Category Archives: Brewmaster’s Reserve

DRAFT MAGAZINE NAMES THE CONCOCTION A TOP 25 BEER OF 2011

BB Concoction Draft Mag Top 25 2011

We’re happy to announce that Draft Magazine seems to enjoy The Concoction, our second latest Brewmaster’s Reserve beer, just about as much as we do, naming it one of their Top 25 Beers of 2011.

In other Top 25 news, we’re happy to announce that people who like to read interesting things seem to enjoy The Oxford Companion to Beer, Garrett Oliver’s latest literary endeavor, just about as much as we do, as it is currently one of Amazon’s Top 25 Best Sellers.

Congratulations to the Brooklyn team, and writers across the globe, respectively, for drafting these beery successes.

TAP THAT GLASS: DRAFT LIST, FRIDAY OCTOBER 28

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Below is the roster of beers you can expect to find here at The Brewery on Friday, October 28 (list is subject to change). Beer tokens can be purchased for $4/each or six for $20.

DRAFT // 1 token each

SPECIAL: Cask of Brooklyn Bitter (5.0% abv) - 1 token

Brooklyn Lager (5.2% abv)
Brooklyn Brown Ale (5.6% abv)
Brooklyn Oktoberfest (5.5% abv)
Brooklyn Companion Ale (9% abv) - 2 tokens
Brooklyn East India Pale Ale (6.8% abv)
Brooklyn Radius (4.8% abv)
Brooklyn High Line Elevated Wheat (4.8%)
AMA Bionda (6.0%)

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)

The Brooklyn Brewery is open to the public:

+ Mon-Thu from 5-7pm for reservation-only Small Batch Brewery Tours ($8/person)
+ Friday from 6-11pm for Happy Hour (entrance is free)
+ Saturday from 12-8pm for Happy Hour & Tours (free tours on the hour from 1-5pm; no reservations required)
+ Sunday from 12-6pm for Happy Hour & Tours (free tours on the hour from 1-4pm; no reservations required)

GET THE BROOKLYN BOX SET

Brooklyn Box Set

Come on. It’s too perfect for the beer lover in your life to ignore. Now available for purchase exclusively at The Brooklyn Brewery Company Store is the BROOKLYN BOX SET, featuring 1 copy of The Oxford Companion to Beer signed by Garrett Oliver, and 1 750ml bottle-conditioned version of The Companion Ale – this special Companion Ale bottle is only available as part of the BROOKLYN BOX SET.

The BROOKLYN BOX SET is $80.00, and can be obtained only in person at The Brooklyn Brewery (79 North 11th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249) during our public hours.

With 160 experts covering more than 1,100 subjects, The Oxford Companion to Beer is the most comprehensive book to yet be published on the subject. To accompany the book, Garrett Oliver (Editor-in-Chief), Horst Dornbusch (Associate Editor) and Thomas Kraus-Weyermann (writer and master maltster) brewed our current Brewmaster’s Reserve beer, called The Companion Ale. Made with 55% new floor malts from Weyermann Maltings, The Companion is brewed in an old style called “wheat wine”, a wheat-based equivalent to barley wine. The floor malts give this beer a juicy malt character of considerable depth, 55% malted wheat gives it a surprising lightness on the palate, while our house ale yeast lends a gentle fruitiness.

BROOKLYN BOX SET, aka PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT

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Now available for purchase exclusively at The Brooklyn Brewery Company Store is the BROOKLYN BOX SET, featuring 1 copy of The Oxford Companion to Beer signed by Garrett Oliver, and 1 750ml bottle-conditioned version of The Companion Ale – this special Companion Ale bottle is only available as part of the BROOKLYN BOX SET.

The BROOKLYN BOX SET is $80.00, and can be obtained only in person at The Brooklyn Brewery (79 North 11th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249) during our public hours.

With 160 experts covering more than 1,100 subjects, The Oxford Companion to Beer is the most comprehensive book to yet be published on the subject. To accompany the book, Garrett Oliver (Editor-in-Chief), Horst Dornbusch (Associate Editor) and Thomas Kraus-Weyermann (writer and master maltster) brewed our current Brewmaster’s Reserve beer, called The Companion Ale. Made with 55% new floor malts from Weyermann Maltings, The Companion is brewed in an old style called “wheat wine”, a wheat-based equivalent to barley wine. The floor malts give this beer a juicy malt character of considerable depth, 55% malted wheat gives it a surprising lightness on the palate, while our house ale yeast lends a gentle fruitiness.

THE COMPANION TAMPA RELEASE PARTY W/ GARRETT OLIVER, OCT 25

The Bricks Tampa

Tuesday, 25 October, 9:30-10:30pm
The Bricks
1327 East 7th Avenue
Tampa, FL

Join Brewmaster Oliver at The Bricks in Tampa to enjoy $4 pints of Brooklyn Lager, in addition to Brooklyn Brown Ale, Brooklyn Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Pennant Ale ’55, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout 2011, Brooklyn BLAST! and bottles of Brooklyn Local 1, Brooklyn Local 2 and Brooklyn Sorachi Ace.

NEW YORK CRAFT BEER WEEK 2011, SEP 16-25

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NY Craft Beer Week, the annual 10-day celebration of good beer in NYC, will this year take place from September 16-25 and as always feature a throng of events and tastings across our behemoth abode. Brooklyn Brewery is proud to support NYCBW’s efforts to honor our most favorite beverage, and will be celebrating the week with the events after the jump. We hope to see you somewhere out there.

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TAP THAT GLASS: DRAFT LIST, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2

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Below is the roster of beers you can expect to find here at The Brewery on Friday, September 2 (list is subject to change). Beer tokens can be purchased for $4/each or six for $20.

DRAFT // 1 token each

SPECIAL: Casks of Cookie Jar Porter (7.8% abv) & Brooklyn BLAST! (9% abv) - 2 tokens

Brooklyn Radius (4.8% abv) – 1 token
Brooklyn BLAST! (9% abv) - 2 tokens
Brooklyn East India Pale Ale (6.8% abv)
Brooklyn Lager (5.2% abv)
Brooklyn Pilsner (5.1% abv)
Brooklyner Weisse (5.0% abv)
Brooklyn Pennant Ale ’55 (5.0% abv)
Brooklyn Brown Ale (5.6% abv)

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)

SPECIAL :: Summer Ale cans (5.0% abv)

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The Brooklyn Brewery is open to the public:

+ Mon-Thu from 5-7pm for reservation-only Small Batch Brewery Tours ($8/person)
+ Friday from 6-11pm for Happy Hour (entrance is free)
+ Saturday from 12-8pm for Happy Hour & Tours (free tours on the hour from 1-5pm; no reservations required)
+ Sunday from 12-6pm for Happy Hour & Tours (free tours on the hour from 1-4pm; no reservations required)