We have been all over the five boroughs of NYC and have seen Long Island City’s Pepsi-Cola sign from afar. But not until a recent NYC pub crawl that brought us to LIC had we ever been next to the famous landmark.
A review of Pork Slope in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Located at 247 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Pork Slope is a BBQ/craftbeer bar. It’s almost like a grown-up version of Brother Jimmy’s for Park Slope. The spot is long and narrow with a pool table in back, so it has that bar feel to it. Pork Slope offers 20 tap beers and 20 bottled/can beers, so it’s definitely a good addition to the Park Slope NYC beer bar crawl. The food offerings, which we did not sample, appear to be standard BBQ fare. Overall, it’s a spot that’s a bit different for Park Slope.
Boulton & Watt in Manhattan's Alphabet City
Seen recently during a NYC pub crawl
A review of Roebling Sporting Club in Brooklyn's Williamsburg
Located at 225 North 8th Street (at Driggs Avenue, in the location formerly known as K&M) in Williamsburg, Roebling Sporting Club feels like a sports bar from a generation ago. No unnecessarily gigantic TV screens or several dozens of TV screens that bring about sensory overload. Just six TV monitors and some seating in the bar area as well as more seating in the back beyond the bar area. On the warm weather weekends, the place caters to the various softball and other sports teams that play in nearby McCarren Park. Six tap beers are offered. Roebling Sporting Club is cash only.
A review of Isle of Skye in Brooklyn's Williamsburg
Located at 499 Driggs Avenue (at N. 10th Street) in Williamburg, Brooklyn, Isle of Skye is a Scottish whiskey and beer bar. Located at the basement level of the building, Isle of Skye has lots of exposed dark wood and feels like it would be a great spot to visit during the winter. Of course, if you’re in the mood for some whiskey, scotch or beer, than any season is fine for a visit! Isle of Skye offers over 100 types of the amber-colored liquid and 12 tap beers and 18 bottled beers, so it does not quite make the cut for the Williamsburg NYC craft-beer pub crawl. The spot also offers weekday happy hour specials, 4-7pm. We look forward to returning here.
NYC bars we've visited recently
In Manhattan, we had the pleasure of visiting The Bar Room (at 117 East 60th Street), Sel Rrose (1 Delancey Street) and Eastwood (221 East Broadway), among others. Over in Brooklyn, we hit the Park Slope locations of Terroir and Beauty Bar; in Carroll Gardens, we went to Lavendar Lake. Reviews of some forthcoming. In short, we had a good time at all of them and their definitely worth a visit.
Happy Independence Day!
Happy 237th Birthday to the good ol’ USA! Pub Crawl Brooklyn wishes you a safe and happy July 4th.
A review of Torst in Brooklyn's Greenpoint
Located at 615 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Torst takes the meaning of hard-to-find beer bar to the next level. This place serves 21 tap beers and another dozen by the bottle. Nearly all of the breweries represented were not ones we were familiar with. In addition, this place must be the only craft-beer bar in Brooklyn that did not carry at least one of the three Brooklyn-made beers (Brooklyn Brewery, Kelso or Six Point). The space is comfortable, with seating in the front half and the bar in the back half. Lots of exposed wood walls. Definitely a spot for the Greenpoint NYC craft-beer bar crawl. Just be ready to try something completely different!
Happy Canada Day!
We wish we could recommend some spots for a Canada-themed NYC bar crawl; alas, there are not many, if any, such spots in NYC. If you know of such a spot, please drop us a comment.








