Another July Good Beer Month has arrived in New York City! While we take the month to celebrate our Good Beer Seal bars and plan the announcement of the 2015 inductees, we're also adding new events and themes to this year's festivities. The Good Beer Seal was co-founded in 2009 by Jimmy Carbone (Jimmy's No. … [Continue reading "Here at Last: The Seventh Annual July Good Beer Month!"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2015/07/02/1536/)
Bar Great HarryMission DoloresSixpoint Craft AlesGrimm Artisanal Ales
We're often asked, "What makes a Good Beer Seal bar?" Well, there's a long answer and a short answer. The latter is "a bar committed to great craft beer and community." But what really makes a Good Beer Seal bar is when the public recognizes its presence in the greater NYC bar/restaurant community. This past … [Continue reading "Good Beer Seal Bars Compete in #BARchmadness"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2014/03/24/good-beer-seal-bars-compete-in-barchmadness/)
124 Old Rabbit ClubBlind Tiger Ale HouseChris O'Leary
This is a great week to be visiting a Good Beer Seal Bar. From beer dinners to tap takeovers, you can count on the Good Beer Seal to ensure you're in the right place for great craft beer. Coming up this week, one of our newest Good Beer Seal bars, The Queens Kickshaw is collaborating with … [Continue reading "Good Beer Seal Bars Wrap Up Summer with Beer Dinners, Special Brews"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/08/19/good-beer-seal-bars-wrap-up-summer-with-beer-dinners-special-brews/)
The Queens KickshawMission DoloresBig Alice Brewing CompanyBrouwerij Het Nest
Mayor Bloomberg is just days away from proclaiming (for the fifth year) that July is Good Beer Month! Look for some great events over the 31 days of July, including the expansion of WNYC's The Greene Space Craft Beer Jam! This year Beer Sessions Radio™ will produce three ticketed events, including: The Best Craft Beers … [Continue reading "Here At Last! The 5th Annual July Good Beer Month"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/06/28/here-at-last-the-5th-annual-july-good-beer-month/)
The Good Beer Seal is happy to welcome Savor: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience to NYC, June 14th-15th. Several Good Beer Seal bars will be hosting special events, including a $1 off draughts Savor weekend (6/14-16) with the Craft Beer NY ap designed and curated by Josh Bernstein. As a lead-up to the … [Continue reading "Welcoming Savor to NYC!"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/05/31/welcoming-savor-to-nyc/)
Bar Great HarryBarcadeBrooklyn BreweryDogfish Head
As a lead up to NYC Beer Week (2/24-3/3), Jimmy's No. 43 played host to the annual Good Beer Seal bar owners' luncheon on February 7th. Happily, all five boroughs were represented by 13 GBS bars, the NYC Homebrewers Guild, and Beer Sessions Radio™. Bar representatives discussed the state of being a craft beer bar … [Continue reading "Good Beer Seal Bar Owners Welcome Return Of NYC Beer Week"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/02/21/good-beer-seal-bar-owners-welcome-return-of-nyc-beer-week/)
One of our favorite Good Beer Seal bars (okay, they're all our favorite; hence why they're Good Beer Seal bars!), Mission Dolores—who just happen to be having a Captain Lawrence Brewing Night tonight from 7-10 p.m.—were recently profiled on one of our favorite beer shows, Beer Nation with Seth Wright. See how Mission Dolores came … [Continue reading "GBS Bar Mission Dolores Featured on Beer Nation"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2012/11/20/gbs-bar-mission-dolores-featured-on-beer-nation/)
Mission DoloresCaptain Lawrence BrewingSeth Wright
On Episode #132 (listen here) of Beer Sessions Radio™, host Jimmy Carbone—himself a bar owner (Jimmy's No. 43) hosts a lively conversation on what it takes to run a bar in NYC and beyond. Triple bar owners (and brothers) Ben and Seth Wiley (Mission Dolores, Bar Great Harry, and their newest venture, The Owl Farm) … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™ – What Does It Take To Run A Bar? (9/18/12)"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2012/09/22/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-what-does-it-take-to-run-a-bar-91812/)
Even the most well-versed craft beer lover gets a little confused by the "gypsy brewer," a brewer that uses other people's facilities, meaning a lot of variety, flexibility and variation in the beer (for better and worse). This past Monday at Good Beer Seal Bar Mission Dolores in Park Slope, it was all for the … [Continue reading "Mission Dolores Celebrates Gypsy Brewers"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2012/08/08/mission-dolores-celebrates-gypsy-brewers/)