Cask Conditioned Ale
28 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Cask Conditioned Ale” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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190 Ave. B · East Village
Closed; now Ama Raw Bar
A wine bar and restaurant emphasizing fresh seasonal and local cuisine has taken over the former coke den Radio Perfecto.
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41 1st Ave. · East Village
Still pouring
With over 150 beers, 130 scotches, and 60 tequilas you might be surprised to discover that the hardest part of placing an order isn't choosing the right drink, but finding a bartender who isn't too busy ignoring you to take your order.
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1394 York Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed
The home of real beer in New York City.
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211 Avenue A · East Village
Still pouring
This formery laundromat has 19 beers on tap and serves imperial pints (20 oz). Small booths and tables are good for taking over with a few friends and the happy hour wins big points with $3 pints from 5-8pm.
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485 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
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.
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11 E. 36th St. · Murray Hill
Closed
It's big, it's crowded and there's no better bar for blocks in any direction. If you have to go to this area, this is the place you'll want to drink.
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76 W. 3rd St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Beer lovers tend to fall into two groups connousiers and frat boys. The beer selection here is excellent (including cask conditioned ale), but thanks to an NYU location and giant beer towers for the tables the crowd leans far into backward baseball cap land.
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Hop Devil GrillPick
129 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Closed; now Starbucks
A bar that prides itself on its beer, Hop Devil pours the perfect pint, and leaves you to puzzle out the complexity of the Belgian Ale vis-à-vis the straight forward sincerity of the German Lager.
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302 W. 51st St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Dolly's
There's 20 beers on draft, but it lacks the impressive beer selection of its identically named sibling 5 blocks away on 46th.
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The Spotted PigPick
314 W. 11th St. · West Village
Closed; now The Golden Swan
Simply appointed British gastro-pub serves bar food good enough to put many neighboring restaurants to shame.
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17 Stanton St. · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Bonnie Vee
Formerly the Villedge Publick House, this pallatable sports bar has a decent beer selection, reasonable prices and a useful without being overbearing three plasma TVs.
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Stout NYCPick
133 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Moved to 215 West 35th St.
16,000 square foot mega-pub has 20 beers on tap including UK micro-brews and cask conditioned ales.
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Top of the Tower (Beekman Tower)
3 Mitchell Pl. · Midtown East
Closed; now Ophelia
Some of the best views to be found anywhere in the city make all other considerations a distant second at this deco piano lounge on the top of the Beekman Tower.
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540 2nd Ave. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Crooked Knife
The Manhattan outpost of the Brooklyn Heights Waterfront Ale House preserves the same ingredients to success, a neighborhood feel, a great kitchen, and huge beer selection.
Brooklyn
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Bar Great HarryPick
280 Smith St · Carroll Gardens
Still pouring
The bar formerly known as just Bar has become Bar Great Harry and added 50 bottles to the lineup and constantly rotating drafts with an emphasis on local and domestic brews and cask conditioned ale.
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BarcadePick
388 Union Ave. · East Williamsburg
Still pouring
The perfect marriage of bar and arcade, this huge industrial space houses dozen of 80's era video games and serves up a truly impressive range of brews including cask conditioned ale.
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Brazen HeadPick
228 Atlantic Ave. · Brooklyn Heights
Still pouring
A truly great neighborhood pub. Friendly atmosphere, attentive bar staff, a great selection of single-malts, over 20 taps, and two hand pumps for cask conditioned ales.
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65 4th Ave. · North Slope
Closed
This sports pub is representative of the new Park Slope - a sort of Brooklyn Heights meets the Upper East Side. The jukebox is capable of blasting GN'R with an earnest exuberance rarely seen since the late Reagan era.
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43 Franklin St. · Greenpoint
Closed; now The Mallard Drake
The simple, almost austere, environs of this Belgian beer bar serve to keep the focus on their truly impressive beer menu and the company your with. If you want ambience you can always head to their attractive 40 seat back garden.
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790 Metropolitan Ave · East Williamsburg
Closed; now Easy Lover
This small, dimly lit bar replaced everyone's favorite neighborhood hole, Pour House. The music's seems to be always a bit too loud, the pool table is uneven, but the crowd tends to be pretty friendly and they've got cask conditioned ale.
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243 5th Ave. · North Slope
A different business is licensed at this address: Highdive
With an outstanding beer selection (including cask conditioned ale), great Costa Rican bar food, a back garden, 4 TVs, a pool table and a dart board there's not many angles the Lighthouse Tavern doesn't have covered.
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1025 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed; now Wenwen
A high-ceilinged neighborhood dive bar with 50+ bottled beers, game nights, skeeball, free popcorn and board games. When you go to a bar as fun as this one, you can't help but wonder why there aren't more like it.
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Mug's Ale HousePick
125 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
Williamsburg fixture keeps the beer ultra-cheep and its crowd drunk and happy.
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Pacific StandardPick
82 4th Ave. · North Slope
Closed
Half bar, half living room this spacious and attractive bar serves as spiritual home for West Coast expats in NYC. And a well stocked home it is. There are 16 tap beers, including 2 cask conditioned ales, and 6 West Coast drafts.
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90 S. 4th St. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now My Friend Duke
Friendly and neighborhoody café by day craft beer bar by night.
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Spuyten DuyvilPick
359 Metropolitan Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Rude Mouth
A warm and cozy atmosphere, a spectacular garden, and most notably the best selection of Belgian Ale's in the city
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155 Atlantic Ave. · Brooklyn Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Brado
There's good reason the Waterfront Ale House has been a Brooklyn Heights staple for over a decade. The food is consistently delicious and the 18 taps host a beer for every taste including cask conditioned ales.
Already closed by 2009
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Wells Ales & LagersClosed by 2009
303 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now Lucky Dog
There's over 100 bottled beers available at this airy, brick lined bar. Grab a seat at a window facing Bedford Avenue after work and enjoy the view.