’ tavern, The Khyber has a long front bar and an adjacent room where rock, punk, and folk bands and musicians play regularly in the evenings. Now that’s my sort of place! Unfortunately though, against the current trend, they have recently ceased selling cask ale – I heard that their beer engine broke and it was removed rather than being repaired or replaced. In spite of that, I still recommend a visit.

A couple of minutes away over Market Street and down Church Street (basically an alley) is Sugar Mom’s Church Street Lounge, a dimly-lit, folky-punky sort of place located in the basement of a residential buiding. There’s a fair selection of beers, and food includes a good veggie range. Sugar Mom’s is close to the Betsy Ross House, and is famous for the annual ‘Split Thy Skull’ strong ale festival which was originally conceived by Beer Philadelphia maven Jim Anderson.

To continue the bus route’s review, after the Vietnam Memorial goes across to, and up, South 3rd Street, then left on Market Street for a spin round the block where The Liberty Bell is housed. There the route terminates and restarts, if continuing you’ll probably have to change buses. The initial part of the route, prior to where I started the review close to the Independence, is a loop around three blocks for the aforementioned Betsy Ross House before heading west to where I started at 12th/Market Streets and beyond.

With the bus tour wound up, I’ll now briefly go through some other bars off the

route which are recommended – if staying in Philly for the evening, read on…

In the south-western fringes of the city centre, there’s a great, fairly new bar called Grace Tavern. Basic, traditional, and very oddly-shaped inside, this bar has a number of quality microbrews both on tap and in bottle. Monk’s Flemish Sour Red Ale, brewed in Belgium by Van Steenberge for the aforementioned Monk’s Café, is also on tap here as there’s an ownership connection. Check out the refrigerator behind the bar near the window.

The Grace Tavern. Photo: Alex Hall

Nearby is Ten Stone, at South Street and South 21st Street, a bar I haven’t been to yet – but I’ve heard reliable reports that there are several good microbrews on tap and in bottle.

In totally the other end of town, in the up-and-coming Northern Liberties section, is a cluster of four bars within easy walking distance of each other. The Abbaye, North Third, The 700 Club, and The Standard Tap all sport a number of good microbrews – the latter pair including cask in their portfolios. The Standard Tap, with two beer engines and a solid range of quality brews on tap, is very highly regarded personally. Note though that it doesn’t open until 4pm. This is my first choice to visit after the central circuit on the buses.

To wind up, if you visit Philly’s best bars and do the bus tour, all I can say is have a great time!

The excellent Standard Tap. Photo: Alex Hall

Finally, please bear in mind that most SEPTA trains between Philadelphia and Trenton don’t have toilets, so arrange to empty your bladder beforehand!

Independence Brewpub 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 922 4292

London Grill 2301 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 978 4545

Brigid’s 726 North 24th Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 232 3232

Monk's Cafe 264 South 16th Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 545 7005

Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant 1516 Sansom Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 569 9525

Tria 123 South 18th Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 972 8742

Fergie's Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 928 8118

Ludwig’s Garten 1315 Sansom Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 985 1525

O'Neal's Pub 611 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 574 9495

The City Tavern 132 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 413 1443

Eulogy Belgian Tavern 136 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 413 2354

Khyber 56 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 238 5888

Sugar Mom’s Church Street Lounge 225 Church Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 925 8219

Grace Tavern 2229 Grays Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 893 9580

Ten Stone 2063 South Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 735 9939

The Abbaye 635 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 940 1222

North 3rd 801 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 413 3666

700 Club 700 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 413 3181

The Standard Tap 901 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia Phone: 1 215 238 0630 See overleaf for a central Philly map àà

Tour bus times: Every ½ hour from 0900 to 1800 from Market/North 5th Streets. 12-15 minutes later from Market/North 12th Streets (where I commenced this review).

Train times from/to NYC: Weekdays Weekends/Major Holidays NY Penn 0631 0655 0713 0806 0904 1005 1104 0614 0714 and then Trenton arr (change) 0754 0811 0841 0930 1027 1133 1229 0738 0838 hourly Trenton dep 0801 0819 0851 0940 1039 1140 1239 0747 0846 at the same Phil. Market East 0900 0922 0950 1037 1137 1237 1337 0843 0943 mins past --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Phil. Market East* 1836 1914 1954 2044 2141 2241 2345 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300Trenton arr (change) 1935 2014 2052 2141 2237 2338 0041 1954 2055 2154 2255 2355 Trenton dep 1955 2028 2103 2152 2249 2352 0102 2011 2111 2211 2311 0010 NY Penn 2114 2151 2228 2321 0025 0120 0222 2138 2238 2338 0035 0119 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* All trains stop at Philadelphia Suburban approx 4 mins later. Times subject to change.

