Can't help you there Mr T - you can get Boddies, but it's under gas (and it's never been the same since they left Strangeways). Do you know Keen's Chop House (72 W 36th St)? It's the nearest thing to a British pub in Manhattan (though the locals all think it's Irish - sigh) and they have Brooklyn Ale which is drinkable.
There's also a pub near the South St Seaport which has a good range of bottled beers.
P V