With peeling barstools, cheap beers and a well-worn pool table, America’s dive bars are the great equalizers. And one cozy Catskills spot just earned national recognition for getting it exactly right.

The Tavern Bar at the Andes Hotel, known simply as “The Tavern” to locals, has been named one of the 50 best dive bars in America by outdoor lifestyle brand Huckberry . With its rustic wood-paneled interior, cold taps, and porch full of locals swapping stories, it’s a no-frills watering hole that feels like home, whether you’re a regular or just passing through.

“The drinks are strong, and the porch is always full of people catching up after the day,” Huckberry writes. According to the Andes Hotel , the Tavern has remained largely unchanged, even as the 1850s inn around it has evolved w

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