For many Americans, sherry is something of a mystery. It’s been relegated over the years to the very back of our national bar cart, only truly shining in serious cocktail bars or Edgar Allen Poe references. We believe it’s time for sherry to step forward once more, and luckily enough, House of Lustau agrees. We’re proud to introduce you to Brooklyn Capataz— but first you have to learn about sherry. Come with us.

By definition, sherry is a fortified wine grown and produced in either Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda or El Puerto de Santa María in Andalusia, Spain. All sherry starts as a wine produced from white grapes and is fortified with a grape spirit to reach a desired strength. Once that base strength is reached, sherry producers have a decision to make: how long should this sherry age?

Young, pale sherries, such as Manzanilla and Fino, age for at least three years under a protective layer of natural yeast called Flor that prevents oxidation. Older styles, such as Amontillado and Oloroso, are tucked away in massive casks to age for years, developing flavor and taking on their signature ruddy color due to slow oxidation. Sherries are carefully selected and blended in a Solera and Criadera system to reach just the right balance of flavor and complexity. Some may also be painstakingly combined into Pedro Ximénez or Moscatel, which are usually darker and sweeter. This aging and blending takes place under the watchful eye of an experienced capataz. You see where this is going.

The barrels you see above are from the House of Lustau cellars. For us in the beer world, barrel aging usually takes place over the course of anywhere from a few months to a couple of years, with very few beers staying in wood longer. Sherry, on the other hand, takes its sweet time to develop, sometimes over decades. The barrels will be slowly cycled through, yielding up their precious sherries only to be repaired and pressed back into service. Some of their barrels are estimated to be well over a century old. Luckily, House of Lustau started their work in 1896, so it’s safe to say they have the experience to handle these precious vessels.

House of Lustau’s sherries and wines command serious respect in the world of fortified wines. Their range is revered the world over among mixologists and dedicated sherry fans, and the smallest sample of their impressive offerings is enough to convert even the newest to the fold. Our Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, being the bon vivant he is, knew all of this long before most of the rest of us at the brewery knew more than Poe’s amontillado. He and our Barrel Manager Eric Brown led the way, getting in touch with the House of Lustau team and requesting some barrels to age beer in. After some back and forth and plenty of sampling, the answer came through: we’d have the barrels in a couple years.

“Two to three years,” Garrett recounts now. “We thought we were on a waiting list, but it turned out there was a lot of work to do.”

A cadre of casks, like the one pictured above, had to go through some serious testing before House of Lustau pronounced them ready to go forth and proclaim the power of sherry. Their team of coopers and craftsmen carefully inspected and repaired a selection of Amontillado and Pedro Ximénez barrels, testing and retesting to be sure each was sound. They seasoned the wood using gallons of sherry, ensuring that the soul of the liquid would follow the barrel across the Atlantic. Finally, the barrels arrived in Brooklyn, where Garrett and Eric were waiting and ready with a freshly brewed barleywine. They filled the casks, sealed them in our Barrel Aging Facility, and waited. And waited, and drank some sherry, and waited some more.

Now, Brooklyn Capataz emerges to bring sherry’s tale to you. The beer is a deceptively strong 11.3%, packed with cascading notes of rich coffee, dried fruit, nuts, and chocolate. The sherry lineage is most notable in the hints of dates and good tobacco that emerge just before you sip. It is the perfect beer for celebrations, especially surrounded by friends, family, and plenty of good food. Start planning those celebrations now, though; Brooklyn Capataz is only available for a limited time, and will be on tap exclusively in our Tasting Room and a handful of select bars and restaurants.

Go forth, try Brooklyn Capataz, and understand the power of sherry. And when Capataz is all gone and fading into memory, do not be sad: House of Lustau will have plenty of sherries for you to enjoy, and we’ll be here to help drink them.

Our friends at Parm have one of the most challenging menus in the New York City. Not in the sense that it’s tough to understand, or holds dishes we don’t understand; it’s just impossible to choose between all of our favorites. Fortunately, we’re making things easy for you (and us) with our special Beers And Bites offering, available now at Parm on the Upper West Side and Battery Park.

After many test dishes and sample beers, we’re proud to reveal the final menu:

• Buffalo Cucumbers bring the heat with thick-cut cucumbers tossed in tangy Buffalo sauce and topped with blue cheese crumbles, so we teamed it up with the cool refreshment of Brooklyn Unfiltered
• Mini Meatballs made from Mario’s recipe, featuring a specialty veal-pork-beef blend topped with tomato sauce and grated Parmesan, dances with the herbal and citrus notes of our sunny Sorachi Ace
• Eggplant Parm, the ten-layer classic, stacks thinly layered breaded and fried eggplant with tomato sauce, Parmesan, mozzarella, and fresh basil, forming the perfect companion for the subtle golden sweetness and refreshingly hoppy finish of Defender IPA

An adorable espresso mug of our legendary Black Chocolate Stout rounds out the meal with its signature rush of chocolate and coffee notes. Mix and match the pairings or work straight across the board, but believe us when we say you’d better show up with an appetite. Just don’t take too long working up your craving— the Beers And Bites special is only available for a limited time. We’ll meet you there.

A true New York City style slice of pizza is a thing of nearly alchemical beauty. Crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings fuse centuries of tradition with modern know-how to provide a symphony equally at home at a fine restaurant or on a grease-spotted paper plate. Best of all, it provides us with something to argue over forever. No true New Yorker will ever back down from their favorite slice joint.

We’ve rounded up some of our favorite slices within walking distance of our Tasting Room here in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We polled our team, debated over sauces, and ate plenty of slices in the name of research. There’s no way to ever represent all of the wonderful slices near our home, but we promise these are excellent places to start.

Vinnie’s Pizzeria
148 Bedford Ave (between 8th and 9th Street), Brooklyn, NY 11211
The Go-To: Snag one of their justifiably famous specialty slices, including the Mini Vinnie or the Mac Attack (above), or grab one of their top-notch vegan slices
The Rundown: Vinnie’s has been serving Williamsburg since 1960, but in recent years they’ve gained followers from around the world thanks to their inventive specialty slices and hand drawn daily special boards that run the pop culture gamut. Bring cash and a few friends so you can try as many slices as possible.

Joe’s Pizza
216 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249
The Go-To: A plain or pepperoni slice. Other slices are available, but Joe’s is renowned for acing the staples.
The Rundown: An outpost of the original Joe’s Pizza in Greenwich Village, this spot continues decades of tradition in every remarkably consistent and crave-inducing pie. Don’t be fooled by imitators— make sure the sign specifies “The Greenwich Village Institution”— and don’t settle for just one slice. They’re dangerously snackable and perfectly suited to eating a couple while you walk.

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza
148 N 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
The Go-To: The artichoke slice to understand the hype, or the sleeper hit pepperoni slice for fans of true pep cups
The Rundown: Artichoke arose from Staten Island to establish storefronts around the city, all brimming with crowds driven by the gloppy, decadent artichoke slice that gives the mini-empire its name. For obvious reasons this spot is particularly popular with late night crowds, but makes for an excellent no-wait lunch stop as well. Don’t miss out on the other slices boasting just as much care, flavor, and high potential for ending up on your shirt.

Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop
110 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
The Go-To: The Hellboy, featuring perfectly cupped pepperonis and a healthy drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey, or the simple but incredible Freddie Prince square slice
The Rundown: When Paulie Giannone announced that his already-prized traditional pizza shop would be joined down the block by a dedicated slice joint, it was the biggest pizza news in the city. The decor is straight out of a collective memory of a pizza parlor, complete with wood-paneled walls and welcoming orange booths. Get your slices to go, or post up in the back bar area to give the toasty sesame seeds of the Freddie Prince slice their due reverence.

Best Pizza
33 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
The Go-To: An exemplary plain slice with a fresh basil leaf, or the surprisingly light white slice with caramelized onion and sesame seeds
The Rundown: Naming yourself “Best Pizza” is a bold choice, but the pizzaiolos behind the counter work with top-notch ingredients and a distinctive brick oven (and founder Frank Pinello’s own pizza show on Munchies) to make a fair shot at the title. The basil on the plain slice may make your Instagram senses tingle, but don’t sleep on the unique white slice while you’re at it.

Williamsburg Pizza
265 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
The Go-To: The comforting Grandma slice is a hit, or go wild with classic and inventive toppings
The Rundown: Choose your own crust adventure: Brooklyn Round, a sterling example of the standard circular treatment, or Grandma Square, a pan-shaped square pie with a pleasantly crunchy bottom. From there, go as traditional or as wild as you’d like with your toppings. If you’re stuck, go with the Grandma slice and be introduced to another New York institution.

It’s time to gather up all the tighty-whities, underoos, and long johns you can find for Sips for Skivvies: a donation drive we’re holding for Our Saviour’s Community Services.

You’ll find underwear donation bins at The Ale Jail, Dennis Brothers Liquors, and both Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits locations this month. All new pairs of underwear donated go on to help the homeless in Minneapolis, so whenever it’s time to restock your fridge bring along a few pairs of briefs to chip in.

And in addition to the donation bins, we’ll also be holding some tastings in the area to help out this great cause.

Guided Tastings:
Friday, February 8th from 4-7 PM at Dennis Brothers Liquors
Saturday, February 23rd from 3-5 PM at Elevated BWS in Minneapolis

In case you haven’t heard the good word, this month is #FlagshipFebruary to celebrate the core beer brands that help keep the lights on so our brewers can create new beers. In honor of the new movement, we’ve joined forces with the Mueller H-E-B in Austin to showcase our own flagship beer: Brooklyn Lager.

For the whole month you can find deals on our award-winning dry-hopped amber lager that brought brewing back to Brooklyn. And since we just can’t help spreading the love we’re also featuring our heroically-hopped Defender IPA.

The feature runs all month, and be sure to keep an eye out for more Flagship February specials at other H-E-B stores in the area to celebrate the beer that started it all.

Things are getting loud and lagery at Hideaway Burger Bar in Minneapolis, and that’s just how we like it. We’ve teamed up and are throwing a bunch of shows to get your toes tapping while you munch on some serious burgers.

Best part? You can snag $4 Brooklyn Lagers whenever there’s live music. So check out the list of shows below and we’ll see you at the bar.

Nici Pepper’s Live Music Showcase: $8 tickets on 3/18, 4/15, and 5/20 from 8-10 PM

Tuesday Night Music Club featuring Tacky Annie: $5 every Tuesday from 8-10 PM

MN Songwriter Showcase hosted by Nick Hensley: Completely free every Wednesday from 8-10:30 PM

Don’t adjust your dials, folks: Brooklyn Unfiltered is coming in over the airwaves and hitting bars and taps near you. The beer itself is hazy, but the clean, smooth finish and gently bready body are perfectly tuned.

Brooklyn Unfiltered is our take on the keller pilsner style, which traces its roots to the oldest days of lagering. Back then, beers were stored in cool, dark caves for months to allow that distinct lager finish to develop. This process lent its name to the overall type, as the word “lager” comes from the German word for “hold” or “store,” while “keller” translates to “cellar.” Keller pilsners in particular were prized for their soft, refreshing flavors, while the gentle haze grants a bit of extra body to the beer.

Brooklyn Unfiltered is a perfect companion for the dinner table, the after party, and anywhere in between. Head to our Beer Finder to track it down near you, but be quick– this limited release will only be around for a little while.