DRINK THE BEST - AVOID THE MASS-ADVERTISED! Virtually all mass-advertised beer is brewed with cheap adjuncts and/or unwelcome chemical additives not used by the craft brewing industry.

Beerman and Firkin

By Felice Wechsler

Sparky’s: A Sad Demise

Sparky’s Ale House closes its doors for the last time by Alex Hall

It was just like being at the wake of a best friend. On Friday 6th August, a posse of quality beer lovers affiliated to the Mid-Atlantic sub-group of BeerAdvocate.com met, unusually long-faced, in Sparky’s Ale House (aka ‘The Dog House’) on Court Street, Brooklyn. This was to be the penultimate evening ever for this stalwart beer bar, a pioneer when it started nearly nine years ago. The row of empty taps said it all. A last assault was made on clearing the fridges, which contained all sorts of craft brews from around the world.

Sparkys’ demise came as a result of a non-renewed lease; rumours allegedly suggest that relatives of the building’s owner want to attempt to run a bar – and

ousting Sparky’s was the obvious choice for them. Please note that is just what’s rumoured, so may not be 100% factual.

Friday 6th was initially going to be the last night, but that was changed to the Saturday to give weekend regulars a last chance to visit. Bit by bit, the bottles of such

delights as Cantillon, Aventinus, Harvey’s, and Schlenkerla disappeared. The rows of tap handles around the expanse of the bar gave tribute to the vast amount oif different beers that have been sold at Sparky’s since 1995. Even the elkhound statue almost shed a tear.

Saturday 7th, the final day, saw mainly locals coming in to pay their respects. The atmosphere really did seem like a wake, albeit a rather alcoholic one with the remnants of the beer stock.

For a bar with so much going for it, this is truly a sad loss. I for one, together with my wife Felice, have so many good memories – first and foremost when we hired the bar on the afternoon of 1st December 2001 for our wedding reception.

There is some good news, thankfully. Gerry Campbell, the highly-respected partner and manager of Sparky’s has a new bar. Although open for business now, The Cornerstone (see below), is still a work-in-progress with the kitchen and beer cellar not yet complete – but will ultimately be an oasis in the beer desert of central Brooklyn. For anyone wishing to visit, it is virtually next door to the Cortelyou Road station on the Q subway line; opening hours are 4pm to late.

Gerry is now splitting his time between The Cornerstone (Friday and Saturday

evenings), and Swift’s Hibernian Lounge, 34 East 4th Street, Manhattan (Mon. to Weds. afternoons).

Photos: Previous page, top – The ‘Dog House’ sign over the bar; above left – Gerry says goodbye to a regular customer; above right – Ludwig was naturally

dejected; bottom left – Just a few of the tap handles around the walls; this page, above – The beer blackboard on the final evening.

Photos: Alex Hall ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City Beer Happenings By Alex Hall

As detailed above, Sparky’s Ale House, 481 Court Street, Brooklyn, is no more. R.I.P. Another Brooklyn casualty appears to be Casper Jones, 440 Bergen Street, which has been shuttered for the past few weeks.

Now, at last, here’s the good news. The Cornerstone (1502 Cortelyou Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn) should hopefully be getting its taps, cellar cooling, and kitchen up-and-running over the next few months. Until that happens, there is only a limited bottle selection – so please don’t review it yet on BeerAdvocate.com or RateBeer.com for the sake of fairness.

Three new beer bars should open during the currency of this magazine or soon after. The fifth outlet of Heartland Brewery is currently being worked on – this will be the most high profile bar of the chain as it’s in the Empire State Building, on the ground

floor at the corner of 5th Avenue and 34th Street.

An ‘80s Space Invaders-themed beer bar is promised for 388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn – a stone’s throw from Spuyten Duyvil. This is evidently to be called Barcade, and hopefully should open in September. Up to 25 microbrews on tap are strongly rumoured.

Also, a new Irish bar called Perdition is due to open later this year in the Hell’s Kitchen area. This will be a sister pub to Swift’s Hibernian Lounge, so there should be some good brews to be had.

