Best beer in New York City: 2013’s best beers, bars and trends

Joining the best beer joints in New York City’s craft-suds scene are next-level bars, outer-borough breweries and new beer shop-bar hybrids. Edited by Mari Uyehara

It’s official. Craft beer has broken out of insider status, with fine-dining restaurants serving cuvée ales and the best beer, high-minded hops-and-shots combos coming to the fore and even Obama getting in the home-brew game. This year’s best beer newcomers will bring boutique bars, boundary-pushing producers and an international hotshot to the city’s exploding sudsy ranks.

NYC’s best beer guide for 2013

Ten best new beer bars

The Pop-In at The Dead Rabbit

Beer-and-shot combos

Weird beer ingredients

Garrett Oliver, brewmaster, Brooklyn Brewery (brooklynbrewery.com)

Experts forecast new beer trends

Duo of Québec suckling pig at Daniel

Haute beer-infused fare

Top-notch beer cans

NYC’s best beer for 2012

City Swiggers

New-breed beer stores

Bronx Brewery

New York's brewing revolution

The Diamond

Session-beer crawl

The Gate

Park Slope bar crawl

The Gin and Chronic at the Tippler

Hopped cocktails

Anette's Chocolates Micro Brew Beer Brittle Craft ales sourced from breweries around Napa Valley amplify the earthy flavors of this classic crunchy peanut brittle. We like the "Firey" version, dusted with powdered chili de rbol. Available at Dean & DeLuca

The brew lover's pantry

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Outdoor bar guide

Kabuki Bottle Opener These sleek and colorful little rounds are styled after traditional Japanese dance masks. At $5 a pop, you can buy them for all your friends. Available at kikkerland.com. $5.

Gifts for the beer nerd

Best beer bars

Wet hop IPAsFrom left to right: Two Brothers Heavy-Handed IPA (available at [node:124669 link=Bierkraft;], 191 Fifth Ave between Berkeley Pl and Union St, Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-230-7600; $3.10 per bottle) * Sierra Nevada Estate Homegrown Ale (availabl

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  • Hey I read the guide and loved it. However, i didn't see the 2013 Staten Island Brewfest listed in the events section....anyway we can add it to the list? 20% of proceeds are being donated to Sandy Victims. Our website is sibrewfest.com with more details. Look forward to speaking with you in the future.

    Matt Sabella Wed Feb 13
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