The 6 Beers Apps To Download For New York Oktoberfest

Prepare for NYC's biggest drinking season by down-loading these chasers.

Oct 01, 2011
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Beer Gardens NYC

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Beer Garden NYC

Not big on pubs or hole-in-the-wall joints? This iPhone-exclusive lets you search from over 64 beer gardens in NYC by borough, neighborhood, beer selection, or price range. Use Foursquare to share comments and pictures with your drinking buddies, plus track down locations via GPS.

Download it now from the Apple App Store, $0.99

Beer Map

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Beer Map

Android users have their own outlet to look up local craft breweries, brew pubs, homebrew shops, package shops, and bars. Discover and share reviews and directions, also call a venue straight from the applicaiton.  

Download it now from the Android Market, $0.99

Happy Houred

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Happy Houred

Anyone looking to get their buzz on early, but can't figure out which spot to hit up, should definitely download this app. Browse through listings of over 22,000 happy hours in 2,000+ U.S. cities, while choosing from hundreds of New York drinking locales. Updates and fact-checking is submitted on the regular by other app users, too. Finally, play games and win prizes, which are featured in the Happy Houred bi-monthly newsletter.

Download it now from the Apple App Store, Free



Beer Counter

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Beer Counter

Limiting your drink toll for the night? Better yet, enjoy drinking with friends, but hate keeping tabs on how many brews everyone downed? The Beer Counter keeps booze hounds on their toes by tallying up their drink consumption. It’s simple: tap the touchscreen and watch the counter increase.

Download it now from the Android Market, Free

 

 

BrewGene

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BrewGene

With a database of over 40,000 beers, BrewGene is the most robust brewski search engine of any mobile platform. Read up on beer stats, share recommendations on Twitter and Facebook, check into bars using Foursquare, and scribble tasting notes offline. There's also a Watch List feature that comes in handy for those looking try new beers, but constantly forget.

Download it now from the Apple App Store, Free

Free Beer Battery Widget

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Free Beer Battery Widget

If you’re a lightweight, or take in one too many beers, odds are you won’t be able to make out the energy bar at the top of your Android phone. But even with impaired vision, you can still monitor your battery life with the help of this status widget. Onscreen expandability is displayed in four sizes (small, large, XL, and XXL) and it pulls up detailed information such as temperture, capacity, and more.

Download it now from the Android Market, Free

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