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While many NY cabs won’t drive you to Brooklyn, making the effort means you’ll be pleasantly daunted by the glut of drinking establishments over the bridge. The variety of old and new, high and low, mean that pigeonholing such as “hipster” or “dive” is far from the mark, and just plain rude. The spectrum is far and wide, ranging from whiskey mixology heaven and punchy cocktail providores to high walled beer gardens and indoor beer barns that double as music venues. Brooklyn Social’s on trend crowd unknowingly pay homage to the venue’s previous incarnation as an Itali ... Read more »an social club. Dutch Kills does a modern play on the traditional speakeasy, while Southpaw takes cheap and cheerful to the next level with band postered wallpaper and a cavernous vibe. It’s warmer and sunnier in Brooklyn, which makes the beer garden proliferation here no coincidence. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden takes the cake here but Franklin Park, Mission Dolores and Spritzenhaus come in a close second.