CASK BEER FINDER: NEW YORK
A summary of all known bars and brewpubs in the state of NY that serve cask-conditioned beer (a.k.a. 'real ale')
(permanent / regular outlets only)
Permanent outlet for cask beer. Counted in the tally above.
Regular outlet for cask beer (on most but not all the time). Counted in the tally above.
Occasional outlet for cask beer. Not counted in the tally above, and location not shown on the map.
No cask - recently ceased stocking it for whatever reason.
No cask - but has deceiving lookalike fake handpumps nefariously serving regular keg beer. Don't get fooled! Such places are listed here only to help prevent confusion as to what's 'real' and what's not.
M: Monday
T: Tuesday
W: Wednesday
Th: Thursday
F: Friday
S: Saturday
Su: Sunday
Times are shown in 24 hour clock, 0001 (12.01am) through to 2400 (midnight).
Be aware that some places may temporarily suspend offering cask-conditioned beer in hot weather.
Information shown is subject to change, and accuracy and availability is not guaranteed.
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Albany
C.H. Evans Brewing Company at the Albany Pump Station |
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Beer engines disused due to brewing volume issues. |
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Lionheart Pub |
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From 1500 F |
Bar |
Mahar's |
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1600-2400 M-S |
Bar |
The Wolf's 1-11 |
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From 1130 Daily |
Bar |
Bay Shore
T.J. Finley's Public House |
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Enquire for opening hours. |
Bar |
Bethpage
Mr. Beery's Bar |
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Enquire for opening hours. |
Bar |
Blue Point
Sage Cafe |
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Enquire for opening hours. |
Bar |
Buffalo
The Blue Monk |
Cask coming soon! |
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Mister Goodbar |
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1200-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Chatham
Peint o Gwrw |
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1600-2300 T-Th |
Bar |
Ellenville
Aroma Thyme Bistro |
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1700-2230 M/T (NOT 1st T) |
Bar |
Franklin Square
Croxley Ales |
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WARNING: Report of fake handpump! |
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Hoosick Falls
The Man of Kent Tavern |
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Beer engine reported as disused. |
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Huntington
Finley's of Green Street |
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Enquire for opening hours. |
Bar |
Ithaca
Pixel |
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1700-0100 T-S |
Bar |
The Chapter House |
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Beer engine reported as disused. |
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Lake Grove
John Harvard's Brew House |
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1130-2400 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Latham
Malt River Brewing Company |
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Brewpub closed, out of business. |
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Mahopac
Holy Smoke |
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1130-2100 T-Th |
Bar |
Newburgh
The Golden Rail Ale House |
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Enquire for opening hours. |
Bar |
New York City (all boroughs)
[BEER DESTINATIONS MAP]
4th Avenue Pub |
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1500-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Adobe Blues |
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1130-2300 M-Th |
Bar |
Amity Hall |
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1130-0200 Su/M |
Bar |
Atlantic Chip Shop |
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1200-2400 M-Th |
Bar |
Back Forty |
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1800-2400 M-W |
Bar |
Barcade |
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1700-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Bar Great Harry |
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1400-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Beer Table |
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1700-0100 Daily |
Bar |
Bierkraft |
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1130-2030 M-Th |
Bar and Beer Store |
Black Swan |
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1700-0200 M-Th |
Bar |
The Blind Tiger Ale House |
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1130-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Brazen Head |
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1200-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Breslin |
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0800-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Bronx Ale House |
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1200-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Brooklyn Ale House |
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1500-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Brooklyn Brewery |
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1800-2300 F |
Brewery Taproom |
Brouwerij Lane |
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1400-2200 M-Th |
Beer Store: Growler Fills |
Cask Bar + Kitchen |
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1600-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Cherry Tree |
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Management change, cask abandoned. |
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Croxley Ales |
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1100-0100 Daily |
Bar |
David Copperfield's |
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1130-0100 M |
Bar |
'd.b.a.' |
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1300-0400 Daily |
Bar |
d.b.a. Brooklyn |
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1300-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Diamond |
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1700-0100 M-Th |
Bar |
The Dive Bar |
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1100-0400 Daily. |
Bar |
Double Windsor |
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1600-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Downtown Bar & Grill |
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1200-0200 Daily. |
Bar |
Draft Barn |
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From 1400 T-Su |
Bar |
The Dram Shop |
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1500-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Drop Off Service |
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1500-0400 M-F |
Bar |
East Village Tavern |
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1130-0200 M-Th |
Bar |
Eataly |
Cask coming soon! |
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Fette Sau |
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1700-0200 Su-Th |
Bar |
Fresh Salt |
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1000-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Gate |
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1500-0400 M-F |
Bar |
George Keeley |
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1400-0400 M-F |
Bar |
The Ginger Man |
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1130-0200 M-Th |
Bar |
Grace |
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Bar closed, out of business. |
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The Half Pint |
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1200-0400 M-S |
Bar |
Hop Devil Grill |
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1600-0400 M-F |
Bar |
House of Brews (46th St.) |
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1100-0400 Daily |