For most people, California is the land of SoCal beaches, LA glamour, San Francisco magic, and a general sense of sunny wonder. For beer people, there’s more: legendary breweries and boundary-busting newcomers pouring from the northern woods to the southern border, giving the world the modern archetype of the IPA, and continuing to stand as one of the world’s premiere beer destinations. We’re proud to announce that we’re joining in the fun with distribution throughout California, starting in January 2019.

Californians and transplanted East Coasters alike have been asking us to come to the Golden State for years. We’re celebrating our long-awaited arrival with a tour of parties, tastings, and more. You’ll even have a rare chance to catch Brooklyn Brewery Founder Steve Hindy and Brewmaster Garrett Oliver interviewing each other on the same stage twice. Our fearless leaders will bring Bar Talk: Craft Beer, Innovation & The Great Cape Debate to Beelman’s Pub in Downtown Los Angeles on January 30 and at Starline Social Club in Oakland on February 4. RSVPs are required: click here for LA, or click here for Oakland.

Check out the full list of events below and if you’re around, come grab a beer with us. We’re psyched to join our craft beer brethren in California, and we can’t wait to bring some Brooklyn your way.

Click here to use our Beer Finder and track down our beer near you.

SAN DIEGO
Monday, January 28
5-8 PM: First Taste at Blind Lady Ale House with Steve Hindy and Garrett Oliver
8:30 PM: First Taste at Hamilton’s Tavern with Steve Hindy and Garrett Oliver

LOS ANGELES
Tuesday, January 29
6-9 PM: First Taste at West 4th & Jane with Steve Hindy and Garrett Oliver
Wednesday, January 30
4-6 PM: Bar Talk: Craft Beer, Innovation & The Great Cape Debate with Steve Hindy & Garrett Oliver featuring Kelly Erickson of Girls Who Like Beer at Beelman’s
6-9 PM: Bar Talk Afterparty & Social at Spring Street Bar

ORANGE COUNTY
Tuesday, January 29th
7 AM-10 PM: First Taste of Brooklyn at Provisions Deli & Bottle Shop
11 AM: First Taste of Brooklyn at Haven Craft Kitchen & Bar
Thursday, January 31st
6 PM: First Taste Pint Night: Free pint glasses (while supplies last) at The Iron Press
Thursday, February 7
6-9 PM: Brooklyn Pizza Party: Free pizza & pint glasses (while supplies last) at Mission Bar

BAY AREA
Thursday, January 31
4 PM: Meet Garrett Oliver at First Taste at Taplands
Friday, February 1
6 PM: SF Beer Week Opening Gala
Monday, February 4
6 PM: Bar Talk: Craft Beer, Innovation & The Great Cape Debate with Steve Hindy & Garrett Oliver featuring Maggie Hoffman at Starline Social Club
Monday, February 4 – Sunday, February 10
Daily: Cross Country Tap Takeover with 21st Amendment & Funkwerks at The Roc
Tuesday, February 5
7 PM: East Meets West: cross-coast trivia night with Garrett Oliver and 21st Amendment Brewmaster Shaun O’Sullivan at Dobbs Ferry
Wednesday, February 6
6 PM SOLD OUT!: From The Cellars: A Family Affair Beer Dinner featuring Garrett Oliver and Shaun O’Sullivan with beers from Funkwerks, 21st Amendment, and Brooklyn Brewery at Sessions at the Presidio
Thursday, February 7
6 PM: Brooklyn Pizza Party: $6 Brooklyn Lager pints and free pizza (while slices last) at Greens Sports Bar

SACRAMENTO
Friday, February 8th
6 PM: First Taste of Brooklyn at RoCo Wine & Spirits featuring a collaboration beer with 21st Amendment
Wednesday, February 13th
5 PM: First Taste of Brooklyn at Federalist Public House featuring a collaboration beer with 21st Amendment

Beer #20: Come All You Weary
Style: English Dark Mild
ABV: 3.4%
Notes: A true winter shift beer, with notes of biscuit, light chocolate, fresh oak, toffee, and fruit from traditional English yeast.
Availability: Friday, January 4 until it’s gone.

Brewer # 20: Nick Romeo
Age: 27
Started at Brooklyn Brewery: January 4, 2016 (yes, exactly three years before his beer is released)
Favorite Hangout: Folksbier & Owl Farm
Musical Leanings: Long Island singer-songwriters, second wave emo, plenty of other bands that would make him sound more in touch but are less fun to sing along to
Brewer’s Notes: Come All You Weary is brewed to be drank at the end of a long, hard day of work, particularly for those putting in the effort to pursue their passions. Brewers especially come to mind, but anyone who knows how it feels to work around the clock to take pride in their labors should hopefully find rest, respite and reward in the embrace of Come All You Weary. Dark and complex enough to be thoughtful, clean and dry to stay refreshing, and above all, one to be shared with those who understand our works and beliefs.

The cold days and long nights of winter make us all long for the sort of hot, hearty meals that warm from the inside out. Luckily, the team at Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken has answered the call with the limited edition Winter Warmer, a Brooklyn Winter Lager-battered fried chicken sandwich that will fend off the weather better than your big puffy coat.

We met with Mike DeGregory (that’s him above) in the East Village location of Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken to get a look at what went into this recipe. It was the most dangerous of New York City winter days: slightly warmer than you expected, but still chilly enough to make you regret loosening the collar of your jacket. In short, we needed some fortification.

The Winter Warmer starts with a quick buttermilk and black pepper marinade, followed by a flour dredge. Then we get to the magical tempura batter, featuring our beloved Brooklyn Winter Lager, followed by a bubble bath in the fryer. Tempura batters are celebrated for their light, puffy texture and crisp, shattering shell. This layer visibly grows thicker and puffier as it fries, giving the impression that the chicken is summoning new layers like a commuter piling on wrappings for the long walk to the subway.

A shower of secret seasoning, a scoop of fresh slaw, and the chicken is ready to nestle in the toasted pretzel bun. Spirals of a honey Dijon aioli on both buns try valiantly to keep the whole sandwich together, but watch your lap– that slaw can be sneaky.

Put simply, the Winter Warmer is delicious. Put dramatically, the Winter Warmer makes me feel like every sockful of slush in my lifetime of cruel New York winters has been forgiven. The tempura shatters with each bite like a boot through a thin layer of ice, revealing the hot, juicy chicken within. The Brooklyn Winter Lager in the batter announces itself with a gentle roasted note that complements the craggy fried surface and toasted pretzel bun. Each bite is ushered out by the tangy buttermilk, mustard and slaw tag team, make this sandwich surprisingly light.

Well warmed and still talking about the tempura, we snagged a bag of Winter Warmers to bring back to the brewery. We’d love to show you a photo of those, but they were devoured before we had a chance. Take it from us and the team at Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken: the Winter Warmer is the antidote to cold-weather woes. It’s only available for the month of January, so layer up and go get yours.

Living through 2018 was like laying down under a stampede of angry ducks. Amidst the hard-beaked nips of the news cycle and the eye-watering feathers of each freshly bizarre meme, we kept asking one another, “surely, this can’t last much longer?” But we were wrong, so very strangely wrong. At this point, wave upon wave of ducks have trampled us for so long that major events like the Olympics or your own birthday feel like a long-ago memory.

But among the slapping feet of the year that was, there were some bright points. We polled our staff for their top drinks, food, cultural moments and cult hits of 2018, and more than 25 responded. A few of them skipped some of the instructions, but we still assembled a considerable list of the best of the best. Read on and find out what you missed, remember what you loved, and get ready for the year to come.

Tim Rozmus
Digital Marketing Manager/Compiled this list, so he gets to go first
Best Album: Zeal & Ardor, “Stranger Fruit” 
Best Movie: Lords of Chaos. A humorous and horrifying look at the birth of trve Norwegian black metal, myths and all.
Best TV Show: Stan Against Evil
Best Book: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, by Michelle McNamara. It had me checking the locks on my windows, and I live on the top floor.
Best Song: Sleep, “Sonic Titan”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Gritty. All sports mascots should be Muppet-esque fever creations.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Standing in the way of subway doors. G train riders, I’m calling you out here.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Threes Brewing People Power
Best Cocktail: Coffee Thing at Rocka Rolla. It keeps you on your feet.
Best Meal: Lamb and chicken mix over rice, hot and white sauce, at Jasim’s #1 Gourmet Deli on the corner of 4th Ave. and 11th Street, Gowanus. That’s my place, that’s my guy, and that’s the order. It’ll fix what ails you.

Paige Snider
Social Media Coordinator
Best Album: Lucy Dacus, “Night Shift“
Best Movie: Eighth Grade
Best TV Show: Can I say season 5 of Bojack Horseman? Because it’s season 5 of Bojack Horseman.
Best Book: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
Best Song: The Ruen Brothers, “All My Shades Of Blue”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Mr. Bubz, the crazy-eyed rat terrier
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Stunt food made exclusively to be Instagrammed (looking at you, rainbow bagels and Dragon’s Breath)
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Kings County Brewers Collective Bride of Beach Zombie
Best Cocktail: The Charles Grey from The Distillery. Bourbon, Earl Grey, & pear liqueur with blackberry and rosemary daaaaaang.
Best Meal: Crif Dogs’ sour cheese dog wrapped in bacon, preferably eaten at 2 AM.

Ollie DuBose (above, left)
Sales & Marketing Rep, North Texas
Best Album: Chvrches, “Love Is Dead“
Best Movie: Avengers: Infinity War
Best TV Show: Haunting of Hill House
Best Song: Childish Gambino, “This Is America”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: #metoo
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Founders Curmudgeon’s Better Half

Eric Ottaway
CEO/Shirt Judge
Best Movie: Alpha (serious) or Tag (comedy)
Best TV Show: The Deuce, season 2
Best Book: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Song: You know, the one that goes…yeah, that one.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Social media!
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Are there any?
Best Cocktail: Bel Air Spritz (yes, I am biased)
Best Meal: Ethiopian with a Brooklyn Special Effects. Perfect match.

Rick Piccirilli
Area Sales Manager, Sacramento Valley
Best Album: Sleep, “The Sciences“
Best Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody
Best TV Show: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Urban Roots Brewing Tastes Like 1995
Best Cocktail: “Cookie Hopster”. 21st Amendment Blood Orange Brew Free! Or Die IPA, Faretti Biscotti, Tempus Fugit Créme de Cacao, Lemon, Honey, and served on a goblet with an orange Milano cookie. Sacramento, CA.
Best Meal: Those brisket burnt ends I made that one time.

