Kings (County) of Beer

Beer

Jan 13

Written by Joshua M. Bernstein

888403_height370_width560 Big surprise here: I wrote a piece about Brooklyn's beer-bar boom for Metromix. Lord, I'm so predictable. Drink it up!

Joshua M. Bernstein

Dollar Grub: East Village

Gut Instinct: Hamming It Up

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