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The Pittsburgh Dumpling Experiment, May 20

UPDATE // MAY 20 Results and photos are below from the Pittsburgh Dumpling Experiment! We did not leave Steel City hungry…

AUDIENCE
First Place / Grand Prize:  The Pork Dorks / Pork Dumplings
Second Place: Yinz Dim Sum / Far East PGH Drunken Duck Potsticker
Third Place: Mr. Small, Man-In-Motion / Quince-Apple-Mint Dumplings

Theo’s Prize for Experimentation: Yamzers / Sweet Potato Dessert Pierogies

JUDGES
First Place:  Kitchen Destroyer / Shot to the Heart (And You’re to Blame)
Second Place:  Yinz Dim Sum / Far East PGH Drunken Duck Potsticker
Third Place:  Zuko’s Pierogies / Zuko’s Pierogies

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CANibalization 2012, May 24: Celebrate the Release of the EIPA Can

On May 24, we’re celebrating the release of our new East India Pale Ale can — the third member of our newly assembled Brooklyn Can Triumvirate – with a series of CANibalization parties in almost a dozen states. Join us at any one of the acclaimed venues below to enjoy specials on cans of Brooklyn EIPA, Lager and Summer, and the relinquishing of free swag (while supplies last).

+ Good Company (Brooklyn)

+ LIC Bar (Queens)

+ The Hill (NYC)

+ Portside Bar & Grill (NY)

+ Duckworth’s (NC)

+ Big John’s Tavern (SC)

+ Beer Sellar (IN)

+ Liberty Station (TX)

+ Dirty Franks (OH)

+ Percy Street BBQ (PA)

+ City Taphouse (PA)

+ Cans Bar & Canteen (IL)

+ World of Beer Tampa Palms (FL)

+ Kieran’s Irish Pub (MN)

NYC Brewers Guild Launch Party, May 22

UPDATE // MAY 17 Go to the bottom of this post to view the insane beer list available at the launch party!

Announcing the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild (NYCBG), an organization of the Empire City’s breweries dedicated to advancing the local brewing industry and thereby lessening human misery.

To acknowledge and celebrate this momentous communion, on May 22 at 7pm at The Brooklyn Brewery the Guild is holding a unique evening of rare and obscure beers from each of the 10 inaugural brewers (listed below). This experience of the senses will be unprecedented in its display of industry unity, creativity and flavor. Buy tickets here.

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Introducing Brooklyn Gold Standard Export Kellerbier

Gold Standard is available May-July 2012, draft only.

Brooklyn Gold Standard Export Kellerbier is here to channel those days when the land was green with beer gardens, and no one had yet uttered the P-word*. The title “Export” connotes a beer more robust than pilsner, while the word “Kellerbier” tells us that it’s unfiltered. Our malt is 100% floor-malted Bohemian barley, giving the beer a rich bready backbone. And Brooklyn Gold Standard is going to need a solid backbone to hold up all those snappy German Hallertau Perle, Hallertau Mittelfrueh and Czech Saaz hops that are leaping out of the glass. A long, cold lager fermentation makes it rich, but smooth. The big floral hop aroma is followed by refreshingly bold bitterness and beautiful rounded malt flavors.

[*Prohibition. Utter it not, allow it never.]

Food Pairings: Spicy foods, fresh cheeses, burgers, oysters
Malts: Bohemian Hanka, 100% Floormalted, Czech Republic
Hops: Hallertau Perle and Hallertau Mittelfrueh (Germany), Saaz (Czech Republic)
Yeast: A proprietary lager strain, lent to us by our awesome pals at New Glarus Brewing of Wisconsin
O.G.: 14.6° Plato
IBUs: 44.5
ABV: 6.2%
Format: 15.5 gal kegs; 5.2 gal kegs
Availabilty: April-July
Serving Suggestions: Serve at 40 – 45° in a tall glass with at least “two fingers” of foam

The Brooklyn Can Triumvirate

Brooklyn Lager flanked by BFF’s East India Pale Ale and Summer Ale.

Since 2001, Brooklyn Lager was forced to face the lonely and burdensome ordeal of being the only Brooklyn beer in a can. So last year when we introduced canned Summer Ale, our flagship beer was over the moon! We can only attempt to fathom the extent of Lager’s soaring emotions with the arrival of our latest addition to the Brooklyn can line: East India Pale Ale. ”Whoever said ‘three’s a crowd’ has obviously not tried EIPA,” an exuberant canned Lager told Brooklyn Bloggery in the Tasting Room over the weekend.

“We’ve been putting our beer in cans for more than 10 years, and it’s great to have Brooklyn East India Pale Ale join the party,” says Garrett. “Once considered a cheesy container for industrial beers, the modern can is now a great package. It blocks light, it keeps oxygen out, and you can toss it across a fishing boat or use it to throw a batter out at first base. However, we must deny that we have referred to our cans of Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Summer Ale and Brooklyn East India Pale Ale as ‘the ruling troika of beer’ or ‘our Dear Leaders’. They are, however, bringing ‘total beneficence to The People’. That part really is true.”

Brooklyn Brewery Named Among Top 100 Fastest Growing Urban Businesses

From ICIC:

BOSTON, MA – The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune Magazine announced that Brooklyn Brewery was selected for the 2012 Inner City 100, a list of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the U.S. The Inner City 100 program recognizes successful inner city companies and their CEOs as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job creation in America’s urban communities.

