Located at 173 Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, Arrogant Swine is a solid beer and Carolina BBQ spot. Arrogant Swine looks as though it’s in a former garage space.  There’s a long bar area offering 20 quality tap beers, including a few local NYC beers. The BBQ kitchen is in the back.  After ordering drinks at the bar, patrons can order food at the kitchen counter and return to sit in the bar area.  Arrogant Swine’s staff brings your food to you.  The only drawback to this spot is that it’s a 5-6 minute walk from the nearest L-train stop.  However, we find Arrogant Swine well worth going out of your way for!

Located at 169 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan’s Chelsea, Cooper’s has opened a second location of the craft beer bar, originally of the East village.  Twenty-four taps of solid craft beers available and the bar rotates the taps often.  Can’t decide on a beer to order?  Coopers offers five ounce samplers for sale as well.  The space is divided into two: Main bar area in front half and then another seating area with a small bar up a few steps in the back half. We look forward to returning here.  Cooper’s Chelsea is great spot for any Chelsea craft beer bar crawl.

Located at 1678 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, this edition of Shorty’s is their fourth location in Manhattan.  Taking over the former Bullpen spot, Shorty’s brings their sports bar / beer bar / Philly Cheesesteak formula uptown (the other three locations are all below 42^nd Street).  We’ve enjoyed the other three locations of Shorty’s and we are happy that this uptown spot opened fairly recently.  A great spot for any NYC Upper East Side beer bar crawl.  We look forward to another visit here.

Located at 333 Douglass on the Park slope / Gowanus border in Brooklyn, Threes Brewing is a brewpub / bar. When you visit Threes Brewing for the first time, remember the exact address or you may pass right by the place.  Threes Brewing offers 5-6 of their own beers and other craft beer from the U.S. A limited full bar is also available.  For food, Threes Brewing offers several weeks-long kitchen residences of nearby Brooklyn restaurants. Concerning the layout, the main bar area is located in the back half of the space and the brewing space is located behind the bar. We look forward to returning here.