The Good Beer Seal was founded in 2009 by Jimmy Carbone and several other NYC beer bar owners. Ten years later, Jimmy is reviving this important insignia! During the last decade, New York has been witness to an explosion in the craft beer industry. As providers rush to meet the demand, The Good Beer Seal endeavors to separate the wheat from the chaff by identifying bars that serve quality craft beer and demonstrate a commitment to the community in which they do business. Click here for a map of all the Good Beer Seal Bars!
Here are a few of the 2019 Good Beer Seal Bar owners at managers at NYC Brewer’s Choice!
How does one earn a Good Beer Seal?
A Good Beer Seal Bar is independently owned and operated , and has a unique sense of place; making it more than just another watering hole. A Good Beer Seal Bar is destination-worthy. In addition to offering at least 80% craft domestic/ special imported beers, a Good Beer Seal Bar engages its staff and guests in educational offerings regarding the history and originality of the beers it serves. A bar that earns a Good Beer Seal will be active in its local and global community through responsible stewardship and charitable actions. If The Good Beer Seal is on the door, good business practices, good atmosphere, and good beer is inside.
These days, you can get a growler of great local beer at Duane Reade. That evolution is great, and it speaks to the growing demand for craft beer in the city. But it also means there’s a real need to keep raising the bar and to have an industry standard that sets the right tone. It’s not enough to have 20 taps if you’re not standing behind what you pour in a real way—through out the past 11 years, the committee of the “good beer seal” was really looking for places that demonstrate individuality and passion, and that foster a sense of community through events that drive a dialogue about craft beer.
Congratulations to the New Good Beer Seal Bars of 2019!
As Is NYC – 734 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019 phone: 646-858-1153
Bar 180 – 4241 Broadway, New York, NY 10033 phone: 646-928-3283
Bar 177 – 708 W 177th St, New York, NY 10033 phone 646-669-7691
Beer Karma – 470 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: 914-494-0279
Bierwax – 556 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 phone: 347-533-8449
Buddha Beer Bar – 4476 Broadway, New York, NY 10040 phone: 646-861-2595
Cardiff Giant – 415 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205 phone: 929-337-7873
City Hops– 1145 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10065 phone: 646-838-9645
City Swiggers – 320 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028 phone: 212-570-2000
Carmine Street Beers – 52A Carmine St, New York, NY 10014 phone: 212-633-2337
Craft Culture – 59-04 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385 phone: 718-628-3931
Craft House – 60 Van Duzer St, Staten Island, NY 10301 phone: 718-442-3433
Harlem Hops – 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10030 phone: 646-998-3444
Haymaker Bar and Kitchen – 252 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001 phone: 646-429-8237
Hopleaf – 5148 N Clark St, CHICAGO, IL 60640 phone: 773-334-9851
Inwood Local – 4957 Broadway, New York, NY 10034 phone 212-544-8900
Randolph Beer – 82 Prospect St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 phone 646-383-3623
Station House – 106 -11 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 phone: 718-544-5000
Taproom No 307 – 307 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010 phone: 212-725-4766
The Ale House – 3744 Vestal Pkwy E, VESTAL, NY 13850 phone: 607-729-9053
The Baroness Bar – 4126 Crescent St, Long Island City, NY 11101 phone 718-784-5065
The Well – 272 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 phone: 347-338-3612
Treadwell Park – 1125 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10065 phone 212-832-1551
Allow Our Complete List of Good Beer Seal Bars Serve as a Guide for Your Next New York Outing!
124 Old Rabbit Club – 124 MacDougal Street, New York, NY 10012 phone: 212-254-0575
4th Avenue Pub – 76 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 phone: 718-643-2273
61 Local – 61 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 phone: 347-763-6624
Adobe Blues – 63 Lafayette Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301 phone: 718-720-BLUE (2583)
Alewife – 5-14 51st Avenue, Long Island City, Queens phone: 718-937-7494
Alphabet City Beer Co. – 96 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009 phone: 646-422-7103
As Is NYC – 734 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019 phone: 646-858-1153
Astoria Bier & Cheese – 2 locations in Astoria, Queens: 34-14 Broadway, phone: 718-545-5588; 35-11 Ditmars Blvd., phone: 718-255-6982
Bar 180 – 4241 Broadway, New York, NY 10033 phone: 646-928-3283
Bar Great Harry – 280 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226 phone: 718-222-1103
Barcade (Brooklyn) – 388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: 718-302-6464
Barcade (Jersey City) – 163 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NEW JERSEY phone: 201-332-4555
Barcade New York – 148 W. 24th Street, New York, NY 10011 phone: 212-390-8455
Barcade St. Marks – 6 St. Marks Place, New York, NY 10003 phone: 212-388-0522
Beer Culture – 328 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 phone: 646-590-2139 and 228 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023 phone: 917-639-3420
Beer Karma – 470 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: 914-494-0279
Beer Street – 413 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: 347-294-0495
Beer Table – Growler Shop in Grand Central Terminal phone: 212-922-0008
Bierwax – 556 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 phone: 347-533-8449
Birdsall House – 970 Main Street, Peekskill, NY – WESTCHESTER phone: 914-930-1880
Black Sheep Ale House – 78 2nd Street, Mineola, NY – LONG ISLAND
Blind Tiger Ale House – 281 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10014 phone: 212-462-4682
