Life On Tap

FULL itinerary

1.      Penn Station – 11:30 AM – Main waiting area under the sign.  The 10:34 out of Chatham (10:03 out of Dover, Train #6632, Morristown Line) arrives in NY at 11:20.  Buy an all day MTA Fun Pass from a machine or a newsstand.  Take the #11 bus south on 9^th Ave to West 18^th St., walk west to the river.

2.      Lunch 12:30 – Chelsea Brewing Company, W. 18th Street and West Side Highway, Pier 59, Chelsea Piers (212) 336-6440.  – Leaving, walk east to 7th Ave and take the M20 down to the intersection of 7^th Ave, Bleecker St. and Barrow Street.  Go ¾ of a block east on Barrow.

3.      Barrow Street Ale House — 15 Barrow Street (between West 4th and Bleecker).  212.206.7302. Leaving, go back west on Barrow to Bleecker and 7^th Ave, then one block south on Bleecker.

4.      Blind Tiger – 281 Bleecker St. at Jones St. 212-462-4682.  Opens 11:30.  Leaving, go one block east on Jones, turn right onto W. 4^th and go 1.5 blocks east.

5.      Vol de Nuit – 148 West 4th Street.  212.979.2616  Opens at 4 PM. Leaving, walk east on West 4^th three blocks to Thompson.  Turn right (south) and go 1 block.

6.      The Half Pint – 76 W. 3^rd St and Thompson  212-260-1088  Noon to midnight.  Sister of Stout, and Fat Annie’s Truck Stop.  Leaving, continue south one block to Bleecker turn left and go ½ block.

7.      Peculier Pub – 145 Bleecker (south of Washington square, north of Houston).  212-353-1327 Opens 5PM.  Leaving, walk ½ block east to LaGuardia, 1 block south to Houston.  

8.      Take #21 Bus across Houston to Christie (2^nd Ave).  Get off and walk one block south to Stanton, turn right and go ¼ block west.

9.      Stanton Public – 17 Stanton between Christie and Bowery 212-677-5555.  Leaving, go east to Christie (called 2^nd Ave north of Houston), turn left (north) one block to Houston, turn right (east) and go three short blocks to Allen/1^st Ave.   Turn left (north) and go 2.5 blocks on 1^st Ave.

10.  d.b.a., 41 1st Avenue (between 2nd and 3rd streets). (212) 475-5097.  A clean winter coat for the homeless gets you  a free pint!  Leaving, walk north on 1^st Avenue five full blocks to St. Marks, turn right (east) and go 1/2 block.

11.  Hop Devil – 129 St. Marks Place (off Avenue A), 212-533-4467.  Leaving, go west 1.5 blocks to 2^nd Ave, then turn left and go 1 block south to East 7^th St.  Turn right and go ¼ block west to Brewsky’s or Burp Castle.

12.  Brewsky’s/Burp Castle – 41 E. 7^th St, between 2^nd and 3^rd Aves 212.982-4576.  Burp has Belgian ales, Brewsky’s has a cute model train.  If Vol de Nuit is closed, we do Belgian.  Leaving, continue west on 7^th Street.

13.  McSorley’s Old Ale House — 15 East 7th Street, 212.473.9148.   Order by “two’s” for the best deal: “two light”, “two dark” or “two and two”.  Each 10 oz mug comes only about 2/3 full, so four is like a big pint.  Leaving, go west to 3^rd Avenue and catch the M101, M102 or M103 bus north to 19^th St.

14.  Paddy Maguire’s – 237 3^rd Ave (19^th & 20^th), Ed Lhotak’s friend’s brother’s bar.  (212) 473-8407 Cash only.  Leaving, get back on the bus up to 34^th Street.  Walk 3 avenues west to Madison, then two blocks north to 36^th, then ½ block west.

15.  The Ginger Man – 11 East 36th Street (between 5th and Madison). (212) 532-3740  Leaving, go ½ block west to 5^th Avenue, then two blocks south to 34^th Street. 

16.  Heartland Brewery (Empire State Building) 350 Fifth Avenue, 212-563-3433.  Leaving, go one block west on 34^th to 6^th Ave then one block south to 33^rd, then 1/3 block west.

17.  Stout – 128-135 West 33^rd Street, 212-629-6191.  If you’re still on your feet, go one block west to Penn Station and go home!

BACKUPS

18.  Chumley’s – 86 Bedford.  Leaving, walk south, turn left at corner onto Barrow, go two blocks (past 7^th Ave to W. 4^th Street, turn right and go 3.5 blocks (one block is very short).  Just a walk by to pay our respects!

19.  White Horse Tavern — 567 Husdon Street (West 11^th).  Memories of Dylan Thomas. A large, old-fashioned pub.  Leaving, walk south on Hudson.

20.  Drop Off Service – 211 Avenue A (13^th & 14^th), 212-260-2914.  Leaving, go two blocks west to 2^nd Ave. walk to E. 30^th.  Alternatively, walk 1 block west to 1^st Ave and take the M15 bus to 30^th street, then walk west one block to 2^nd Ave.

21.  Waterfront Ale House — 540 2nd Avenue (at 30th Street).   212.696.4104  Leaving, walk north to 34^th Street, west 4 blocks to Madison, two blocks north to 36^th, turn left and go ½ block.

22.  Ear Inn – 326 Spring Street – Historic sailors bar.  Leaving, walk east to Hudson, take the #20 back north to near West 10^th.  This was pretty far to go on a cold day for one beer.

1.      St. Marks Ale House

23.  Heartland Brewery (Union Square), 35 Union Square West (212) 645-3400.   Get back on IRT local to 33^rd street.

24.  Croxley Ales – 28 Ave B between 2^nd and 3^rd streets

25.  King’s Head Tavern – 222 East 14^th Street.

26.  Typhoon Brewery, 22 East 54th Street (at Madison Ave.), (212) 754-9006 CLOSED

27.  Gramercy Tavern — 42 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park

28.  The Collins Bar – 735 8^th Ave at W. 46^th Street, 212-541-4206  Sister of Blind Tiger!

29.  Heartland Brewery (Times Square) 127 West 43^rd St (Broadway) 10036 646-366-0235

30.  The Other Room – 143 Perry Street, 212-645-9758 Leaving, walk east to Hudson and turn south to W. 10^th Street to pay our respects to the

31.  Fat Annie’s Truck Stop – 131 W. 33^rd St at Sixth Ave 212-695-1122  Same people as Stout, same block.

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