Visit the best breweries in NYC during your stay in Manhattan at our New York hotel.  Your comfortable room or suite positions you near NYC microbreweries and brewing companies pouring the tastiest pints in the boroughs. Map out your own self-paced NYC brewery tour and sip your way through the city’s unforgettable craft brew scene. Here are a few of our favorites. 

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THE 10 BEST BREWERIES IN NYC

1 | TALEA BEER COMPANY

22 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018

Onsite at Park Terrace Hotel

TALEA Beer Company, the women-owned brewery that first opened in Williamsburg in 2021, recently opened a new location at Bryant Park in the Park Terrace Hotel. TALEA offers refreshing beers at the intersection of high quality and low bitterness with fruit-forward flavors. The sleek taproom, which is open daily from 9:00 AM until 10:00 PM, serves up coffee, tea, wine, cocktails, and of course–beer.

2 | THREES BREWING

333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

7.9 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

See why Bon Appétit dubbed the Brooklyn-based Threes Brewing the “best brewery and beer bar in New York City.” Guided by creativity and a profound respect for the craft of brewing, Threes focuses on lagers, American ales, and mixed culture beers.  The Gowanus bar location—the “333 Douglass Street” referenced in the brewery’s name—prides itself on the spirit of the pub as a community gathering place. A visit to Threes promises not only great NYC microbrews, but the kind of atmosphere where you’ll want to stay awhile.

3 | OTHER HALF BREWING

195 Centre St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

8.7 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

Visit Other Half Brewing for innovative IPAs, lagers, barleywines, porters, and hard seltzers. This neighborhood small business made good making great brews both locals and NYC visitors love to drink. With more than 1100 brews in their catalog, the brewmasters at Other Half know their way around classic and inspired flavors. The original Centre St. taproom features 20 custom drafts on tap as well as wines, ciders, and soft drinks. Just two blocks from the Smith-9th subway station in Carroll Gardens, Other Half is easy to get to, and there’s a good chance something fun will be underway when you arrive.

4 | GRIMM ARTISAN ALES

990 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

5 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

Two-time winner of New York State Brewers of the Year, Grimm Artisan Ales produces medal-winning IPAs, sour and spontaneous ales, lagers, stouts, and hefeweizens. Grimm’s is an NYC brewery rich in historic craft brew traditions presented with artistic whimsy. A local favorite and world renowned as a bucket list destination for craft beer aficionados, Grimm Artisan Ales delivers scrumptious beers in a lively taproom that hosts plenty of events during the week.

5 | WILD EAST BREWING COMPANY

623 Sackett St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

10 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

For the best saisons and pale ales, head over to Wild East Brewing Company in Brooklyn. This NYC microbrewery combines traditional European brewing techniques with American innovation for an exciting menu ranging from Flemish-style sour ale to German pilsner malts to dark, farmhouse-style ale. 

6 | BIG aLICe BREWING

8-08 43rd Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101

3.2 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

Named after its neighborhood, Long Island City (LIC), Big aLICe Brewing is a must for anyone wanting an authentic local experience served with their crisp pour of Copper Rye American Lager. Known for creating some of the best craft brews in NYC with 100% of the ingredients sourced from New York State, Big aLICe Brewing is a licensed New York State farm brewery, meaning its beers support local and state agriculture. 

7 | EVIL TWIN BREWING

1616 George St, Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11385

7.3 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

Be sure to add Evil Twin Brewing to your NYC brewery tour. This Queens cult favorite microbrewery in NYC has a satellite taproom in DUMBO, both with 20 draft beer tap lines that rotate the company’s exceptional array of oak-aged lagers, hazy and hoppy IPAs, fruited sours, pastry stouts, barrel-aged dark beers, Evil Water hard seltzers, and other tasty delights. 

8 | ALEWIFE BREWING

41-11 39th St, Sunnyside, Queens, NY 11104

3.8 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

Named for the women in ancient times who crafted mind-altering spiritual elixirs, Alewife Brewing presents an exciting and eclectic microbrew menu of small batch specialties. Taste beer aged in Mezcal barrels, funky IPAs with varying haze, kettle soured brews, and the neighborhood beer, Alewife Sunnyside Blonde.

9 | GUN HILL BREWING COMPANY

3227 Laconia Ave, Bronx, NY 10469

14.3 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

Definitely worth the trek from your Manhattan accommodations at the Park Terrace Hotel, Gun Hill Brewing Company sparked the brewery revitalization of the Bronx. Gun Hill’s philosophy is to serve the freshest local brews around, each of the highest quality. When you sit at the taproom bar, you’ll have access to their award-winning pilsner, export style stout, American IPA, and American rye saison.

10 | THE BRONX BREWERY

856 E 136th St, Bronx, NY 10454

6.9 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

One of the best NYC breweries in the Bronx is, of course, The Bronx Brewery. Built on the pillars of creativity, community, and inclusivity, this microbrewery celebrates its home borough with music, art, and plenty of superior craft brews. The taproom features the Backyard area, open in warmer months, for live music and art as well as mouth-watering empanadas and other food flavors of the South Bronx. Pair these flavors with a signature Bronx Brewery  hazy IPA, imperial pilsner, or West Coast-style pale ale and you’re in for a real treat, NYC style.

BONUS: TORCH & CROWN BREWING COMPANY

12 Vandam St, New York, NY 10013

2.8 miles from Park Terrace Hotel

The only large-scale NYC brewery in Manhattan, Torch & Crown Brewing Company crafts beer that embodies the unique culture and vibrancy of the city.  T&C offers year-round craft brews as well as delicious seasonal offerings, and any trip to the taproom and restaurant requires a sampling of their flagship New England IPA, Almost Famous. Whether you’re coming to NYC for a beer festival or you’re visiting and simply want to sample flavors from the best NYC breweries, a stay at Park Terrace Hotel offers you luxurious accommodations in a convenient location. Be sure to check out our special offers for discounts, deals, and seasonal packages.

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