Bar |
House of Brews (51st St.) |
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1100-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Iona |
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WARNING: Fake handpump alert! |
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Jimmy's No.43 |
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1500-0200 Su-Th |
Bar |
K & M Bar |
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1700-0200 Su-Th |
Bar |
Keg & Lantern |
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1100-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Killmeyer's Old Bavarian Inn |
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Enquire for opening hours. |
Bar |
Legion |
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1600-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Lighthouse Tavern |
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Bar closed, out of business. |
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Locanda Verde |
Cask coming soon! |
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The Long Room |
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1130-0200 M |
Bar |
Luckydog |
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1400-0400 M-F |
Bar |
The Mark Bar |
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1600-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Marshall Stack |
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1600-0200 M-W |
Bar |
Minetta Tavern |
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1730-0200 Daily |
Bar (Restaurant) |
Mission Dolores |
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1400-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Mugs Ale House |
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1400-0400 M-F |
Bar |
New Beer Distributors |
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0900-1730 M-S |
Beer Store: Growler Fills |
Pacific Standard |
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1600-0400 M-F |
Bar |
The Pony Bar |
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1500-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Pound and Pence |
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WARNING: Fake handpump alert! |
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Professor Thom's |
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1100-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Rattle 'n' Hum |
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1000-0400 M-S |
Bar |
Rebar @ Retreat |
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1300-0200 Su-T |
Bar |
The Soda Bar |
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1200-0200 Su-W |
Bar |
South 4th Bar & Cafe |
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0800-0200 M-Th |
Bar |
South Pub |
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1400-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Spitzer's Corner |
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1600-0400 Daily |
Bar |
The Spotted Pig |
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1200-0130 M-F |
Bar |
Spring Lounge |
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0800-0400 M-S |
Bar |
Spuyten Duyvil |
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From 1700 M-F |
Bar |
Stanton Public |
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1600-0400 M-F |
Bar |
Stout |
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1130-0200 Su/M |
Bar |
Sweet Afton |
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1600-0330 M-F |
Bar |
Swift Hibernian Lounge |
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1200-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Ulysses |
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1100-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Waterfront Ale House |
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1130-0300 Daily |
Bar |
Waterfront Ale House |
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1130-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Whole Foods Market |
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0800-2300 Daily |
Beer Store: Growler Fills |
Wild Goose |
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1200-0400 Daily |
Bar |
Wilfie and Nell |
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1600-0400 M-F |
Bar |
The Yale Club of New York City |
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Enquire for opening hours and membership. |
Private Club, MEMBERS ONLY |
Patchogue
Blue Point Brewery |
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1500-1900 Th/F |
Brewery Taproom |
Bobbique |
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1130->2200 M-Th |
Bar |
Once And For All |
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From 1700 W-M |
Bar |
Peekskill
Birdsall House |
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1200-2400 Su-W |
Bar |
Peekskill Brewery |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
Poughkeepsie
Beech Tree Grill |
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1700-2200 M |
Bar |
Crew Restaurant and Bar |
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Bar closed, out of business. |
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The Dubliner Irish Pub |
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WARNING: Fake handpump alert! |
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Rochester
MacGregor's Grill and Tap Room |
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1200-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Monty's Korner |
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Believed to have closed and reopened as something else. Cask unlikely. |
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Monty's Krown |
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1500-0200 Daily |
Bar |
The Old Toad |
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1130-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Tap and Mallet |
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1600-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Rocky Point
Dek's American Restaurant |
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1000-0100 M-S |
Bar |
Syracuse
The Blue Tusk |
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1100-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Bull and Bear Pub |
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1130-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Clark's Ale House |
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1100-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Empire Brewing Company |
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1130->2200 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Troy
Brown's Brewing (Troy Pub And Brewery) |
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1130-2300 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Warwick
Yesterday's |
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WARNING: Fake handpump alert! |
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White Plains
Lazy Boy Saloon and Ale House |
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1300-0100 W-Su |
Bar |
Williamsville
Pizza Plant (Transit Pub) |
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1100-2300 M-Th |
Bar |
Pizza Plant (Walker Center) |
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1100-2300 M-Th |
Bar |
Cask Beer Festivals
Gotham Imbiber Cask Festivals - various locations.
Long Island Real Ale Festival:
Spring at Blue Point Brewery, Patchogue (see above).
Holy Smoke, Mahopac: October.
Rattle 'n' Hum, New York City: At various times two or three times anually.
Clarks Ale House, Syracuse: April and October.
Mr. Goodbar / Coles, Buffalo: December.
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Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for any errors or changes to the above information. Real ale is not guaranteed to always be available in any of these outlets (especially in the summer).