Name: Barfly

Location: 33rd between Madison and 5th

Date visited: April 27th, 2010

Bar number: 56

Price of Guinness: No Guinness, special brew pub with updated beer menu that changes daily (beers range from 6-10 bucks though)

Rating: 4.5/5

The resident beer connoisseur of the Blog Josh A told me about this place and their really awesome beer menu. I even visited it during Passover to meet up with TRACY and Alex, but I couldnt drink anything cause it was Passover. I vowed to return, and return I did a few weeks later with my friend Katelyn.

Katelyn and I met up after work to hang out and catch up since our last adventure at Galway Hooker (#46). Rattle and Hum has an awesome set up, it has a great bar,  really cool vibe, good food (everything is made with beer), and an AMAZING beer selection. They rotate their beer selection weekly. When I say amazing beer selection, Im not lying, your not getting Guinness, Bud, or even blue moon here. The only 2 beers on the menu I had ever heard of were Magic Hat and Arrogant Bastard (Josh had introduced me to this beer). They specialize in craft brews that are rated extremely high by industry insiders. And they have a beer menu that changes daily, organized by the type of beer (stout, lager, IPA, hefenweizen etc). I have a pretty solid working knowledge of beers, so it was fun to pick out beers that Ive never heard of before.

Some of them I had no idea what they would be like, and by the end of it was basically playing pin the tail on the donkey with the menu. I would close my eyes and plop my finger down on the menu and order whatever I landed on (I also do this with the pizza menu at Town Spa occasionally).

Katelyn and I had fun trying different beers on the menu, but ultimately we were done in by our tiredness and our inability to decide on an appetizer to order. If you are going to grab a drink after work and are in the midtown area, I highly recommend Rattle and Hum, great atmosphere, good food, no pretentious douchebags, and an amazing beer selection (a tad price if you get certain ones though).

Bars left to visit: 144