Miles Moser (above, left)
Business Development Manager
Best Album: Vulfpeck, “Hill Climber“
Best Movie: Black Panther
Best TV Show: Haunting at Hill House
Best Book: Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (published October 2017, but we’ll allow it)
Best Song: The Punch Brothers, “Jungle Bird”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Black Panther (again)
Best Trend to Leave Behind: That dance move “the floss”
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Weyerbacher Dallas Sucks
Best Cocktail: The Negroni
Best Meal: Vernick in Philadelphia

Philip Shelton (above, left)
Logistics Manager
Best Album: Black Panther Soundtrack
Best Movie: Sorry to Bother You
Best TV Show: Killing Eve
Best Song: Lil Yachty feat. Donny Osmond, “Start the Par-dee”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: My new nephew Owen, who is my best friend.
Best Meal: Guisados- tinga de pollo tacos

Haben Berhe (above, in a picture he asked us to use. Selfies are art, we guess.)
Field Marketing Director, Europe
Best Album: Olafur Arnalds, “re:member“
Best Movie: Black Panther
Best TV Show: The Handmaid’s Tale, season 2
Best Book: Jonas Hassen Khemiri – ”Pappaklausulen”
Best Song: Octavian, ”Party Here”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: This year I discovered K-pop. (Editor’s note: we didn’t recognize any of the emojis accompanying this one.)
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Everything Carhartt
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Dugges Tropic Thunder
Best Cocktail: Tommy’s margarita
Best Meal: Kebab from Kebabistan in Copenhagen

Robin Ottaway
President 
Best Movie: Whatever is playing on United flights. I’ve got a lotta time to kill going to Asia. Of the Oscar candidates, I thought “Darkest Hour” was best. I didn’t realize how controversial Churchill was. 
Best TV Show: English Premier League games on weekend mornings
Best Book: Long Black Veil, by Jennifer Finney Boylan, who was a college professor of mine. An airport pick-up. 
Best Song: In my household, the kids (12 &10) have played a lot of Drake’s In My Feelings (“Kiki, do you love me…”) and God’s Plan. 
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: I only get my pop culture from my kids, so Fortnite. My son’s a boss.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: I will always give it up for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Best Cocktail: As always, a Rye Manhattan on rocks.
Best Meal: Anything I’ve had at Kings County Imperial. I just discovered they deliver…

James Forman
Sales & Marketing Rep, Nevada
Best Album: Apathy, “The Widow’s Son“
Best Movie: Deadpool 2
Best Song: Eminem, “Killshot”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Face tats on rappers. I can’t wait to see what they look like in 20 years.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Fidget spinners.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Sam Adams ’76
Best Cocktail: Moscow Mule
Best Meal: Taco Bell $5 Box

Mike “Sunshine” Steinschneider
Packaging Manager
Best Album: Joe Bonamassa, “Redemption“
Best Movie: Super Troopers 2
Best TV Show: The new season of South Park, back to its original show structure and funny level.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Trading beer cans.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Firestone Walker Lager
Best Meal: Katz’s Deli catered lunch

Jennifer Cross
Western Division Marketing Manager
Best Movie: Crazy Rich Asians
Best Book: Yes We (Still) Can by Dan Pfeiffer
Best Song: Carly Rae Jepson, “Party For One”
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Ampersands in restaurant names
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Jessup Farm Barrel House Fancy Pants Brett IPA
Best Cocktail: Mezcal negroni at The Up and Up
Best Meal: Nam Prik Noom at Lotus of Siam

Jordan Huber
Sales & Marketing Rep, IL & IN
Best Album: St. Paul & The Broken Bones, “Young Sick Camellia“
Best Movie: Avengers: Infinity War
Best TV Show: Big Mouth
Best Song: Greta Van Fleet, “Lover, Leaver”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: What The Fluff Challenge
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Tide Pod Challenge
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Funkwerks Sauvin Reserve
Best Cocktail: Afternoon Delight at the Mothers Ruin pop up at The Violet Hour Chicago
Best Meal: Al pastor mission burrito at La Taqueria in San Francisco

Pedro Escobar
Maintenance Manager
Best Album: Nicki Minaj, “Queen“
Best Movie: Blindspotting
Best TV Show: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Best Book: The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by Carey Pietsch, Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, and Travis McElroy
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Flossing, the cringiest thing going
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Flossing (the dance)
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Brix City Table Beer
Best Cocktail: Bel Air Spritz
Best Meal: Falafel plate at King of Falafel

Tim Twiddy
Regional Manager, West
Best Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody
Best TV Show: 90 Day Fiance
Best Song: Weezer, “Africa”
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Eating Tide Pods
Best Cocktail: Bel Air Spritz

Jon Reyes (above, right)
Staff Accountant
Best Album: Mac Miller, “Swimming“
Best Movie: Isle of Dogs. Who couldn’t possibly love a movie about dogs made by Wes Anderson?
Best TV Show: Yellowstone
Best Song: Hobo Johnson, “Peach Scone”
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Fortnite dances. Hopefully Dom (staff accountant, below) can work on some new moves this year.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Kills Boro Brewing Co. Birthday Munchies
Best Cocktail: Mezcal Old Fashioned
Best Meal: Fried chicken and bacon sauteed kale at Sidecar

Stu Walker
Sales & Marketing Rep, Tennessee
Best Album: Nils Frahm, “All Melody”
Best Movie: Tie: Mandy, Black Panther, Sorry to Bother You
Best TV Show: Tie: Off The Air, The Good Place, Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, Barry
Best Song: Tie (again): The Moondoggies, “Easy Coming,” King Tuff, “Neverending Sunshine” (pairs well with Summer Ale)
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Black Panther dominating the box office, and Banksy’s “Balloon Girl” self-destructing after being bought at auction
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Milkshake IPAs, wildfires, fake outrage, sexual predators being on the SCOTUS
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Every year for me: Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier
Best Cocktail: WhistlePig neat, or a Mai Tai at Trader Vic’s
Best Meal: Braunschweiger, Smoked Whitefish, Würzfleisch and Beef Goulash at Kuchnia & Keller (RIP)

Evan MacCarthy (above, center)
Lab Technician
Best Album: RF Shannon, “Trickster Blues“
Best Movie: Isle of Dogs
Best Song: SadGirl, “Breakfast is Over”
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Russian River Blind Pig
Best Cocktail: Pain Killer
Best Meal: Los Hernandez Tamales, right outside Yakima, WA

Jennifer Breckner
Lead Events Ambassador, Chicago
Best Album: Neko Case, “Hell-On” (Neko always + forever)
Best Movie: Black Panther
Best TV Show: Insecure with Issa Rae on HBO
Best Book: To Throw Away Unopened, a memoir by former Slits member Viv Albertine
Best Song: The Carters, “Apes**t.” I have an art history background and this video, filmed in the the Louvre, worked on so many levels that I wish I had been back in art school to discuss it.
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez using social media to deconstruct political power and entrenchment.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Alt-right nationalism.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Funk Factory Geuzeria’s Cevino-Sangiovese (Madison, WI.) God, their beers are good.
Best Meal: At Slow Food’s international food conference, Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, in Turin, Italy, I attended a Zen Buddhist formal monastic meal called Baru Gongyang with Korean nun and chef, Jeong Kwan. She was featured last year on the Netflix series Chef’s Table. It was hands down one of the best meals of my life and so moving that someone actually cried after it was done.

Hector Jimenez
Warehouse Staff
Best Movie: Sucker Punch
Best TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Best Book: Beer School by Steve Hindy and Tom Potter
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: The RAW after SummerSlam
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Miller High Life
Best Cocktail: Evan Williams, rocks
Best Meal: Sancocho, “soup with everything, to fix everything”

Lauren Ford (above, left)
Tasting Room Programming Manager
Best Album: Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer“
Best Movie: Sorry to Bother You or Private Life
Best TV Show: The Americans, The Good Place, or The Bodyguard
Best Book: I tend to never read books when they’re released so I’m going to cheat and say my favorite book I read this year was “The Signature of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Song: Janelle Monae, “Make Me Feel,” or Jade Bird, “Lottery”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: CBD being available everywhere, but Williamsburg really took it to an extreme
Best Trend to Leave Behind: “Unicorn food,” i.e anything edible dyed to be as colorful as possible
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Long Live Beerworks The Ghost of Phil Hartman
Best Cocktail: My mom’s campground fresh squeezed margaritas at sunset
Best Meal: Breakfast at Biscuit Head in Asheville while visiting my folks

Sam Itzkovitz
Brand Marketing Director
Best Album: The Greatest Showman Reimagined
Best Movie: “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.” They just don’t make movies like this anymore.
Best TV Show: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Best Book: “Crazy Rich Asians,” the whole series, by Kevin Kwan. But I’m currently reading “Becoming” by Michelle Obama, so ask me again in a few weeks.
Best Song: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow,” from A Star Is Born
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: See all of the above.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Flossing.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Furphy
Best Cocktail: This was the year of the margarita for me.
Best Meal: Brooklyn Fare

Dom Cassone
Staff Accountant
Best Album: Kanye West, “Ye“
Best Movie: Avengers: Infinity War
Best TV Show: Outlander (I know it’s on Starz but it’s worth it, I promise)
Best Song: Migos ft. Drake, “Walk It Talk It”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: The continuation of the “shaka” into mainstream culture
Best Trend to Leave Behind: 90s fashion
Best Cocktail: Pink lemonade and vodka
Best Meal: Cacio e pepe and ‘nduja arancini from Via Carota

Chris Peña (above, center, smizing)
Programming & Partnerships Manager
Best Album: Sadiva, “Minutes“
Best Movie: A Bad Mom’s Christmas
Best TV Show: Big Mouth (you know him!)
Best Book: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams (always) (Editor’s note: this book was first published 39 years ago, but we’ll allow it.)
Best Song: Omni, “Equestrian”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Cardi B
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Cardi B
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Wild Heaven Emergency Beer
Best Cocktail: Broken Parachute from Bon Ton (Atlanta, GA)
Best Meal: Crabstravaganza from Bon Ton (Atlanta, GA)

Ashley Swope
Graphic Designer
Best Album: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, “Tearing at the Seams“
Best Movie: I’d have to say “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” and no, that is not because of my family Halloween costume. (Editor’s note: it probably is.)
Best TV Show: Haunting of Hill House. Saw it twice, and I’m still looking for hidden ghosts.
Best Song: Whelp, I discovered The Growlers pretty late in the game. Pretty much just listened to Humdrum Blues on repeat, but it’s definitely not a 2018 song.
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Bowls- like poke bowls, grain bowls, salad bowls, smoothie bowls. It’s really amazing what you can throw in a bowl and charge us $20 for, and I fell for it EVERY TIME.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Can we maybe not eat Tide Pods?
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Any IPA KCBC has on. I’m never disappointed.
Best Cocktail: Seawolf‘s Pain Killer! Ask my Swole Sister, Paige (above), she can confirm.
Best Meal: Anything my boyfriend’s mom makes (insert praise hands emoji here.)

Joe Mollura
Regional Manager, NY
Best Album: Both Sides of the Sky by Jimi Hendrix, 48 years gone and still the master! (Editor’s note: This album is a collection of recordings from 1968-1970, but it was released in March 2018, so it’s technically from this year.)
Best Movie: Avengers: Infinity War
Best TV Show: Daredevil season 3 (yes, I’m a Marvel geek) and Narcos Mexico
Best Trend to Leave Behind: School shootings, E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks, and Americans drinking less beer
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: 21st Amendment Tasty IPA
Best Cocktail: Hendricks and tonic with cucumber. Don’t let them stick a lime in there!
Best Meal: A burrito at my local Mexican joint, Vallarta, with a bottle of Defender IPA never lets me down.

Ebony Creech (above, left)
Sales & Marketing Rep, TX/LA
Best Album: YOB, “Our Raw Heart“
Best Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody
Best TV Show: Dark on Netflix
Best Trend to Leave Behind: All of them
Best Cocktail: Bel Air Spritz

Ben Mang (above, left, wearing your dad’s suit)
Field Marketing Manager
Best Album: Chillhop Essentials Fall 2018 cozy beats & chill hiphop (YouTube channel)
Best Movie: Black Panther
Best TV Show: Bob’s Burgers
Best Book: U Line’s winter catalog
Best Song: Hayes Peebles, “I’ll Be Fine”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: @kisscameo
Best Trend to Leave Behind: The Internet
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Interboro Approved Stout
Best Cocktail: Negroni. Try to prove me wrong, I’ll fight you. (Editor’s note: it was a long day.)
Best Meal: Anything off the grill at Bonnaroo.