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Tap That Glass: Draft List, Fri May 11

Below is the roster of beers you can expect to find here at The Brewery on Friday, May 11 (list is subject to change). Beer tokens can be purchased for $5/each or 5 for $20.

DRAFT // 1 token each (unless otherwise indicated)

SPECIAL: Cask of BLAST! (9.0% abv) – 2 tokens

Brooklyn Gold Standard (6.2% abv)
“Oishi” by Tom Villa, Lead Brewer (3.9% abv)
Mary’s Maple Porter (7.5% abv)
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace (7.6% abv)
Brooklyn BLAST! (9.0% abv) — 2 tokens
Brooklyn Radius (4.8%)
Brooklyn Lager (5.2% abv)
Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout (4.7% abv)
Brooklyn East India Pale Ale (6.9% abv)
Brooklyner Weisse (5.1% abv)

BIG BOTTLE POURS // 3 tokens each, includes complimentary Souvenir Logoed Stemware Glass

Brooklyn Local 1 (9.0% abv)
Brooklyn Local 2 (9.0% abv)
AMA Bionda (6.0% abv) – 2 tokens
BAMboozle (8.6% abv)
Companion (9.1% abv)

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Wednesday Cheese Pairing, May 9

Brooklyn Radius with Cabot Clothbound Cheddar. Creamy then nutty then sharp, the Cabot Clothbound Cheddar is vastly different from any other Cabot cheddar. Its complexity and sweetness will balance the dry, hoppy aspects of the Radius.

Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese and beverage classes that take place at a variety of Manhattan and Brooklyn venues as well as at the 92nd St. Y. He is also Cheese, Charcuterie, Beer and Wine Manager for Gastronomie 491, a new market/cafe on the Upper West Side. He blogs TheJoyOfCheese.com.

Brooklyn Abroad: Beer Day in Brazil

My trip to Brazil proved to be quite a success. The main purpose was to attend one of the biggest craft beer events in Brazil, Beer Day in Curitiba and learn about the growing craft beer market. Beer Day had quite a selection of craft brews from local brewers, home brewers, and international breweries like Brooklyn Brewery. The styles of beer ranged from mild lagers to intense imperial stouts and IPA’s.  I was impressed with all of the different styles and variations and what is happening in the beer world in Brazil. There were food trucks selling food from around the globe including kebabs, bratwurst, jambalaya, and the Brazilian version of an empanada “Pastéis”.  “Curitibans” I was told, are really into rock music so the local bands at the festival played a lot of indie rock, covered some classic rock, as well as a healthy amount of grunge (they apparently really like Pearl Jam). Beer Day was much like a craft beer festival in Brooklyn and, despite the rain, it was a lot of fun.

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The Worshipful Company of Brewers, Part II: “Centerfold” by Rob Lemery

UPDATE // MAY 18 “Centerfold” by Rob Lemery — a delectably hoppy and floral (literally, via a special addition of rose hips) west coast pale ale — was tapped tonight at a special gathering in the brewhouse packaging room packed with friends, family and colleagues (photo evidence above). Centerfold is now on tap in the Tasting Room. There are only about 40 kegs… so enjoy it while you can!

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SLIDELUCK POTSHOW CLEVELAND RECAP

[Text by Carly Planker and Hillary Lyon]

[Photos by David Schwartz and Carly Planker]

It was the first 80 degree day in Cleveland, Ohio and I was cruising through Gordon Square with a trunk full of beer from Brooklyn Brewery.  We rolled through the west side arts district in Cleveland and it was abuzz with activity.  Excited, we arrived at 78th Street Studios ready to see what all this hype was about.  One young lady arrived promptly at 6 PM looking for some home cooked food and we welcomed her with open arms and a large, empty plate for her to fill.  As more people arrived it became clear that yoga is popular, vegan dishes were aplenty, and everyone favored the delicious Summer Ale.  I had to fend people off the social media darling of the evening, the cheesecake-stuffed-chocolate-dipped strawberries, in warrior one as I went back for seconds.

As the sun set, folks gathered around for the slideshow not quite sure what to expect.  The exciting mix of local and international artists kept everyone’s attention and was the topic of much discussion at the after party.  Local artist David Schwartz took us on a journey down Route 66. Matt Eich showed us an Ohio some of us had never seen before. The quirky slideshow by Liam Tickner was a debate-inducing crowd favorite.  The House on Elwell, a piece by Cleveland expats Daryl Matusak & Willi Wilber echoed the Ohio City landscape next door.

The slideshow ended and the chatting moved outside as we headed to local bar XYZ. Cleveland folks are definitely friendly: two young Episcopalians literally tried to carry me out of the bar as to stop me from returning to Brooklyn the next morning. Local Director, Hillary Lyon, valiantly saved me in Warrior 2. Thank goodness her asanas were strong from her yoga teacher training graduation the night before. After all that vegan food, we ate two hamburgers (of the meat variety) and discussed what was making the burger so delicious. Whether is was the bun or the fried pickle, it was the perfect reward for the work everyone had put in to bring SLPS to Cleveland.  As we careened back to the east side of Cleveland, I took a full, deep breath in and as I exhaled, I thought, Cleveland rocks!