George Keeley

485 Amsterdam Ave. · at West 83rd St.
Upper West Side, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

Huge Irish pub caters to college kids and beer connoisseurs. One of the few bars in NYC with a beer engine to serve cask conditioned ale.

History

A simple slogan: Beer Is Good

We called George Keeley a huge Irish pub for college kids and beer connoisseurs, and one of the few bars in town with a beer engine for cask-conditioned ale. By 2020 it had been open for nearly two decades, operating under the simple slogan "Beer Is Good"¹. It's still at 485 Amsterdam Avenue, with beer on tap and in cans and bottles, cocktails, whiskey, wine and pub grub².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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