Miro Bellini (above, right)
Australian Brand Ambassador
Best Album: Sadiva, “Minutes”
Best Movie: Solo
Best TV Show: Broadchurch season 3
Best Book: Codex Orks
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Bandcamp app
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Feral Brewing Biggie Juice
Best Cocktail: Mocktail No.16 at Mr. Wong (Seedlip Garden, fresh basil, lime juice, szechuan pepper & tonic.) It’s like an alcohol free gimlet with szechuan.
Best Meal: Pho

Taylor Onda
Director of Brewing
Best Album: Taylor Swift, “Reputation“
Best Movie: Incredibles 2
Best TV Show: Seinfeld (Editor’s note: Jerry Seinfeld cancelled his namesake show 21 years ago.)
Best Trend to Leave Behind: The use of the word “bae.”
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Columbus Brewing Company Bodhi
Best Meal: Freddie and Peppers buffalo chicken pizza slice

Elisa Walsh
Division Marketing Manager, Central
Best Movie: Tie between Suspiria (2018) and The Meg
Best TV Show: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Best Book: Strange Weather by Joe Hill
Best Song: Watsky, “Welcome to the Family”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: AntsCanada
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Blaming everything on Mercury in retrograde.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Original Sin Dry Rose Cider

Will Arvidson
Tasting Room Manager
Best Album: John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
Best TV Show: Barry
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Little Big’s “Skibidi” video
Best Trend to Leave Behind: That thing where guys roll up their pant legs and don’t wear socks with shoes.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Rye Whiskey Barrel Defcon Red
Best Meal: Peter Luger steak, thick-cut bacon, and creamed spinach with Brooklyn Lager

Matt Fournier
Missouri Sales Rep
Best Album: Anderson .Paak, “Oxnard“
Best Movie: Whose Streets?
Best TV Show: Bojack Horseman
Best Book: My Own Devices by Dessa
Best Song: Damon Davis ft. Tonina, “Light Years” (watch this video!)
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Being woke af
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Caring about Kanye West, and only having local beers on draft.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Everything I’ve tried from Ebb and Flow Fermentations out of Cape Girardeau, MO. They are a brand new mixed fermentation brewery– incredible.
Best Cocktail: Bourbon, rocks.
Best Meal: New York Strip from DeStefano’s in Brooklyn.

Anna Rodriguez
Operations Coordinator
Best Album: Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy” and Teyana Taylor, “KTSE“
Best Movie: The Avengers: Infinity War ending pissed me off.
Best TV Show: La Casa de Papel (or Money Heist) season two was an epic ending to the series. On Netflix– go watch it.
Best Book: Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill
Best Song: Any song with Bad Bunny on it was a hit.
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: I’m torn between the Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj beef or Will Smith’s Instagram.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: The dance where you kick one foot forward and swing one arm forward like you’re banging on someone’s door. (Editor’s note: More Fortnite dancing.)
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Bronx Brewery Rye Pale Ale
Best Cocktail: Whiskey
Best Meal: Fried fish on the beach in the Dominican Republic.

Miss Gabe Barry (above, gold)
Beer Education & Community Ambassador
Best Album: First Aid Kit, “Ruins”
Best Song: Ariana Grande, “thank u, next”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: thank u, next
Best Trend to Leave Behind: thank u, next
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Gun Hill Brewing Cava Guava Brut IPA
Best Cocktail: A Negroni with NY Distillery Dorothy Parker Gin
Best Meal: And longest: 13 course beer dinner battle in Trondheim at Bula Bistro, E.C. Dahl’s vs. Brooklyn Brewery.
Best Pancake: Cornmeal Pancake from Fatty’s Cafe in Astoria

Kyle Gonzales
NYC Marketing Coordinator
Best Album: Mac Miller, Swimming
Best Movie: Avengers: Infinity War
Best TV Show: Big Mouth
Best Book: One More Thing by B.J. Novak (released in 2014)
Best Song: Ariana Grande, “thank u, next”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Kanye West being Kanye West
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Juuls
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Scratch Brewing Strawberry Rhubarb
Best Cocktail: White Lady
Best Meal: Pig & Khao

Pat Hood (above, rocking it)
Digital & Social Intern
Best Album: 27: The Most Perfect Album by the More Perfect Podcast
Best Movie: The Death of Stalin
Best TV Show: The Good Place
Best Book: If a webcomic can count, The Perry Bible Fellowship is delightful (Editor’s Note: it can, and it is.)
Best Song: John Mayer (sigh), “New Light”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Gritty, Gritty, a thousand times Gritty.
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Moviepass, RIP
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Hudson Valley Brewery Star Chamber
Best Cocktail: Whatever the nice bartender at Black Swan Saloon (Dallas, TX) made me.
Best Meal: Chicha in Bushwick.

Collaborative brewing is one of the most popular trends in craft beer today, and with good reason: it’s fun. Yes, a lot of work goes into combining skills and experience to forge a new beer, brew it, package it, and release it to the loyal beer drinkers who follow us. But every brewer we know is really in it for the days spent kicking it around the kettle,with discussions ranging from highly technical to completely absurd, and often revolving about what to eat for lunch.

With of all that shared knowledge, passion, and fun, we’re proud to work with our comrades in beer arms to create something new together. Check out some of our most recent collaborations below, and keep an eye on our social media- especially Instagram- for the latest collaboration news.

Kings County Brewers Collective

Our ties at Kings County Brewers Collective, more commonly known as KCBC, run deep. One of their Brew Commanders, Pete Lengyel, used to brew for us, and our teams have crossed paths many times over beers, metal, and bird watching. The KCBC team came to our brewhouse in spring 2018 to brew a pleasantly irreverent “Julaibock” dubbed Escape Goat, available exclusively in our Tasting Room. Soon after, we headed their way to brew Pinball Pandamonium, an inky and eminently satisfying Baltic porter.

Pinball Pandamonium hit the KCBC taps and can lineup and was a quick hit for dark beer disciples. Throughout it all good times were had, high fives were shared, and at least one bicycle was repaired.

London Fields Brewery

When the team from London Fields Brewery, our sister brewery in the UK, came to visit, we discovered a dangerous common bond: puns. Over the course of a long brew day, punny suggestions filled several pieces of paper taped around the brewhouse, eventually segueing into emails and texts as the beer fermented. At long last, our collaboration black gose was ready, and so was the name: London Gose Dark, a slightly sour ale with plenty of roasted barley and chocolate notes and a gentle hint of salt. The beer is available in our Tasting Room and at select events in the UK until it runs out. Once it does, we’ll be heading to London for the next round of brewing and puns.

Fifth Hammer Brewing Co.

Photo: Fifth Hammer Brewing Co./Juren David

If you work in beer in New York City, or just spend a lot of time around it, chances are good that you know Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett of Fifth Hammer (and Cuzett Libations, and Fuhmentaboudit, and so on.) Among the many connections between their team and ours, Cuzme and our Brewer Kevin Early worked together and have stayed in touch as beer friends do. He and Brewmaster Garrett Oliver headed north to Long Island City to brew a few fun saisons, and then things got wild. In addition to Frim Fram Sauce and Oss & Fay, both released on draft and in cans by Fifth Hammer, beer from that day has found its way into cognac barrels, been introduced to Brettanomyces, and more. Keep an eye out for plenty more where these good ideas came from.

21st Amendment Brewery

Our Brewmaster Garrett Oliver travels quite a bit (that’s him above in Denver at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival), which means some of his collaborations take on unconventional forms. Garrett worked with our friends at 21st Amendment Brewery and their Brewmaster Shaun O’Sullivan to create Blood Orange Sorachi Ace Saison, but was several continents away on brew day. Fortunately, a quick Photoshop job and a Kinko’s run later, and a Garrett tribute was able to stand guard as the beer was brewed. The beer features tart and juicy notes from the blood orange that play with the lemon and dill of the Sorachi Ace hops, demonstrating Shaun’s skill with fruited beers and Garrett’s keen sense for balancing lively saisons. Find it if you can— Blood Orange Sorachi Ace is remarkably rare.

Ecliptic Brewing

To celebrate their fifth year anniversary, the celestially-oriented minds at Ecliptic Brewing reached out to five brewmasters throughout the country to create five beers worthy of such a landmark. Enter our own Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, who traveled to the Northwest to brew this tangerine farmhouse ale with the Ecliptic Brewmaster John Harris. The bright and slightly funky beer made its debut at a Cosmic Brunch in January 2019, which featured both brewmasters spinning yarns and talking beer over five full courses. Keep an eye out for limited bottles orbiting the Northwest.

In these seasons of questionably ugly sweaters and eggnog of uncertain strength, much is unknown. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): As the leaves change and days shorten, so too must you give in to the change of seasons: drink that last summer ale in the fridge and get over it.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): Through some twist, the fates have smiled upon you this month. Hoard the good times while they last.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Be careful in your seasonal brunch plans, dear Gemini; Apple Jacks are an all-ages cereal, but applejack will sneak up on you.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): A good, strong pumpkin beer can be a welcome addition to your Thanksgiving dessert, but pouring a good, strong pumpkin beer over your Thanksgiving dessert is a clear cry for help.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Your Thanksgiving Eve holds the promise of sticky floors, overpriced well drinks, and at least one ill-advised run in with an old teacher in your hometown bar. The stars didn’t really have to check on this one.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): Be wary, single Virgos: cuffing season is passed, but sweater weather is here. If you don’t know what these things are, breathe easily: danger has passed you by.

Libra (September 21- October 20): The next time Netflix interrupts to ask if you’re still watching, don’t think of it as judgement. Think of it as a chance to go to the bathroom and grab another beer.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and recall the wisdom of your guiding stars: “Scorpio season” is not an excuse to be a jerk.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): A date at a bar with barleywine on special will spiral into a marathon meme-sharing session. This will either end in complete estrangement or a happy marriage– good luck!

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): Generous Jupiter enters your second house, inspiring you to skip buying one of those $200 boozy advent calendars in favor of buying $185.80 on beer and liquor and $14.20 on a regular calendar. Well done.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): The heavens hold a pretty dismal view of your next month. Avoid fancy glassware, fresh cranberry sauce, and conflict.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): The stars will not judge you for the cinnamon sugar rim. Plenty of other things, sure. But if you like the rim, get it.

With Halloween almost here, we turned to our Brooklyn Brewery staff for their best horror movie memories and recommendations. From seasoned slasher fans to through-the-fingers watchers, we racked up plenty of spooky suggestions for your holiday viewing and beyond. Enjoy the list below, and good luck sleeping with the lights on.

Paige Snider
Social Media Coordinator
What was the first horror movie you remember seeing? Ghostbusters. I made it to the ghost in the library and shut it off to watch Casper the Friendly Ghost instead.
What is your single most iconic horror moment?: That terrifying woman in the bathtub in The Shining.
Please recommend your favorite horror movie: Cabin in the Woods
What is your beer of choice for a scare session? Oktoberfest. “Oktober” implies spooky season. “Fest” implies party. Spooky Party beer.

Tim Rozmus
Digital Marketing Manager/Guy Putting This Together
First horror movie? Halloween, when I was way too young. It didn’t help that I was at a Halloween party on the day itself.
Iconic horror moment? It’s tough to choose, but the violins from Psycho stand out. Even when they’re used in a joke, that REE! REE! REE! still strikes a nerve.
Horror recommendation? Dead tie (sorry): Cabin in the Woods for the sheer subversive glee of taking on the genre and winning, and Deathgasm for being literally metal as hell.
Scary beer: A can of Brooklyn Lager in a koozie. It’s comforting, and doesn’t spill as much as a glass during jump scares.

