New York

From our Love Handles files on beer bars we love: This no-frills, laid-back pub in Midtown Manhattan serves up pub grub, friendliness, and local craft.

From our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: This shop and tasting room in Brooklyn, New York, offers deep knowledge and a place to chill while exploring the magic of great beer.

The New York City–based writer, tarot enthusiast, author of the Hugging the Bar newsletter, and noted metalhead shares her beery high points from the past year.

In upstate New York, Steve Parker and his team at Fidens Brewing are making the kinds of juicy IPAs that got them excited about beer and inspired Parker’s intense study of brewing. Now, people come from afar to buy Fidens beers—and the learning continues.

In each issue, our Love Handles department visits three great beer bars. This tour from Issue 36 takes us from Rhode Island to Ukraine via Manhattan.

With each new release in their sour IPA program, the brewers of Hudson Valley Brewery are bringing converts into the fold. They are blending down from an acidic beer base, going strong with botanicals, and using hops that convey more than just bitterness.

In this edition of Lovehandles we explore The Dram Shop, JK O’Donnell’s, and Hand + Foot

In this edition of Lovehandles we explore Brawley’s Beverage, Hoot Owl, and Finn's Manor

In the city of Middletown, New York, the line forms early outside of Equilibrium Brewery on weekends for fans jonesing for a hops fix. This is what happens when professionally trained scientists get involved in brewing.

A long-time dive bar in this college town got a tap makeover several years ago, turning it into the New York Capital Region’s premier craft destination.

People make pilgrimages to the Suarez Family Brewery. There are no pints, only pours, and most of what’s on offer is below 6 percent ABV. Here it’s about taking it slow, appreciating nuance, and working with both tradition and the surrounding area.

Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine®’s senior editor and author of the new book, Drink Beer, Think Beer: Getting to the Bottom of Every Pint, “poured” over his notebooks of beer notes and interviews to share what he’s enjoyed over the past year.