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Offline gsmayes

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Best Craft Beer Selection?
« on: September 20, 2012, 06:53:27 PM »
I'm new to the neighborhood and New York in general. I learned today that liquor stores can't carry beer, for whatever reason. So, where are some good places to buy craft beer? FYI, I'm at 73rd & 35th.
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2012, 08:14:19 PM »
i know this sounds silly, but you should check out the met food on 37th and 76th. a goodly number of craft beers, including a lot of great IPAs.
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2012, 09:38:12 PM »
Trade Fair also used to have many though their selection has been dwindling lately. Still, they've got some interesting brands.
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2012, 12:30:50 AM »
In the neighborhood, The Met on 37th definitely has the best selection. If you're willing to travel a little, Beer World in Sunnyside on Queens Blvd is amazing.

http://thebeerventure.blogspot.com/2010/04/profile-beer-world-sunnyside.html

And it's right near Salt and Fat! Yum!
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2012, 05:00:50 PM »
Quote from: dssjh on September 20, 2012, 08:14:19 PM
i know this sounds silly, but you should check out the met food on 37th and 76th. a goodly number of craft beers, including a lot of great IPAs.

The one on 37th up in the 80s carries a small selections of hard ciders too!
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2012, 09:30:13 PM »
I checked out Beer World, nice selection but pretty pricey. They only sell by the bottle, a sample six-pack of Troegs (not available in Michigan) cost $16. I'll have to check out Met Food.
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2012, 02:16:37 PM »
Community Beverage isn't very conveniently located if you're in Jackson Heights, but they probably have a better craft beer selection than the grocery stores in the area. I've only been once, and that was to fill up a growler, so I don't really know what their bottle and can selection is like.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/community-beverage-elmhurst
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2012, 10:57:42 PM »
i second (or is it third) the MET.  surprisingly good selection as long as you aren't looking for something already cold.  they have a lot of octoberfests and pumkin ales at the moment in addition to their normal variety.
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2012, 08:48:31 AM »
Picked up some Blue Point Oktoberfest and Six Point Righteous Ale at Met. It's surprising how weak the craft brew scene is in NYC, coming from a top 5 beer state in Michigan. I'll have to check out Community Beverage some time I'm moving my car, stock up a little.

Maybe there are other placea further from the city with a parking lot I can hit up with the car now and again?
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2012, 02:55:57 PM »
Community Beverage seems to keep its beermenus.com page up-to-date: http://www.beermenus.com/places/2035-community-beverage

If you have a car, you should check out Fairway. I remember them having a large craft beer selection, but I don't know how their prices are.

I don't know how New York compares to Michigan, but there is definitely a craft brew scene. It's just concentrated in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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Re: Best Craft Beer Selection?
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2012, 10:24:00 PM »
Also, Mi Tierra on Northern and 80th has begun stocking some interesting beers, though the selection is small. We got a UFO pumpkin beer there, and it was really good.
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