Eric Brown
Barrel Aging Manager
First horror movie? My oldest brother had a VHS tape of Evil Dead that he let us watch when we were definitely too young to be doing so.
Iconic horror moment? The original Psycho shower scene is the correct answer.
Horror recommendation? The Evil Within. It’s unsettling from the opening frame and crescendos into one of the most shocking final scenes ever.
Scary beer? Black Ops.

Ben Plotkin
Sales & Marketing Rep, SE PA/Southern NJ
First horror movie? Halloween
Iconic horror moment? When they kill zombie Bill Murray in Zombieland
Horror recommendation? Predator
Scary beer? Defender IPA

Elisa Yousett
Central Division Marketing Manager
First horror movie? Hocus Pocus was the first horror movie I remember ENJOYING. I have older siblings who made me watch Nightmare on Elm Street well before I should have. Freddy is still my favorite bad guy.
Iconic horror moment? Bruce Campbell fighting his own possessed hand in Evil Dead II.
Horror recommendation? One of the many favorites I can recommend is Better Watch Out. It’s the perfect way to continue Spooky Season into the holidays.
Scary Beer? Black Phillip from Blake’s Cider

Miles Moser (above, left)
Business Development Manager
First horror movie? IT.
Iconic horror moment? Event Horizon, when they look up the lost spaceship’s last log entry and it’s the entire crew speaking Demonic Latin and cannibalizing each other!
Horror recommendation? The Omen
Scary Beer? Black Chocolate Stout! Duh.

Jess Tabac
Tasting Room General Manager
First horror movie? IT.
Iconic horror moment? Jurassic Park, when the puddles start vibrating because the T. Rex is coming.
Horror recommendation? The Ring
Scary Beer? Defender all the way! Something has to protect me.

Aidy Fenwick
Sales & Marketing Rep, Scotland/UK
First horror movie? Piranha
Iconic horror moment? When the girl from The Ring crawls out of the TV.
Horror recommendation? Pet Sematary
Scary Beer? DEFENDER!

Ashley Swope (above, left half of the Swole Sisters)
Graphic Designer
First horror movie? Hide and Seek. This is the first one that really stuck with me.
Iconic horror moment? The shower scene in Psycho. The use of chocolate syrup for blood? Genius!
Horror recommendation? The Shining. However, The Exorcist will always take the cake for effects during its time.
Scary Beer? C’mon, Post Road Pumpkin! If you’re going to Halloween, you need to go all the way! Any other time of year, Defender IPA.

Patrick Paulick (above, Slimer)
New England Regional Manager
First horror movie? Salem’s Lot (1979.) Saw it on TV and had nightmares for days.
Iconic horror moment? The theme from Halloween.
Horror recommendation? The Shining, but the 1975 movie Satan’s Triangle is an underappreciated classic.
Scary Beer? Blackened Pumpkin– 2/3 Post Road Pumpkin Ale, 1/3 Black Chocolate Stout.

Andrew Maxson
Eastern Division Marketing Manager
First horror movie? Ghoulies II
Iconic horror moment? The Naked City “Bonehead” scene in the U.S. version of Funny Games.
Horror recommendation? Salo
Scary Beer? Brooklyn Pilsner

Ashley Cobb
Junior Graphic Designer
First horror movie? Jeepers Creepers
Iconic horror moment? The musical cues from the first Insidious movie still haunt me.
Horror recommendation? The original 1978 Halloween
Scary Beer? Brooklyn Lager or Post Road Pumpkin, depending on the season!

Patrick Hood (above, center)
Social Media & Digital Intern
First horror movie? Either Hocus Pocus or Halloweentown
Iconic horror moment? The blood test in The Thing (1982)
Horror recommendation? The Cabin In The Woods
Scary Beer? Brooklyn Lager– it has the spookiest colors.

Philip Shelton (above, left)
Logistics Manager
First horror movie? Ernest Scared Stupid
Iconic horror moment? Kevin McCallister going into his basement in Home Alone
Horror recommendation? 28 Days Later
Scary Beer? Defender will protect me.

Chris “Peanut” Peña (above, not dog)
Event Producer
First horror movie? Children of the Corn
Iconic horror moment? The Crypt Keeper’s laugh from Tales from the Crypt
Horror recommendation? Blair Witch Project or Boss Baby
Scary Beer? Black Chocolate Stout.

Pedro Escobar
Maintenance Technician
First horror movie? I remember seeing glimpses of Nightmare on Elm Street as a child, but was too scared to see it through.
Iconic horror moment? The ending of The Strangers (2008). No spoilers in case you haven’t seen it yet, but at that time I had never seen an ending like this. The mood, the reasoning, the confusion. It was fantastic
Horror recommendation? Hard to pick one, but I recommend It Follows because I like to listen to the soundtrack this time of year and it still holds up.
Scary Beer? Bud Light because when I spill it from being scared, it’s easy to clean.

Kim Kreil
Front Desk/Person With Answers
First horror movie? Alien, and I was probably way too young to be watching that.
Iconic horror moment? Watching the girl from The Ring crawl out of the TV and just the creepy, static-y way she moved… I’ll never forget the screams in the theater on opening night.
Horror recommendation? Sleepy Hollow! Love me some wispy-haired, Tim Burton-collaborating, still-in-his-prime/not-a-d-bag Johnny Depp.
Scary Beer? Anything that will achieve a happy medium- I want to enhance the movie but not to the point where I suddenly become paranoid that something’s under the bed. So maybe something around 5%.

Hutch Kugeman
Head Brewer, The Brewery at the CIA
First horror movie? The Re-Animator
Iconic horror moment? The musical cue for Jason and Jason’s mother in Friday the 13th.
Horror recommendation? The Shining.
Scary Beer? Stout.

Greg Donheiser (above, living the dream of the 90s)
Business Intelligence Manager
First horror movie? One of the Jason movies. I wore a Jason mask for Halloween at least three years in a row in elementary school. It was cool until the Scream mask came out.
Iconic horror moment? Anything Freddy Krueger. Everything about him and the way he gets to people in their sleep is so unsettling. Plus every town has an Elm Street, so it’s even more creepy.
Horror recommendation? Not favorite, but the new movie Mandy is really weird and great. It feels nostalgic but fresh- awesome dark psychedelic droning soundtrack, with plenty of slashing to go around.
Scary Beer? Something dark and heavy so I don’t have to or want to get up for a while.

Ebony Creech
Sales & Marketing Rep, Texas & Louisiana
First horror movie? Child’s Play (aka Chucky)
Iconic horror moment? The scene in The Shining when Jack Nicholson looks through the broken door and says, “Heeeere’s Johnny!”
Horror recommendation? American Psycho
Scary beer: Hausu (House)

Like many breweries in the U.S., a key part of our calendar each year is the trip to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival. Spending time in a city packed with beer fans in a state known as a crucial center of craft beer is inspiring for beer people like us. Every trip is punctuated with more than a few moments of wistful dreaming of a day when we could send our beer to Colorado on a regular basis. Now, that dream is finally coming true.

Our kegs are filled, our bags are packed, and we’re setting off for Colorado this month. We’re extremely excited to bring our beers to the drafts and fridges that have inspired us so many times over. Plus, it’ll be way easier to hang out with our friends at Funkwerks and drink their Saison while we’re at it.

We’re kicking things off with a host of parties and samplings in the weeks to come. Come say hello, and keep an eye out for our beers at your regular spots very, very soon.

10/29:
First Tap in Colorado at Mayor of Old Town

10/30:
Pints for the Fight at Falling Rock Tap House

10/31:
First Taste: Roaring 20′s Halloween Party at Parry’s Pizza Northglenn
First Taste: Canine Costume Party at Romero’s K9 Club
Brooklyn Brewery Launch at Choice City Butcher

11/1:
Tap Takeover at Parry’s Pizza Highlands Ranch
Brooklyn Brewery Joins The Table at Euclid Hall

From left: Dahl’s Ambassador Kristian Berger, Brewmaster Wolf Lindell, Håkon Gullvåg, and Brewmaster Garrett Oliver.

The best part of having sister breweries is the family reunions. Our friends from E.C. Dahl’s, our Trondheim, Norway-based sister, are heading our way next week to share beers, stories, and art in our Tasting Room for the next month, and we’re thrilled to have them hanging out with us.

One of the most exciting parts of E.C. Dahl’s visit is the debut of our new collaboration beer. Our Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, Dahl’s Brewmaster Wolf Lindell, and famed Norwegian artist Håkon Gullvåg met up earlier this year to talk art and make beer. The final result is an imperial porter aged in aquavit barrels, dubbed Gullvåg in honor of the artist himself. We’ll also have several of his paintings on display, transforming our Tasting Room into a miniature gallery.

We’re kicking things off with a party on Tuesday, October 23 to unveil the paintings and tap the first kegs of E.C. Dahl’s beer. These beers are virtually impossible to get in the United States, so it’s a prime chance to taste your way through some of the most intriguing beers in their lineup. RSVP here for the party, and check out the full list of beers below. We’ll see you in the Tasting Room soon.

Gullvåg – 12% ABV – Dark, complex, and surprisingly dry imperial porter brewed with Mauritius sugar and aged in aquavit barrels. Brewed in collaboration with Brooklyn Brewery and E.C. Dahls.

Martina – 12% ABV – Assertively vinuous “beersecco” lager brewed with grape juice and Nelson Sauvin hops and fermented with a blend of wine yeast and the famous 70 year old E.C. Dahls lager yeast strain.

Kyoto – 9% ABV – Fresh, sour, and uplifting beer brewed with passion fruit, lemon, juniper berry, mint, peppermint and fruit-forward hops to emulate the famed Kyoto cocktail developed by E.C. Dahl’s partner Roar Hildonen.

Ramp Pale Ale – 4.6% ABV – Crisp and drinkable pale ale brewed in tribute to the artists, workers, and rebels with a mission in the Lamo neighborhood where E.C. Dahl’s is located.

Lamo Wit – 5.5% ABV – Lively witbier brewed with coriander seeds, orange peel, and rosehips inspired by the sea air in E.C. Dahl’s neighborhood.

Bolt IPA – 6.9% ABV – Flavorful West Coast-style IPA named in honor of the Archbishop of Nidaro’s Aslak Bolt, one of the first champions of hops in brewing during the Middle Ages.

During times like these the future spins and reels like the end of an errant scarf. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): Festive party idea: carve a pumpkin to serve as a keg! Festive way to end up in the emergency room: attempt a pumpkin keg keg stand.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): When your team’s offensive line crumbles, your fantasy team falls apart, and all seems bleak, recall the true spirit of football season: beer and snacks.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Learn from your past, dear Gemini: drink out of the can when you’re watching horror movies, or the shower scene will put another stout stain on your couch.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): Just because Oktoberfest is in September doesn’t mean it’s not the perfect time for an Oktoberfest beer, but it still means you don’t need to bring it up with that superior tone of voice.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Your efforts have been mighty and your sacrifices great, but the stars are clear: you’re going apple picking, and you’re going to have to take a whole bunch of pictures while you’re at it.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): General spookiness aside, there’s a definite pallor over your fortunes this month. Avoid decorative spiderwebs, cinnamon rims, and spiral staircases.

