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With the sudden surge of beer gardens cropping up around the city and the recent success of the 2nd annual New York Craft Beer Week, beer mania has officially taken over the Big Apple. There’s bacon-flavored beer, beer pairings and even a 1,000-seat beer hall opening this fall. For hop lovers interested in sampling top-notch local beer, look no further than the Brooklyn Brewery, creator of the famous Brooklyn Lager.
Now celebrating its 21st year, the Brooklyn Brewery was founded by former Associated Press correspondent Steve Hindy – who learned to brew beer while working in the dry Middle East – and his business partner Tom Porter. Tapping into Brooklyn’s rich brewing past – the borough was home to 48 breweries at the turn of the 20th century – the Brooklyn Brewery is now one of America’s top 40 breweries.
Brooklyn Brewery Logo
Located in a former matzo ball factory in the hipster neighborhood of Williamsburg, the Brooklyn Brewery is open to the public from noon – 6:00 p.m. on weekends, offering free brewery tours every hour on the hour from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. While the “tour” isn’t so much a tour as a history lesson that takes place in the industrial brewhouse, amid enormous vats of Brooklyn Brown Ale, it is interesting nonetheless. (One fun fact: the Brooklyn Brewery’s logo was designed by Milton Glaser, the man behind the famous “I love New York” logo.)
The brewery also hosts a Friday night Happy Hour from 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. In addition to standards like the Brooklyn Lager, visitors can also sample some of the brewery’s tasty seasonal microbrews, like the Oktoberfest Beer or Pumpkin Ale, for $4 a piece or 6 for $20, in the beer-drenched tasting room. For information on how to get to the brewery, visit the Brooklyn Brewery’s website.
If you want to join in New York’s beer mania, plan a trip to the Brooklyn Brewery this fall. New York Habitat has the perfect vacation rental for you. Choose from incredible Brooklyn and Manhattan apartments, including:
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Have you ever been to the Brooklyn Brewery? Do you have a favorite Brooklyn beer? Share your comments with us!
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October 16th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
This 2-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, is charming and have a lot of upgrades. I am not sure I will be a big fan of the Brewery since I do not really enjoy beers but this is certainly an original activity to do.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Did someone said happy Hour at The Brooklyn Brewery? Count me in.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I really like Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Chocolate Stout. Their bar in Williamsburg is a nice place to go have a drink, although I think I like the Park Slope beer gardens more. I think on my next trip to Brooklyn I would like to stay in an apartment with a balcony overlooking McCarren Park or Prospect Park… that would be a nice place to have a microbrew.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I prefer Yuengling over Brooklyn Lager, but Brooklyn Brewery beers are very good and the brewery is only a few subway stops from my apartment.
October 19th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I really don’t like beer. I don’t see the point.
October 20th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Guiness is better than Brooklyn Lagner.
October 20th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Here’s a great idea for me…taking the free Brewer tour. I think it will be a fanastic experience and I do hope that some tasting is involve.
October 21st, 2009 at 11:29 am
Hey, I good actually go to a place in Brooklyn and see how that stuff is made? Awesome! I’ve been drinking this stuff for sometime now and would sure love to hop down there in Brooklyn to see the grand production in process.
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Get the pumpkin ale, it’s like the lucky charm, magically delicious.
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I hate beer
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 am
Brooklyn Brewery actually has a lot more beers than I thought. Some of them are pretty gross, but many of them are quite tasty.