Located at 10-28 46^th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, Fifth Hammer is a recent newcomer to the LIC craft brewery scene.  The space is an old garage, half of which is the actual brewery, the other half is the bar / tasting room.  On a warm day, patrons can sit next to the open garage doors and enjoy the 46^th Avenue people watching.  The on-site brewed beer selection numbers around 15-16 and is, shall we say, somewhat eclectic.  Several sours, some various takes on IPAs and saisons.  Open seven days per week for visitors, Fifth Hammer is a great addition to the LIC craftbeer pub crawl.

Located at 53-22 Roosevelt Avenue at the western edge of Woodside, Queens, Solid State is a great craft-beer focused bar for an area of town that is rather lacking in them.  Solid State’s draught beer offerings number around 16 and focus almost exclusively on beers brewed in NY State with an emphasis on those from NYC and nearby counties.  The beer pours are generally in the half-pint and full pint sizes.  The space consists of the bar area in the front third of the space, along with a large seating area in the middle third and the back offers several pinball machines (board games also available).  With a knowledgeable and friendly staff, Solid State is a must-visit for any Woodside NYC bar crawl.

Located at 505 8^th Avenue in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen, The Tailor is a recently-opened bi-level Irish pub.  While there’s a vague tailor-theme going on here in homage to the surrounding (but shrinking) Garment District neighborhood, we couldn’t help but think this was another rather common Midtown pub, of which there must be at least a dozen similar spots within a few blocks in either direction.  We didn’t find the craft-beer selection all that compelling either.  Perhaps the cocktails are the liquid draw here, but we didn’t sample any of those.