Libra (September 21- October 20): Be prepared for the doubtful and the jealous, dear Libra. Trust in the guidance of the stars and tell the world: it is always koozie weather.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): You will realize your beer trading lifestyle has gone a step too far when you are tricked into a cellar and bricked up alive under the promise of fresh hazebombs.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): In a moment of good luck, there will be twenty dollars in the pocket of your lucky coat. In a moment of bad luck, it will fall out without you noticing as you dig for your keys.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): The heavens have smiled upon you this month like a cheerful jack o’ lantern. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): A planetary alignment and an ancient curse on your family unfortunately align to bring bad luck upon you. Fortunately, due to inflation, this means you’ll just nick your finger on a bent bottle cap and move on.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): The dating scene can be intimidating during “cuffing season,” but remember: you’ll always have beer. Let that motivate you however you see fit.

Our award-winning amber lager is stepping out in a big way. The next time you see Brooklyn Lager in the store or in your friend’s refrigerator, take a minute and examine the fresh new label. From a distance– say, down a bodega aisle, or peering past your friend’s leftovers– you’ll still recognize the signature Lager green and gold. But as you get closer, the colors reveal an intricate collage of all things Brooklyn. A keen eye will pick up borough landmarks, brewhouse artifacts, stories, hidden jokes, and more, including:

+ Green taxis, for your outer borough travel needs
+ Brewmaster Garrett Oliver’s famous hat
+ Our local subway stations
+ General George Washington on his horse, checking in from the Grand Army Plaza
+ Things you won’t notice at first, then won’t be able to stop seeing around you

The collage is a tribute to and product of the bold spirit and ever-changing surroundings of our Brooklyn home. We are fortunate enough to be neighbors to some of the most interesting people, communities, and scenery in the world, and we’re proud to put it forth on Brooklyn Lager. Pick it up and let us know what you see. It’s worth taking the time to look closer.

Ah, fall: the season to pull on your favorite jacket, lace up your boots, and seek out the perfect cheese to accompany the crisp air and hearty foods of the season. Fortunately, you’ve got us and Saxelby Cheesemongers here to help, and we’ve got you covered.

When that cool-weather craving calls, our brand-new collaboration, Willoughby, will be there to answer. The fromage experts at Saxelby used our Oktoberfest festbier to wash the rind of this soft, creamy cheese before aging it at The Cellars at Jasper Hills. The wash lends deeply savory and pungent notes of beef, toast, and cream to complement the buttery creme fraiche notes of the cheese. It’s the perfect companion to giant pretzels, hearty stews, and all your favorite fall snacks. But be careful: this is a very limited release, so it’s up to you to find Willoughby while you can.

Head to Saxelby Cheesemongers in person or order online to secure a wheel of Willoughby of your own. You can also sample the cheese and learn more at a handful of tasting events, including:
+ Friday, September 14, 6:30-8:30 PM: Saxelby Cheesemongers Chelsea Market. The first ten people to purchase a wheel of Willoughby and a six-pack of Brooklyn Brewery beer will receive a free Brooklyn Brewery stein!
+ Friday, September 21, 5-8 PM: Saxelby Cheesemongers Pop-Up at Brooklyn Brewery. Stop by our Tasting Room and snack on Oktoberfest-inspired cheese plates with pretzels from Runner and Stone.
+ Monday, September 24, 8:15-9:45 PM: Beer & Cheese Pairing Class at Brooklyn Brewery. Join experts from us and Saxelby Cheesemongers for a class on creating the perfect beer and cheese pairing, right in our Tasting Room.

Once again Photoville is returning to Brooklyn Bridge Park to bring a truly staggering amount of photography exhibitions to the public, and we’re proud to say that we’ll be helping out in the Beer Garden again this year.

From September 13th-16th, and again from September 20th-23rd you can check out all of the art, panels, and education events Photoville has planned completely free of charge. After you’ve perused the pictures then be sure to hit up the Beer Garden for Brooklyn Brewery beers and eats courtesy of Smorgasburg.

And for the true photo aficionados out there you can even get a sneak peek of Photoville 2018 before it opens to the public at the United Photo Industries Photo Picnic on September 12th.

Check out the full list of exhibitions, talks, and events at the Photoville website here, and we’ll see you in the Beer Garden. And we beg you: leave the selfie sticks at home.

Beer Mansion Atlanta is rattling the rafters of 787 Windsor on Friday, September 14 with an all night music fest featuring plenty of beer. Just in time for one of Atlanta’s biggest music weekends, we’re lighting up the stage with some of our favorite artists:

DIIV in their only Atlanta appearance of 2018
Neighbor Lady
Fantasy Guys
Deep State
Linqua Franqa
Material Girls
Plus a late night DJ set from Kishi Bashi

You can find us holding down the bar with our friends at Wild Heaven, bringing a collective list of concert-ready beers for any drinker. Plus, you’ll get a can of Brooklyn Lager for free with your ticket as soon as you walk in the door. Explore further and you’ll find food and snacks from OK Yaki and Bon Ton, a local artists’ market curated by ATL’s Mammal Gallery, backline by Orange Amps, arcade games from Joystick Gamebar, prizes, mysteries, and much more.

The fun starts at 8 PM and runs until the wee hours. Tickets are available now for $30  ($35 at the door), so grab yours and come party with us.

Our Tasting Room staff can tell you that among our most passionate visitors, few can match the fervor of Brazilians. Our history with Brazil goes back to 2010, when we sent the first shipments of Brooklyn Lager down to their shores. As a tropical country, Brazil knows a thing or two about refreshing beverages, and they welcomed our hoppy amber lager with open arms.

Today, Brazilian beer fans happily chase down our beer wherever they can find it, drink it with glee, and often let us know of their success over social media. We have worked hard to get fresher beer—and more of it—down to our friends below the equator, and now we have a new solution: we’re going to brew it right in Brazil.

Our Brazilian team is ready to roll.

Brooklyn Brewery CEO, Eric Ottaway, and Brazil-based Maniacs Brewing CEO, Iron Mendes, have been working hard for many months to establish a partnership dedicated to brewing and distributing our beers in Brazil. The first two to hit the taps later this fall (well, our fall, their spring…) will be Brooklyn Lager and East IPA. With local production we will be able to offer plenty of fresh beer to craft drinkers in Brazil, something we’ll need if we want to keep up with our dedicated and thirsty fans throughout the country.

So the next time you’re in Brazil, keep an eye out for a fresh pint of locally brewed Brooklyn Lager or East IPA. Felicidades!

It’s been a fair amount of time since our last collaboration, so we recently got together with our friends at Kings County Brewers Collective to brew an old-school lager ready for some summer crushing. We’ve been friends with the KCBC for years– Brew Commander and Co-Owner Pete Lengyel even worked here for a while in his early days on the NYC beer scene.

Our brewers came together and set forth to create a “Julybock,” a seasonally updated version of the classic maibock lager style. They set out with a ceremonial high five over the kettle:

Then spent some time either discussing brewing techniques or playing Fortnite:

There were more high fives:

And now, after several weeks of fermentation and lagering to condition the beer, Escape Goat is pouring forth from the taps to make the whole team proud:

You can catch Escape Goat on tap in our Tasting Room right now. It’s bright, crisp, and refreshing, with a pleasant wave of floral hops and a decidedly sneaky 6.5% ABV to keep things interesting. Be quick though, as this is a limited batch and we’ve been drinking a lot of it ourselves. After all, we have a brew coming up at KCBC soon, and it takes plenty of beer to come up with these ideas.

Remember last year, when we told you to pull out your atlas and locate the small, freedom-loving nation of Lithuania? Right in the heart of the port city of Klaipeda, we told you that we were developing a sleek new sister brewery, and that we’d tell you when the parties were scheduled. Now, a year later, consider our promise fulfilled: Svyturys Brewery is churning out delicious beer, and this weekend marks the first time the doors are open to the drinking public.

And what awaits the drinking public inside, you ask? Step up to the bar and marvel at a spread of beers from Svyturys, especially their super-small-batch experimental series, Raudonos Plytos (or “Red Brick Beer Workshop.”) Chat with fellow beer drinkers, take a tour of the sprawling brewhouse, and stop in for a taste of the pairing menu at the on-site gastropub. If you’re feeling scholarly, there’s even a beer museum to whisk you through the storied history of beer.

Now, we know you still have that old familiar question in mind: why Lithuania? To us, the nation and the region as a whole represent a bold new frontier for craft beer. Centuries-old brewing techniques, revered culinary traditions, and bold new ideas are coming together to create new and exciting beers, just as we’ve seen in craft beer revolutions the world over. We believe that spreading the word of good beer is a vital mission, and Lithuania is the latest locale to join the fray.

Whether you’re in Lithuania in time for Brewmasters’ Day on Saturday, July 14 or just hoping to visit at some point in the future, make sure Svyturys Brewery is on your must-visit list. Exciting things are just getting started, and we can’t wait to show you what’s coming next.

During times like these the future can seem to be an inscrutable fog, probably due to heat haze. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): The most important star guiding you this month is the most obvious: the Sun. Wear sunblock.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): Remember the old maritime saying: another round of beers at night, sailors’ delight; another round of beers at morning, sailors get fired.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): In a rare turn, the stars smile upon you this month. Enjoy the feeling, but don’t get used to it.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): The right koozie can keep your beer cold, your fingers dry, and your conversations rolling. The wrong koozie can get you kicked out of a party. Read the room.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Good news awaits you, dear Leo, as a bartender plans to buy your next round. Go forth and seek your fortune, and remember to tip.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): Yes, it’s kind of weird to sneak booze into Eighth Grade. Don’t ask if you already knew the answer.

Libra (September 21- October 20): A splash of beer on a burger, just before flipping it on the grill, can be an interesting and flavorful addition. A splash of burger, dropped into your beer, probably won’t be.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): Yes, IPA from bowls is a phenomenon now. No, you don’t have to look. Let them play.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): The upside of dates at rooftop bars is the stunning view and time in the sun. The downside is visible sweat stains. Choose wisely.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): The wisdom of the stars is more true than ever this month: you will need more ice for your barbecue.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): The fates are working against you this month, and they look like they’re winning. Avoid oscillating fans, foaming hand soap, and drugstore sunglasses.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): The news is no reason to avoid going outside, but going outside doesn’t mean you can totally ignore the news. Find your balance.

As summer tightens its hold over New York City, the rolling heat and impenetrable humidity start to make our sweat-soaked selves long for the beach. The sun, the waves, the spray of the sea instead of subway station drippings, all combine until one of your friends finally voices it: “We should go to the Rockaways tomorrow.”

Unless one of your group has been there before, there’s a chance this is where the dream stops. Everyone pulls out their subway apps (“no, this one’s really good”), immediately gets distracted by the latest news notification (“what kind of planet do we live on?”), and pow, you’re back at your regular drinking spot, taking turns standing in front of the air conditioner. No longer, fellow beach dreamer: the Rockaways are an easy trip, and we’ll teach you the way.

GETTING THERE

Yes, you can try to find a friend with a car. But let’s be honest, that friend is going to demand a serious price. Save the negotiating and catch the A train to Beach 67th Street, Beach 90th Street, and so on to the end of the line. Or, if you’re a real pro, catch the Rockaway-bound ferry for the same price as a subway ride ($2.75) and get a boat ride to boot. Grab a beer and soak up the scenery.

