The streets of New York City’s Murray Hill neighborhood are lined with cookie-cutter bars, filled with huge plasma TVs and an over abundance of tight graphic t-shirts… For this reason, I never drink in my own neighborhood – until now!

Last night I found a great new spot, Cask Bar + Kitchen. The atmosphere is great for post-work drinks, dimly lit, but doesn’t leave you searching for a cell phone back light to read the menu.

They’ve got 12 different quality draught beers! Everything from my local favorite Bluepoint Toasted Lager to a killer IPA by the name of Green Flash. In addition to the 12 drafts, they also have two different Casks – which is pretty unheard of in NYC.

The bartenders were both really knowledgeable and seemed to thoroughly enjoy their jobs, another rarity in Murray Hill.

They have a great menu describing each beer, including the alcohol percentage so you’re able to decide how to start your night – nice and calm with a Guinness Stout coming in at 4.1 % or hit it hard with a Southern Tier Unearthly DIPA at a whopping 11.0 %

Cask Bar + Kitchen