Pumpkin beers like Southern Tier Pumking and Warlock continue to sit on store shelves even as spring seasonal beers start to appear. (Photo: Aaron Inver)

Over the past few years, we’ve written to death about seasonal creep and its primary culprit: pumpkin beer. As the popularity of pumpkin and pumpkin spiced beers grew, brewers fought to push their beer into the marketplace earlier and earlier to grab a bigger piece of the pumpkin pie. With that came a backlash among beer geeks that it was simply “too soon.” And even as early as 2013, the increased production of this style resulted in a glut of beer that sat on shelves well into the winter in some retail environments. Now, there are more signs that pumpkin beer’s heyday may be over.

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Fort Collins, Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing announced today that they will begin distribution across New York State, including New York City, beginning in May. The move will continue their push up the East Coast as they begin operating their second brewery, in Asheville, North Carolina, this spring. The brewery previously announced their expansion to New Jersey, which will occur in March, leaving only New England, West Virginia, and Oklahoma without distribution among the 50 US States.

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Late last year, Bridge & Tunnel Brewery opened its new, DIY-style brewery and taproom in Ridgewood, Queens. Owner Rich Castagna , with the help of friends and family, moved into the space from his own garage and culled through materials like old holding tanks, steam kettles, dairy equipment, and a secondhand tap system to use in the new space. While the taproom has been a success and Castagna’s beer has beer more widely available than ever, there’s a key piece of equipment missing, and he’s launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the project.

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Chicago’s Half Acre debuted on taps across the city, including at Good Beer in the East Village (Photo: Chris O’Leary)

It’s time for our monthly update where we ask some of our favorite beer people a simple question: what are you drinking? There are hundreds of different beers out there on tap at New York bars at any given time, so we’ve asked these folks to tell us the beer they’re enjoying right now. To top it off, we’ll tell you where to find it. Enjoy!

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It’s hard to miss Singlecut Beersmiths in Astoria, one of the 21 places where you can drink beer at its source in the five boroughs. (Photo: Chris O’Leary)

It’s New York City Beer Week, and we told you last week about the 24 breweries that operate in the city. Of those, 21 are either brewpubs or have a taproom where you can drink their beer fresh at the source. And since great way to support your local brewery is to visit the taproom, we’ve decided to provide an updated list of those 21, including the two that have opened just in the past couple months Our list is sorted by borough. Here we go!

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Keg & Lantern, a tiny brewery in a Greenpoint basement, makes its debut on our top beers list this quarter (Photo: Chris O’Leary)

Untappd is - pardon the pun - an untapped wealth of knowledge about beer. With millions of beer check-ins and ratings, there’s so much data to peruse. Because we love playing around with numbers, every three months or so, we provide an update on a pressing question: what are the top-rated beers brewed in the five boroughs? Since it’s New York City Beer Week, we figured this is the perfect time to bring out our quarterly update. So, here’s our update on the top beers brewed in New York City by rating.

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