OUR STORY

The Knickerbocker Tavern is the quintessential beer bar; our first love is craft beer and that is what we have built our business upon for the past 20 years. Throughout the past two decades, we have also developed an almost unhealthy infatuation when collecting brown spirits - some may even say we have "too many." We disagree.

But you never forget your first love. For us, it’s beer.

Sure, you can go to other bars that have craft beer on tap and in bottle, but we can help you develop your own obsession whether you’re a newbie or a self-proclaimed “beer geek.” Everyone starts somewhere. For us it was one tap: Genesee. Listen, it was 1996 people. As the years went on we added more and more taps and with it more and more beer. Finding craft beer for our customers to try and enjoy has become a constant goal for us and is something we still spend countless hours researching, cultivating, customizing and of course, sampling, in order to provide you with the best selection available.

Recently we have also spent time refining our ever-growing collection of spirits, which is staggering at over 800 bottles (and counting). We guarantee you will find something you like and probably something new you will like. Whether it is on the rocks, neat or part of a classic cocktail, the world of spirits is something to be explored and we would love the opportunity to guide you.

Approachable, yet unexpected our menu proves to satisfy all palates. We proudly source local ingredients, including the greatest burger (in our opinion) you can find in the area. Menu items are made daily and all food is cooked to order - we offer a variety of options for both herbivores and carnivores alike. Our Thursday night specials will blow you away.

And it all comes full circle. Beer. You never forget your first love: come visit us so we can introduce you formally to ours.

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