Marshall Stack

One of the great casual bars in LES. Chill bar with beer/wine only. Good selection of beer to try. Cool bartenders.

I now have one more reason to love Marshall Stack: They found my wallet and cheerfully returned it to me, and wouldn't even accept a reward. That's the kind of service that makes a place a neighborhood bar.

So back to the original reasons why I love Marshall Stack--one, the beer selection. I have scribbled down names of beers I have here so I don't forget them, then tracked them down at out-of-the-way places so I could have them again (they do always taste better from the tap here, though). Amazing hefeweizens and fruity and spicy beers (my favorite). Two, it manages to have a laid-back vibe in a neighborhood that's getting increasingly crazy and fratty. In fact, I once brought an obnoxious out-of-town guest here, and he hated this place and we left immediately--this place possesses a natural repellant that keeps away horrible people.

Cheers to Marshall Stack! The next time I have a pint here, I'll be remembering the kind, honest behavior of the staff.

Since I get out of work early and work close enough to the lower east side this seemed like the perfect bar to kill an hour. It has plenty of beers on tap and in cask ale with a $1 off during happy hour. Steph had been here about a year ago and suggested it and was shockingly on time! She almost beat me for once. For my first beer I went with penis boy beer or Blanche de Bruxelles. For some crazy reason it was calling out to me. It was light and summery and perfect. I didn't need a second beer and went with a crazy double ipa Brooklyn Blast that I needed help chugging down pre Yelp. But it was delightful as well. They also have board games here and I hear pretty decent bar food and tater tots. This may have to be re-examined because I always find myself at local, epsteins or that lolita place. But this has such a unique variety and its different and it has grown on me.