Visitor to New York - Recommendations please

I'd appear to be ignoring your preferences by telling you to go to St. Andrew's (which is mostly known as a single malt bar), but they do have a lot of good American beers on draft as well, something like 30 taps. (120 W.

44th, off 6th Ave.) Um...mostly Brit food, though. You could drink there, then go get American-type food at Virgil's Barbecue (152 W. 44th St.), where they have a couple good beers (usually a Brooklyn of some kind) and delicious barbecued lamb and cornbread. You're also pretty close to The Collins Bar (735 8th Avenue), which is divey-looking but friendly, and possessed of a small but excellent selection of beers. The Ginger Man is a bit more of a hike, but worth it (11 E. 36th St. @ Madison Avenue), with tons of taps and two real ales on hand-pump. It gets crazy after 5, best to go in the afternoon.

I don't mind you ignoring my preferences after all the whole point of travel is to broaden the mind!

The barbecued lamb sounds good!

Dave

Heartland Brewery is maybe eight blocks north of Times' Square, have a lovely oatmeal stout and a number of other good brews. If you like good beer and vaguely passable overpriced food, it's a good choice. For an expensive bottle shop, the Happy Deli is nearby. Good selection, high prices. For recommendations, Heavyweight Brewing's Perkuno's Hammer Imperial Porter is a thing of beauty. Any beer by Victory is worth getting, particularly Hop Devil. Heck, just go crazy.

Good God, of course: but that's Heartland Midtown. The Heartland Chophouse has the same beers (actually a bit cheaper than at Midtown), go there: 127 W. 43rd St. Nice place, food's a little bit frou-frou, but the beer is solid stuff. Should have the Pumpkin on at this point, which sounds weird but is delicious...particularly mixed with the stout. Don't make that face: try it! Thanks for the brain-shock, Dan!

My favorite place I've been to in Manhattan is Blind Tiger Ale House, in Greenwich Village (or maybe the West Village). Extensive selection of beers, good variety, all very well cared-for.

There are a couple very good places in Brooklyn as well, if you're game for a bit of a subway ride: Brazen Head and Mugs. Don't recall directions or addresses, since I was tagging along with locals, but they should be listed somewhere online.

_Steve

The Ginger Man (11 East 36th Street) has a very large selection of beers.

Saint Andrew's (120 West 44th Street) leans towards Scottish and British beers.

Chelsea Brewing Company (Pier 59 @ West 20th Street, along the water) has a good selection of plain, but tasty beers.

Brooklyn Brewery (79 North 11th Street, Brooklyn) offers tours and has some good beers.

Heartland Brewery Chophouse (43rd between Broadway and Sixth) has good food and good beers.

McSorley's Ale House (15 East 17th Street) is the oldest bar in the city. It's a place to visit more for atmosphere than its beer. It's like going through a time machine.

See the musical, Rent. It has nothing to do with beer, but it's well worth seeing.

Phil

Oh yeah, and a good American place to go eat is the Delta Grill, a cajun restaurant on 9th Avenue and 48th Street. Good food and a decent beer selection.

Phil

Thanks Guys for all the suggestions, I'll plot them onto a map and try to make at least part of our trip beer orientated. Who knows I may even conquer my unease about the fruit connection and try the Pumpkin - not sure about mixing it with stout though! My wife might be persuaded to try it as she has been known to mix Guinness and Cider (a barmans worst nightmare), do you add the Stout to the Pumpkin or vice versa? Or doesn't it matter?

Dave