Pondering the end of 2012 in NYC bar terms

So, here we are on the last day of the year 2012.  Looking back, it was quite a year for us in terms of number of bars visited.  We visited nearly 75 newly opened bars in Manhattan, nearly 40 newly-opened spots in Brooklyn and over a dozen of that type in Queens.  And, of course, we returned to many of our favorites and not-so-favorites over that same time period.  Perhaps our favorite new bar opening of 2012 was New York Beer Company.  We’ve written about that spot a few times already in this space.  If you’re a craft-beer fan and you haven’t been there yet, then start 2013 off right and go to New York Beer Company.