And I’ve saved the best until last. A new microbrewery in Brooklyn is due to come on-stream fairly soon. Sixpoint Brewery has already sourced brewing plant and premises – I wish them the very best of luck with their new venture.

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CORRUPT EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE THREATENS BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAR

Freddy’s Bar in Prospect Heights is up against the corrupt and taxpayer-money-wasting schemes of property development juggernaught Forest City Ratner, who want to raze the entire community to build a corporate concrete jungle – a small part of which is planned to be an arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team. Don’t believe the lies, this scheme is unjust and corrupt – benefitting no-one in the local community!

Directions to Freddy’s: 2 or 3 train to Bergen Street station, then walk round the corner to 485 Dean Street to enjoy a fine pint of Harpoon UFO wheat beer (or another of your choice) in

friendly surroundings. Links to websites detailing the current situation: http://www.gotard.com/badd/ http://www.fansforfairplay.com http://www.nostadium.homestead.com http://nycbasketball.rivals.com

http://www.fairdevelopmentbrooklyn.net Freddy’s own website can be seen at http://www.freddysbackroom.com

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Book ReviewLambicland, by Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, and Joris Pattyn (Cogan & Mater, $14.95)

Belgian beer expert Tim Webb does it again. Following on from his excellent Good Beer Guide to Belgium and Holland, he has – with a little help from ‘Podge’ and Joris Pattyn – produced Lambicland, an essential reference book dealing with all aspects of traditional Belgian Lambic beers. It is bi-lingual, the text being in both English and Dutch.

The history and formulas used are explained first of all, with detailed descriptions as would be expected in one of Mr. Webb’s publications. The next section lists every surviving brewer and blender of lambic, and each variety is described and rated on a scale of 1 to 5.

Then comes the essential section for anyone travelling to Belgium, notably the Payottenland region, in search of lambic beers. The detailed review of all the best bars and cafes in that area that serve

lambic makes me want to drop everything and jump on a plane to Belgium; even bus and hotel information is included for the benefit of travelling beer hunters. After the Payottenland section, Mr. Webb and co. then list (in slightly less detail) the best cafes in Brussels for the beer style.

The book concludes with an article on the wonderful Cantillon Brewery of Brussels, and a shorter piece on brewing museums and brewery visits.

Lambicland is the essential reference book concerning all things lambic; this book alone would give any lambic lover virtually total knowledge about what and where to drink in Brussels and Payottenland (the traditional region for lambic beers, just west of the capital city). It is available for $14.95 including postage from: http://www.booksaboutbeer.com

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Write a Caption - Results

Here are the best from the last issue’s contributions. The winner gets a branded glass from Bierkraft (winner collects).

Congratulations go to “Ken Ken” for the entry below (in bold).

"I always have beer on my mind..."

"Here comes the wife, let me hide my beer..."

“I'm trying to quit drinking so I only have one beer a day..."

“Who says size doesn’t matter?”

"Now where did I put my beer down?"

“I’m told beer is good for the hair, but it doesn’t seem to be working…”

"Oh, I'm Stoned..."

"Don't touch! My toupee may come off otherwise..."

"Ok, who brought the glue?"

"You should see where I put the glass..."

"This head has got a nice beer on it!"

"Don't worry Sabrina, nobody will see me make a fool of myself..."

"I really must change my hairdresser..."

"Damn, I thought it was a Magic Hat..."

"Hic... Smash..."

"Earth Voyage Leader to Mars Space Station, come in please..."

"I can drink this all night, it never goes to my head!"

REAL CASK ALE – THE FULL NYC LIST

This is a new free listing of all NYC bars that serve cask-conditioned ale – the list keeps growing due to the new cask revolution!

The Blind Tiger Ale House, 518 Hudson Street, Manhattan. The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. David Copperfield’s, 1394 York Avenue, Manhattan. d.b.a., 41 First Avenue, Manhattan. The Ginger Man, 11 East 36th Street, Manhattan. The Lighthouse Tavern,243 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn (not available all the time). Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn (no casks in summer). The Spotted Pig, 314 West 11th Street, Manhattan. Spuyten Duyvil, 359 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn. The Waterfront Ale House, 136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn (no casks in summer). COMING SOON: The Waterfront Ale House, 540 Second Avenue, Manhattan.

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