Secret Beer Lust for NYC

Philadelphia is too cool for many reasons, beer being one of them. Since I spend most of my free time drifting through the Philly beer universe and writing about my experiences my beer love for this town is obvious. However, recently I've caught a little NYC fever. It's not love, no, no, no that's reserved only for Philadelphia (adopted hometown) and Pittsburgh (actual hometown). It's more of a steamy lust thing.

It all started innocently enough during a day in the city before a Yankees game. After a few great beer stops my eyes were reopened to what she had to offer. I was no stranger to the ways of the big city, but it had been awhile since I had taken in her liquid offerings. With a few sips my lust grew. Now I regularly check the latest Big Apple draft lists (Beer Menus rules) with wanting mouth. Oh to take in a Goose Island Bourbon County Stout or a Dark Star on cask. A boy can dream. The seven year beer itch is strong. A tad late since I've been enjoying great beer in Philly for the past 12 years. Oh mistress to the north out of all of your sweet spots: Ginger Man, Blind Tiger, Mugs Alehouse, Hop Devil Grill, Barcade, Burp Castle, Spuyten Duyvil, yadda, yadda, yadda, the one that gets me all hot and bothered is Rattle-N-Hum. What can I say I am swayed by that amazing draft list, a dedication to cask ales, the laid back atmosphere and oh so easy walk from Penn Station? Before you call foul, Philly beer bars don't worry. I totally agree with Mr. Sixpack's, "Best Beer Drinking City in America", chant. I'm not running off with another. I'll always be true. I simply have wandering taste buds. Hey, no harm done. There is nothing wrong with noticing the sexy little beer scene just up the pike.

Rattle-N-Hum

Cask List

(from Beer Menus)
Dark Star Best Bitter (20 oz. Cask)
Dark Star Festival (20 oz. Cask)
Dark Star Hophead (20 oz. Cask)
Dark Star Old Chestnut (20 oz. Cask)

Draft List

(From Beer Menus)

21st Amendment Monk's Blood (14 oz. Draft)
Arcadia Cereal Killer Barleywine (14 oz. Draft)
Bear Republic Racer 5 (16 oz. Draft)
BrewDog Stone Bashah (14 oz. Draft)
Brooklyn Winter Ale (20 oz. Draft)
Captain Lawrence Captain's Reserve Double IPA (14 oz. Draft)
Captain Lawrence Nor-Easter (14 oz. Draft)
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA (16 oz. Draft)
Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale Espresso-Aged (14 oz. Draft)
Elysian Bifrost Winter (14 oz. Draft)
Geary's Winter Ale (20 oz. Draft)
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (12 oz. Draft)
Goose Island Pere Jacques (14 oz. Draft)
Guinness (20 oz. Draft)
Jenlain Biere de Mars (14 oz. Draft)
Keegan Ales Super Kitty (12 oz. Draft)
Kelso Chocolate Lager (20 oz. Draft)
Kelso Pilsner (20 oz. Draft)
Kulmbacher Eisbock (14 oz. Draft)
La Moneuse Speciale Noel (14 oz. Draft)
Magic Hat Circus Boy (20 oz. Draft)
Magic Hat Howl (20 oz. Draft)
Nogne O Winter Ale (14 oz. Draft)
Pretty Things Babayaga Stout (14 oz. Draft)
Ridgeway Bad Elf (20 oz. Draft)
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter (20 oz. Draft)
Ridgeway Warm Welcome (20 oz. Draft)
Rodenbach Grand Cru (14 oz. Draft)
Sixpoint Otis Stout (20 oz. Draft)
Slaapmutske Christmas Nightcap (14 oz. Draft)
Smuttynose Winter Ale (20 oz. Draft)
Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale (20 oz. Draft)
Speakeasy Old Godfather Oak Aged (12 oz. Draft)
Stone IPA (20 oz. Draft)
Stone Smoked Porter (20 oz. Draft)
Stoudt's Winter (20 oz. Draft)
Troegs Mad Elf (14 oz. Draft)
Two Brothers Northwind Imperial Stout (14 oz. Draft)
Weissenohe Monk's Christmas Ale (20 oz. Draft)
Weyerbacher Winter Ale (20 oz. Draft)