WHERE TO HANG

There are tons of cool bars, restaurants, and hidden spots to explore while you’re taking in the peninsula. A few of our favorites include:

Connolly’s Bar, 155 Cross Bay Pkwy, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693: A neighborhood staple, renowned for their slyly dangerous frozen drinks.
The Wharf Bar & Restaurant, 416 Beach 116th St, Rockaway Park, NY 11694: The perfect place to kick back with beers, food, and an incredible view of the sea and skyline.
RBQ, 97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693: The team behind Swingbelly’s brings their region-blending approach to barbecue to the beach. Pop in and hang at the bar, or grab something to go for the beach or the ride home.

GRAB AND GO

If you’re going straight to the beach, we support your focus. If you need to stock up on Brooklyn Brewery beer, snacks, sunblock and the rest, try these spots:

Boardwalk Bagels, 108-01 108th St, Rockaway Park, NY 11694: Get your breakfast fix at any time with the justifiably famous bagels and wide menu.
Key Food Supermarket, 87-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY 11693: Fill up on snacks, and don’t forget to grab some garbage bags to keep the beach clean.
Rite Aid, 10640 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaway Park, NY 11694: Yes, you’re going to need more sunblock. Buy the multi-pack if you can, and you’ll save on aloe and ice packs.
Rockaway Beach Gourmet Deli, 9209 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY 11693: Get out early, stop in for sandwiches for lunch, and go claim your spot on the sand.

Remember, the most important part of your trip is to not take it too seriously. Time moves differently in beach towns like the Rockaways. Come prepared, know where your beer is, and let yourself explore for a while.

We’re turning the amps up to 11 and then some for a four-month long beer feature and concert series at Jimmy’s. Each month we’ll be featuring a different Brooklyn Brewery beer and a different musical act to keep things fresh.

For October we’re showing off our Post Road Pumpkin Ale just in time for decorative gourd season. Best part? If you buy your tickets in advance your first beer is on us.

Whether you’re a vinyl snob, a headbanger, or a noise rock nerd you’ll find something to love, so check out the lineup below and we’ll see you at the show.

July 21st: Suck It & Spin will be laying down an all-vinyl indie rock set that’s guaranteed to be wild.

August 25th: Lightning Bolt is bringing the noise to the UK for our Brooklyn Sound concert series.

September 28th: False Heads is returning to Jimmy’s in full force for their UK tour.

October 27th: Hey Bulldog will be closing out our series with some power trio tunes from this Manchester local favorite.

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For 14 incredible years the The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival has been bringing beats, arts, and education to hip-hop heads across the five boroughs and beyond. This year promises to be no different with panel discussions, games, and so much more on July 9th to 14th.

And while you’re checking out all the great events the fine folks at Brooklyn Bodega have lined up, be sure to be on the look out for Brooklyn beer to keep you cool as the week heats up. We’re proud to sponsor this year’s festival, and trust that we will be taking full advantage of that fact to try and meet Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli (at least.)

Check out the full list of events below or at their website here, but especially be sure to find us at the festival’s Homecoming Concert on the 14th where we’ll be passing out free swag as Black Star celebrates 20 years on stage.

Snag your tickets here and we’ll see you at the Festival.

July 9th DoYouKnowRapPeople? Hip-Hop Jeopardy at Kinfolk 94: Come through to test your skills and compete for sweet prizes including Hip-Hop Festival tickets.

July 10-12th Hip-Hop Institute Conference at Medgar Evers College: A 3-day conference about all things Hip-Hop culture, with panels focusing on Culture, Community, and Mental Health & Wellness (July 10th); the Music Business (July 11th); and Entrepreneurship (July 12th).

July 13th Juice Hip-Hop Exhibition at Littlefield: A night dedicated to showcasing all aspects of hip-hop culture–DJ showcases, dance battles, a sneaker exhibit, and so much more.

July 14th Homecoming Concert at Brooklyn Bridge Park: Black Star is back in Brooklyn for their 20th anniversary. It’ll be loud and incredible, ’nuff said.

Are you a history nerd with a taste for the macabre? Did you listen to nothing but The Cure during high school? Do you consider Hereditary a light-hearted family romp?

We’ve teamed up with Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours to satisfy all your bone-chilling needs. Every Friday you can start your night with a historic ghost tour of Brooklyn on Madame Morbid’s turn-of-the-century trolley. Once you’ve been thoroughly spooked and scared Madame Morbid will drop you off right outside our Tasting Room in Williamsburg where you can relax with a hearty pint or two.

Best part? You’ll get to skip the line and come right in for a free beer on us at our ghoul-proof bar.*

Madame Morbid has tours at 7 PM and 9 PM every Friday night, so get your tickets here but beware–you’re in for a scare.

*We cannot guarantee that our bar is not cursed, paranormal, or otherwise otherworldly.

Summer hasn’t officially started until we’ve kicked off our shoes, wiggled our toes in the sand, and enjoyed a cold beer at The Anchor’s Bend in Asbury Park.

And of course it wouldn’t be summer without their acclaimed Jams on the Sand concert series. Here’s the deal: every Thursday night from 5-10 PM you can drop by the Anchor’s beach stage for a free show and plenty of Brooklyn beer.

The band changes each week, so whether you’re a jazz fiend, beach goth, or a parrot head you’ll find something you can dance to. And we’ll be serving up $4 cans of Brooklyn Lager and Summer Ale each show just to keep things groovy.

Check out the weekly lineup below and we’ll see you you at the beach–just don’t forget your sunscreen.

6/21- Mihali & Bencoolen
6/28- Pink Talking Fish
7/5- Kung Fu
7/12- Aqueous
7/19- Organ Freeman
7/28- Juice & Little Stranger
8/2- Locos Por Juana
8/9- Ikebe Shakedown
8/16- Mungion
8/23- Aztec Sun
8/30- New Kingston

During times like these the future can seem to be an inscrutable fog. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): A classic mix up between bottles at the beach will result in a persistent and disgusting taste in your mouth, but now your tongue is safe from the sun.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): Remember, dear Taurus: you are right in your assertion that dark beers are just as good in the summer months, but no one wants to hear your speech again. Put a koozie on it.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Beer can chicken is a juicy, delicious treat on the grill. Spilling your beer on grilled chicken is a good way to get kicked out of your friend’s barbecue.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): The fates have aligned, and they are fully against you. Avoid sewing machines, confetti, and plastic pitchers.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Your ingenious idea of combining a blockbuster movie marathon and a growler share is doomed by a simple logistical issue: bathroom access.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): If reading the news makes you feel like you need a beer, do something to help the world first. Beer is better when you earn it.

Libra (September 21- October 20): The rising flush of excitement you feel during your first date at a rooftop bar will turn out to be the start of a particularly vibrant sunburn. Stock up on protective sunwear and try again.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): If traffic lessens during your commute now that school is out, you live in a good area. If your bar is more crowded now that school is out, you’re drunk at a summer camp again.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): A tip for packing your beach cooler: no one has ever had to fight off a screaming horde of seagulls due to a can of beer. Choose wisely.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): However you managed it, the stars are smiling upon you this month. Revel in the energy, but be wary come July.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): A promising new relationship will go south when your potential partner shows up to the cocktail lounge for your second date in an umbrella hat.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): When you throw your back out during a Queer Eye-induced home cleaning spree, ask yourself: would Karamo let you stay down, or would he want you to get back up? Get up, stretch out, and hire someone to help.

Last year we teamed up with The Stonewall Inn for a special Pride Month-exclusive beer, our Stonewall Inn Wit. Needless to say we were extremely honored– it’s not every day you get to pour beer at a National Monument. And we’re happy to announce that our Stonewall Inn Wit will be returning to the taps once again, just in time for Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary Party on June 4th.

But our beer wasn’t the only thing that launched last year–we also saw the start of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. And within the last year they’ve accomplished some incredible things to support LGBTQ communities all across America, while also honoring the important role The Stonewall Inn played in LGBTQ civil rights history.

If you can’t join us at the 50th Anniversary party, don’t stress–you’ll still be able to find our Stonewall Inn Wit on tap at The Stonewall Inn, our Tasting Room, and a few other places for the rest of Pride Month. Plus we’ve got a few more Pride Month events in the works as we speak.

Even if you can’t make it to Stonewall this time around, #pourproudly wherever you are and let’s celebrate another great Pride Month.

Beer #19: Uncle Nelson
Style: IPA brewed with Nelson hops, lactose, and oats
ABV: 7.5%
Notes: Smooth and gently creamy, with aromas of gooseberry and fresh grapes thanks to the Nelson hops, and hint of spice.
Availability: Friday, May 18 until it’s gone.

Above: Walker and his friend and coworker Richie Alfson breaking it down.

Brewer # 19: Walker Berry
Age: 32
Started at Brooklyn Brewery: July 2015
Favorite Hangout: On the river, fishing
Catch Phrase: Bahboom!
Brewer’s Notes: Uncle Nelson is a tribute to Walker’s real-life Uncle Nelson, a fun-loving, liberal guy and a welcome guest. The fact that he shares his name with one of Walker’s favorite hops is pure luck of course, but they do tie together nicely. The beer itself is intended to be drunk with friends, preferably accompanying spicy food, or in Walker’s best pairing, an extra spicy Bloody Mary. And your eyes don’t deceive you as you raise your glass– Walker added just a bit of Carared malt to give the beer a rosy tinge as a nod to the redhead who brewed it.

Brooklyn Lager has always given us plenty to be proud of. We’ve been there while it grew from its scrappy days in the dawn of the craft beer revolution to become a mainstay of the industry. It has welcomed drinkers with open arms in craft bars, dives, music halls, and beyond, all across the world. And now, it’s got some brand new hardware: Brooklyn Lager won the Gold Medal for Amber Lager at this year’s World Beer Cup, and we couldn’t be more proud of our beer and our team.

Brewer Ayad Qays provides a cameo. And no, that’s not the actual gold medal from the World Beer Cup; your author won it in a scavenger hunt.

When we talk about how proud we are of Brooklyn Lager (or any of our beers), the people who really deserve the thanks are our brewing and production team. Without the work of Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and his brewing, cellaring, and packaging crew, along with the Operations folks in the office who keep things humming, there’s no beer at all, and no beer at all is no way to live. We raise our glass to them.

And they’re happy, too! Just look at Peter Steiner from our packaging team before we told him the news:

And after:

Our final thanks for Brooklyn Lager’s success goes to you, dear reader. Our amber lager would have stayed in the dreams of our co-founders Steve Hindy and Tom Potter if it hadn’t been for the past thirty years of support from you and your fellow beer drinkers around the world. Take this as our guarantee: keep drinking it, and we’ll keep it coming your way as fresh and delicious as ever.

Cheers to Brooklyn Lager, to us, and to you. We’ll see you at the bar.

During times like these the future can seem to be an inscrutable fog. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus and his mystical minions read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): Choose your theater beer wisely for blockbuster season, dear Aries. A light pale ale buzz can be fun during Rampage, but don’t disappoint Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with your barleywine tears.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): Somewhere in the midst of a running bodyslam, you will realize you mixed up your tickets for the Met Gala with tickets for WWE Backlash. You will still enjoy the outfits.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): As the heavens move into Spring’s alignment and the Earth blooms, remember this ancient wisdom: put down your beer before you sneeze.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): Your long-awaited Memorial Day Weekend barbecue will go awry when everyone who promised to bring beer shows up with paper plates instead. Plan ahead and tuck some beer away for a dramatic reveal.

