The Good Beer Seal Inducts 2012 Class

The Seal is given to bars that serve "good beer" and was developed when Garry Gillis of the Burp Castle and Standings, Ray Deter of DBA and DBA Williamsburg, and Jimmy Carbone of Jimmy’s No. 43 joined together in attempt to certify bars that served good beer.

According to the Good Beer Seal website, there are five criteria for receiving a Good Beer Seal.

1) Have 80% craft domestic or special imported beers
2) Serve a good portion of their beers via a draft beer and/or cask ale program
3) Maintain a strong “Pub” vibe as a nice, local place to drink a beer and visit with friends
4) Active community presence, as well as being an independently operated establishment
5) Good beer should be a strong feature, if not THE FOCUS of the operation

Last year, seven bars were awarded the Good Beer Seal.  This year, eight bars received the honor:

MANHATTAN
Earl's Beer and Cheese – 1259 Park Avenue
Dive Bar – 732 Amsterdam
Idle Hands – 25 Avenue B

BROOKLYN
61 Local –  61 Bergen Street
Sycamore – 1118 Cortelyou Road
Pine Box Rock Shop – 12 Grattan Street

STATEN ISLAND
Adobe Blues –  63 Lafayette Avenue
Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn –  4254 Arthur Kill Road


Here is a complete list of the 41 bars who have received the Good Beer Seal Award.

MANHATTAN
124 Rabbit Club - 24 MacDougal Street - (212) 254-0575
Against The Grain - 620 E 6th Street - (212) 420-0002
Blind Tiger Ale House - 281 Bleecker Street - (212) 462-4682
Burp Castle - 41 East 7th Street - (212) 982-4576
DBA - 41 1st Avenue - (212) 475-5097
Dive Bar – 732 Amsterdam Avenue - (212) 749-4358
Earl's Beer and Cheese – 1259 Park Avenue - (212) 289-1581
East Village Tavern - 158 Avenue C - (212) 253-8400
George Keeley's - 485 Amsterdam Avenue - (212) 873-0251
Idle Hands – 25 Avenue B - (917) 338-7090
Jimmy's No. 43 - 43 East 7th Street - (212) 982-3006
Rattle N' Hum - 14 East 33rd Street - (212) 481-1586
Standings - 43 East 7th Street - (212) 420-0671
Swift - 34 East 4th Street - (212) 227-9438
The Pony Bar - 637 10th Avenue - (212) 586-2707
The Stag’s Head - 252 East 51st Street - (212) 888-2453
Waterfront Ale House - 540 2nd Avenue - (212) 696-4104

BROOKLYN
4th Avenue Pub - 76 4th Avenue - (718) 643-2273
61 Local –  61 Bergen Street - (347) 763-6624
Bar Great Harry - 280 Smith Street - (718) 222-1103
Barcade - 388 Union Avenue - (718) 302.6464
Beer Table - 427 B 7th Avenue - (718) 965.1196
Bierkraft - 191 Fifth Avenue - (718) 230-7600
Brazen Head - 228 Atlantic Avenue - (718) 488-0430
Brouwerij Lane - 78 Greenpoint Avenue - (347) 529-6133
DBA Williamsburg - 113 N. 7th Street - (718) 218-6006
Luckydog - 303 Bedford Ave Brooklyn -  
Mission Dolores - 249 4th Avenue - (718) 399-0099
Mug's Ale House - 125 Bedford Avenue - (718) 486-8232
Pacific Standard - 82 4th Avenue - (718) 858-1951
Pine Box Rock Shop – 12 Grattan Street - (718) 366-6311
Spuyten Duyvil - 359 Metropolitan Avenue - (718) 963-4140
Sycamore – 1118 Cortelyou Road - (347) 240-5850
The Diamond - 43 Franklin Street - (718) 383-5030
The Double Windsor - 210 Prospect Park West - (347) 725-3479
The Gate - 321 5th Avenue - (718) 768-4329
Waterfront Ale House - 155 Atlantic Avenue - (718) 522-3794

QUEENS
Sunswick 3535 - 35-02 35th Street - (718) 752-0620

BRONX
Bronx Ale House - 216 West 238th Street - (718) 601-0204

STATEN ISLAND
Adobe Blues - 63 Lafayette Avenue - (718) 720-2583
Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn - 4254 Arthur Kill Road - (718) 984-1202
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