I love Burger Loft. IMO they have the best taplist in the county. They also expanded into the area next to them and started their own brewery called District 96. I've had a number of their beers and they're all quite tasty. Next time you visit your dad, you should give 'em a try.
Also, I noticed you gave Hop Savant a fairly low rating. IMO, Crooked Staves Petit Sour line is much better, but I'm also not a fan of Brett IPAs. I went to the Whole Foods at Bryant Park this week and noticed they had a few Crooked Staves in their cooler FYI. Not sure if that's the one you go to.
Juicy NE IPAs are quite the rage now, for good reason. Tree House, Trillium and the like have made tons of bank honing the style. I've heard very good things out of Maine breweries like Foundation and Bissell Brothers. I've never had a chance to try anything from either of them yet, though. I did manage to get a can of
Other Half and The Veil's collaboration Topical Depression last year which is a 0 IBU beer that tasted like straight Passion Fruit. Really good.
On the other side of the spectrum, one of my favorite beers ever is
Carton's Epitome. It's a black IPA with 100 IBUs. Haha.