Bondurants – 303 E. 85th Street, New York, NY 10028 phone: 212-249-1509
Brazen Head – 228 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 phone: 718-488-0430
Bronx Ale House – 216 West 238th Street, Bronx, NY 10463 phone: 718-601-0204
Bronx Beer Hall – 2344 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 Phone: 347-396-0555
Brouwerij Lane – 78 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222 phone: 347-529-6133
Buddha Beer Bar – 4476 Broadway, New York, NY 10040 phone: 646-861-2595
Burp Castle – 41 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003 phone: 212-982-4576
Cardiff Giant – 415 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205 phone: 929-337-7873
Carmine Street Beers – 52A Carmine St, New York, NY 10014 phone: 212-633-2337
City Hops– 1145 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10065 phone: 646-838-9645
City Swiggers – 320 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028 phone: 212-570-2000
Covenhoven – 730 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 7 18-483-9950
Craft Culture – 59-04 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385 phone: 718-628-3931
Craft House – 60 Van Duzer St, Staten Island, NY 10301 phone: 718-442-3433
Dive Bar – 732 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025 phone: 212-749-4358
Earl’s Beer & Cheese – 1259 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10029 phone: 212-289-1581
Fools Gold – 145 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 Phone: 212-673-2337
George Keeley’s – 485 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024 phone: 212-873-0251 –
Glorietta Baldy – 502 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 phone: 347-529-1944
Gold Star Beer Counter – 176 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Good Beer – 422 E. 9th Street, New York, NY 10009 phone: 212-677-4836
Harlem Hops – 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10030 phone: 646-998-3444
Haymaker Bar and Kitchen – 252 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001 phone: 646-429-8237
Hopleaf – 5148 N Clark St, CHICAGO, IL 60640 phone: 773-334-9851
Hops Hill – 886 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 347-987-4334
Hoptron Brewtique – 22 W. Main Street #11, Patchougue, NY – Long Island phone: 631-438-0296
Inwood Local – 4957 Broadway, New York, NY 10034 phone 212-544-8900
Jackson’s Restaurant – 6005 Jericho Turnpike, Commack, NY – Long Island phone: 631-462-0822
Jimmy’s No. 43 – 43 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003 EMERITUS
Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn – 4254 Arthur Hill Road, Staten Island, NY 10309 phone: 718-984-1202
Lucky Dog – 303 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: (347) 294-4971
Malt & Mold – 362 Second Avenue New York, NY 10010 phone:(646) 896-1341
Mekelburg’s – 293 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 phone: 718-399-2337
Mission Delores – 249 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 phone: 718-399-0099
Morrison’s – 430 Woodbury Road, Plainview, NY – Long Island phone: 516-932-8460
Mugs Ale House – 125 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 EMERITUS
One Mile House – 10 Delancey Street, New York, NY 10002 phone: 646-559-0702
Pine Box Rock Shop – 12 Grattan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 phone: 718-366-6311
Pint – 34 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NEW JERSEY phone: 201-367-1222
Proletariat – 102 St. Marks Place, New York, NY 10003 phone: 212-777-6707
Randolph Beer – 82 Prospect St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 phone 646-383-3623
St. Gambrinus – 533 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 phone: 347-763-2261
Station House – 106 -11 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 phone: 718-544-5000
Spuyten Duyvil – 359 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: 718-963-4140
Standings – 43 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003 phone: 212-420-0671
Sunswick 35/35 – 3502 35th Street, Astoria, NY 11106 phone: 718-752-0620
Swift Hibernian Lounge – 34 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003 phone: 212-260-3600
Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop – 1118 Courtelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Tap and Barrel – 558 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown, NY – LONG ISLAND phone: 631- 780-5474
Taproom No 307 – 307 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010 phone: 212-725-4766
The Ale House – 3744 Vestal Pkwy E, VESTAL, NY 13850 phone: 607-729-9053
The Baroness Bar – 4126 Crescent St, Long Island City, NY 11101 phone 718-784-5065
The Diamond – 43 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 phone: 718-383-5030
The Double Windsor – 210 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215 phone: 347-725-3479
The Gate – 321 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 phone: 718-768-4329
The Good Life – 1039 Park Boulevard, Massapequa Park, NY – LONG ISLAND phone: 516-798-4663
The Jeffrey – 311 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-355-2337
The Owl Farm – 297 9th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn
The Pony Bar (UES) – 1444 First Avenue – at 75th Street, New York, NY
The Sampler Bushwick – 234 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237 phone: 347-589-1288
The Spring Lounge – 48 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 phone: 212-965-1774
The Stag’s Head – 252 E. 51st Street, New York, NY 10022 phone: 212-888-2453
The Well – 272 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 phone: 347-338-3612
T.J. Finley’s – 42 E. Main Street, Bay Shore, NY – LONG ISLAND (631) 647-4856
Top Hops – 94 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 Phone: 212-254-4677
Tørst – 615 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222 phone: 718-389-6034
Treadwell Park – 1125 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10065 phone 212-832-1551
Waterfront Ale House (Manhattan) – 540 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016 phone: 212-696-4104