In a ceremony at Jimmy’s No. 43 capping off July Good Beer Month, the Good Beer Seal committee announced nine new bars as inductees on Wednesday Night. These bars will now proudly display the Good Beer Seal, which certifies bars that don’t just merely offer craft beer, but celebrate it. In addition to adding several bars in the five boroughs, the committee chose to add a bar on Long Island - the seventh to be certified outside of New York City proper.

The selections were made by a committee of beer experts and writers who evaluated newly-opened bars and some neighborhood favorites that were not previously considered. The mantra, according to the seal’s founders, is to give craft beer enthusiasts a one-stop shop for finding bars worthy of a visit:

A Good Beer Seal Bar is independently owned and operated and has a unique sense of place; making it more than just another watering hole. A Good Beer Seal Bar is destination-worthy. In addition to offering at least 80% craft domestic/special imported beers, a Good Beer Seal Bar engages its staff and guests in educational offerings regarding the history and originality of the beers it serves. A bar that earns a Good Beer Seal will be active in its local and global community through responsible stewardship and charitable actions. If The Good Beer Seal is on the door, good business practices, good atmosphere, and good beer is inside.

The nine new inductees, listed below, will join the 59 other bars already in the program.

MANHATTAN
- Fools Gold (145 E. Houston St., at Eldridge St., Lower East Side)
- The Jeffrey (311 E. 60th St., at 2nd Ave., Upper East Side)
- Top Hops (94 Orchard St., at Broome St., Lower East Side)

BROOKLYN
- Beer Street (413 Graham Ave., at Withers St., Williamsburg)
- Covenhoven (734 Classon Ave., at Park Pl., Prospect Heights)
- Glorietta Baldy (502 Franklin Ave., at Fulton St., Bed-Stuy)
- Hops Hill (886 Fulton St., at Waverly Ave., Clinton Hill)

THE BRONX
- The Bronx Beer Hall (2344 Arthur Ave., at E. 186th St., Belmont) 

LONG ISLAND
- BBD’s (49 NY State Route 49A, at Westchester Dr., Rocky Point)

The ceremony capped off a full slate of Good Beer Month events that included the annual three-part “Craft Beer Jam” at the Greene Space.