Monthly Archives: December 2011

VINTAGE PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SLEDDING IN PROSPECT PARK

Sledding in Prospect Park, January 1967, V1990.2.39; Donald Nowlan Brooklyn collection, ARC.120; Brooklyn Historical Society.

From Brooklyn Historical Society:

 This photo shows sledders in Prospect Park, January 1967. Equipped with the wood sleds, plastic discs, and pieces of cardboard, hundreds of winter revelers of all ages flock to the hills of Prospect Park every year. When Prospect Park opened in 1867, it provided a free and accessible public space for Brooklynites to congregate, exercise, and play in the heat of summer and the chill of winter. Today, Prospect Park remains one of the most popular sledding sites in Brooklyn.

To see more photos from BHS’s collection, visit their online image gallery.

Wednesday Cheese Pairing, Dec 28

Brooklyn Pennant Ale with Sweet Grass Dairy Green Hill. Creamy, rich, and vegetal, don’t tell your favorite Francophile, but southern Georgians are making a great camembert style cheese. Its lettuce-y bit will pair nicely with the toasted malt of the Pennant Ale.

Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.

Monster’s Log: Tuesday, Dec 27

I hope everyone made out OK this holiday season. Believe it or not, I only got one present, from my friend Mister Muffins who keeps watch over at a gallery down on Wythe. It’s an original Louis Wain, the British painter who made the mistake of spending too much time looking into his cat’s eyes and went bananas (this is why cats never stare at you for more than a few seconds, by the way). Muffins wrote on the back: “To Monster, the craziest cat I know.” Good one, Muffins.

During a recent tour, I hung the painting up in the fermenting and packaging room (below) to class the place up a bit. The brewers haven’t thanked me yet, but I know they appreciate it.

Tap That Glass: Draft List, Friday December 23

Below is the roster of beers you can expect to find here at The Brewery on Friday, December 23 (list is subject to change). Beer tokens can be purchased for $4/each or six for $20.

DRAFT // 1 token each (unless otherwise indicated)

SPECIAL: Cask of Radius (4.8%)

Brooklyn Lager (5.2% abv)
Brooklyn Brown Ale (5.6% abv)
Brooklyn BLAST! (9% abv) - 2 tokens
Brooklyn Companion Ale (9% abv) - 2 tokens
Brooklyn Winter Ale (6.1% abv)
Brooklyn Radius (4.8% abv)
Brooklyn High Line Elevated Wheat (4.8%)
Brooklyn Pilsner (5.1%)

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

Brooklyn Local 1 (9% abv)
Brooklyn Local 2 (9% abv)
Sorachi Ace (7.4% abv)
AMA Bionda (6.0%) – 2 tokens

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Today in Copyright Infringement: Ink Tribe NY

Brooklyn Brewery Manhattan Brand Manager Brian Duprey displays a t-shirt made by Ink Tribe NY, obtained earlier this week at the Bryant Park Christmas market.

What’s that look on his face? Disappointment? Pity? Whatever it is, looks like today’s copyright infringement has stripped the holiday cheer stripped from yet another man.

Vintage Photo Of The Week: Holiday House


Holiday House, February 28, 1960, v1974.4.1364; John D. Morrell photographs, ARC.005; Brooklyn Historical Society.

From Brooklyn Historical Society:

Photographer John D. Morrell was Assistant Librarian of the Long Island Historical Society (today known as Brooklyn Historical Society), and donated more than 2,600 photographs of Brooklyn neighborhoods to the library. Most are photographs documenting Brooklyn storefronts and blocks. The collection is a wonderful resource for researchers due to the detail included with each photograph. This photograph shows a small store called Holiday House, located on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Carroll Street taken on February 28, 1960 – it’s great to have that much geographic information for so many images!

To see more photos from BHS’s collection, visit their online image gallery.

Wednesday Cheese Pairing, Dec 21

Brooklyn Local 2 with Hudson Red. Buttery, aromatic, and savory, the Hudson Red is made by Twin Maple Farms in Ghent, NY. It’s barnyardey aroma and root vegetable flavors will make a great match with the honeyed sweetness of the Local 2.

Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.

MONSTER’S LOG: TUESDAY, DEC 20

A shiny new year.

There will not be any fireworks at my New Year’s Eve party, but that’s OK because you can’t eat fireworks, and if you did you’d probably burn your mouth, but you can eat smoked ham, prosciutto, brisket, lamb breast, grilled cheese, bahn mi sandwiches, cookies and cake, late-night charcuterie, cheese and pickles, vintage Monster Ale and Black Chocolate Stout drafts, six more of Garrett’s beers on tap, and a Sorachi Ace toast at midnight. Just be sure to “accidentally” drop some on the floor for me, cool?