Leo (July 21- August 20): April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring a parade of proposals to your Facebook feed. Prepare a list of safe conversation topics for calling your parents– they’re on Facebook too, and they have questions about you.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): The stars have aligned to malign you this month. Tread with caution and avoid weisse glasses, flower crowns, and balloons.

Libra (September 21- October 20): Your lame friend’s beer-less barbecue will take an interesting turn when you discover a hidden stash of beer in their bathtub. You might as well drink it, since no one brought ice.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): A chance encounter with a former lover at a baseball game brings about an interesting reaction. Unfortunately, that reaction is only between the several beers and stadium hot dogs swirling in your stomach.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): You will remember most of the keys to having fun at the trendy waterfront bar: know the bartender’s name, order clearly, and tip with a smile. Your will forget the most important one: sunscreen.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): Despite the fact that your friend’s barbecue has too many plates and no beer, your significant other will suddenly lurch out of the bathroom in a surprisingly drunken state. Use this as an opportunity to both leave early and to contemplate why you trust your friend to plan barbecues every year.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): Luck is upon you this month, but these things can never last. Enjoy the good vibrations and buy some scratch-off lotto tickets, but keep an eye out next month.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): If you have been waiting for spring to catch a moment’s peace, be warned: that moment passed on May 3 while you were on the subway. Better luck next year.

The legendary spectacle of Melbourne Good Beer Week is approaching, and the Brooklyn Brewery halls are buzzing with excitement (and the harrowing sounds of ongoing renovation). This year is set to be our biggest yet, with ten all-star events hitting Australia from Saturday May 12th to Sunday, May 20th.

The week will feature Brooklyn Brewery favorites, experimental rarities, distinguished vintages and even a few of Brewmaster Garrett Oliver’s mysterious Ghost Bottles. You’ll find them scattered throughout Melbourne’s finest craft beer bars, whisky temples, pop-up mini golf adventures, a mammoth Brooklyn Block Party featuring live graffiti art, and more.

Our QA Manager Drew Bombard and President Robin Ottaway will make the long flight down to lead the Brooklyn Brewery contingent this year. Be sure to catch them at the events below for a fierce round of mini-golf at the Brooklyn Pro/Am (Robin has a mean putt), a few boilermakers at the Alement or a monster Block Party at Section 8:

Saturday, May 12th: Untasted: Cookie & Brooklyn

A power pairing of rare beer and great food at one of Melbourne’s best craft beer haunts featuring Brooklyn QA Manager Drew Bombard and Chef Karen Batson along with a host of specialty bottles.

Saturday, May 12th: Brooklyn Takeover at the Whisky & Alement Kickoff

Join us at our official cellar door for the week as we take over the Alement’s fridges with over twenty different varieties of Brooklyn brought in just for the occasion, each expertly paired with its own boilermaker. We’ll kick things off on Saturday, May 12th, Brooklyn QA Manager will be presenting the stories behind some of our most experimental releases while the Alement sheds light on its fine whiskies.

Saturday, May 12th: Grandad’s Supper: Double Down Edition

We’ll be throwing down for supper with some of our favorite Aussie and Kiwi brewers from Mornington Peninsula, 8 Wired and Moon Dog with stakes higher than ever before. Each course will feature two distinct beer pairings, one to compliment and one to contrast, in a palate-tingling battle of the senses. 

Sunday, May 13th: No Sleep ’till Brooklyn Tap Takeover 

Meet Brooklyn Brewer and QA Manager Drew Bombard at Silverlake Social as we take over the taps with eight of our favorite beers sent over from New York. We’ll have a few limited editions on taps and a bumping playlist to spend a proper afternoon.

Monday, May 14th: Le Bon Ton & Brooklyn Brewery

Join us for a beer dinner that is sure to be a highlight of Good Beer Week in Melbourne.The evening will feature extremely rare Brooklyn specialties and limited editions sent over from New York to accompany a three-course Bon Ton feast.

Wednesday, May 16th: Buck’s Boilermakers with Teeling Whiskey

Head to Buck Mulligan’s on Wednesday, May 16th at 7PM as Brooklyn Brand Ambassador Miro Bellini and Teeling Whiskey Ambassador Martin Lynch join forces for a night of craft beer and Irish whiskey. The night will feature five boilermakers paired up just for the occasion and will include a few favorites and vintage rarities. 

Saturday, May 19th: The Brooklyn Block Party 

Get down with us at Section 8 for the biggest, baddest fest of the year: Section 8 will transform into THE BROOKLYN ZOO, bringing the noise with live beats and street art, including graffiti before your eyes tagged up by Brooklyn artist El Cekis of the Bushwick Collective alongside Heesco and friends. Above the frenzy, Ferdyduke’s loft will be teleporting to Brooklyn’s boardwalk wonderland of Coney Island, featuring a freakshow of dreams, hot dogs and disco spinners at the CONEY ISLAND DISCO PALACE. This is one not to miss. 

Sunday, May 20th:The Brooklyn House Party at Leonard’s House of Love 

Join the Brooklyn crew at Leonard’s House of Love as we close out Good Beer Week the only way we know how: with a bona fide Brooklyn House Party at Leonard’s. We’ll be dishing out fresh cans at the Brooklyn tinnie bar and featuring a red cup special on the taps all afternoon to pair up with griddled burgers and Leonard’s killer hot chicken.

All Week: The Brooklyn Pro Am at The Howler

Wind up your meanest putt for the triumphant return of the Brooklyn Pro Am Mini Golf tournament at The Howler from Monday, May 14th to Sunday, May 20th. The Howler’s Mini-Golf-O-Rama will feature nine holes complete with a classic theme along with custom beer-inspired holes built just for Good Beer Week. Each Brooklyn beer bought includes a go-around on the course.

All Week: Beers of Curiosity and Decadence at Cookie

Stop in to Cookie’s Back Bar throughout Good Beer Week for an intense flourish of Brooklyn Brewery curiosities. Each afternoon, the Cookie crew will lead you through a guided tasting of some of our rarest offerings saved up from the Brooklyn cellar for your tasting pleasure. 

Long ago, a mysterious hop originally grown in Hokkaido made its way into the hands of Brooklyn Brewmaster Garrett Oliver amidst the mountains of new varieties in Washington State. The hop was Sorachi Ace, and it was good: striking notes of lemongrass, citrus and even dill soared, quickly inspiring the recipe for its namesake farmhouse saison that remains a favorite in the Brooklyn lineup to this day.

Garrett, sorting hops in Yakima Valley, Washington.

We’re proud to announce that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace is returning to its Japanese roots, with regular distribution wherever you can find Brooklyn Brewery beers. We’re throwing a series of launch parties in Sapporo and Tokyo from May 10th to May 15th to celebrate Sorachi Ace’s arrival in its ancestral home.

Join Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and the Brooklyn crew for a week of rare Ghost Bottles, fresh seafood pairings, live tuna carvings, tap takeovers and some serious parties across both regions featuring the best of Brooklyn and Japan. Check out the full rundown below:

Sapporo

Thursday, May 10th: Sorachi Ace Launch Party at Provo

Kick off the launch of Sorachi Ace in Hokkaido, the island where the legendary hop was born, with an all-out party featuring local seafood, fresh sushi made on-site and Brooklyn-inspired tunes and art.

Friday, May 11th: Ghost Bottles and Friends at Moon Sun Brewing

Join Brewmaster Garrett Oliver as he breaks out his private stash of rare Ghost Bottles and barrel-aged varities alongside locally brewed Japanese craft beers from our friends at Moon Sun. They’ve even brewed a beer just for the occasion featuring the legendary Sorachi Ace hop. 

Tokyo

Sunday, May 13th: Tap Takeover at Craft Beer Market

We’re tapping the first kegs of Sorachi Ace in Tokyo alongside Brooklyn Lager, Defender IPA and Bel Air Sour at Craft Beer Market Mitsukoshimae. Taste through each and stick around for rare bottle pours from Garrett and the Brooklyn team.

Monday, May 14th: Ghost Bottles and Friends at ØL Tokyo

Brewmaster Garrett Oliver will be bringing the Brooklyn noise with a huge range of rare bottles never before seen in Japan, featuring a dizzying array of mixed fermentation, barrel-aged wonders, fruit additions and vintages from our Williamsburg cellar.

Tuesday, May 15th: Sorachi Ace Launch Party at CITAN

Pair your glass of Sorachi Ace with fresh sashimi sliced right before your eyes in a live kabuki tuna carving ceremony. We’ll be getting down to back-to-back DJ sets featuring artists from Brooklyn, Tokyo and Norway and pouring rare beers throughout the night.

Maybe we played too much Oregon Trail as kids, but we’ve loaded up all our kegs, sixers, & big bottles onto a covered wagon and we’re setting out west for this year’s Seattle Beer Week on May 10-20th.

We don’t get out to the Pacific Northwest often, so we’re pulling out all the stops with a full-scale tap attack at three different locations on May 17th. Join us and our pals from Funkwerks and 21st Amendment Brewery for all kinds of tap features, rare beers, and packaging deals:
+Pop-Up at Chuck’s Hop Shop Greenwood
+Pop-Up at Chuck’s Hop Shop CD
+Tap Takeover at The Shambles

In addition to our May 17th Takeover, our beers will also be appearing at other events throughout SBW:
+5/11-5/13 Brouwer’s Cafe Back in Black Stout Fest featuring Vintage Black Chocolate Stout
+5/11-5/12 Chuck the Puck Up at Chuck’s Hop Shop Greenwood featuring Bel Air Sour and a Funkwerks surprise
+5/17- Brouwer’s Cafe Sour Fest featuring Bel Air Sour and Funkwerks’ Raspberry Provincial, Pineapple Provincial, and Bramble

This is a great chance to score some rare Brooklyn beer while we’re in your neck of the woods, so come through and we’ll toast to a great first Seattle Beer Week.

Gather your crew and practice your vogue, Dallas. Beer Mansion is heading your way for the first time ever on June 15 & 16, and we’re bringing along a veritable treasure trove of games, food, attractive lighting, and you guessed it, beer for all.

We’re teaming up with our charity partner Art Of The Brew to unite some of our favorite parties under one roof. Whether you’re a dive bar devotee, a cocktail lounge regular, never miss a concert, or just like exploring the unexpected, Beer Mansion has plenty for you to discover.

Love a night out with live music and a good crowd? Check out The Show, featuring Not Half Bad, Upsetting, and Annabelle Chairlegs (Friday night), Mother Tongues, Loafers, and Go Fever (Saturday day), and Violent Squid, Duell, and Otis The Destroyer (Saturday night).

More into the dark-wood-and-fancy-sofas vibe? Stop by The Speakeasy and soak in the class, without changing your shoes.

Maybe you’re an exploring type and you love to poke around a neighborhood? Wander through The Bazaar and meet local vendors, ice cream makers, and more.

And if you’re more of a laid back, divey, arcade games and cold beer person, The Arcade is your place.

Wander through them all, and don’t be shy about trying all the beer and cider from us, Funkwerks, Lakewood Brewing Co., Real Ale Brewing Co., Deschutes Brewery, BrainDead Brewing, and Bishop Cider Co. We’re packing the corners and nooks with games, tech, surprises, and plenty more. Find your favorite and settle in, or spend all night in motion– Beer Mansion is here for you.

Get your tickets now come hang. We’ll see you inside.

During times like these the future can seem to be an inscrutable fog. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus and his mystical minions read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): You will wisely wait to open the beer can you dropped while loading the fridge. Somehow, you’ll still foolishly spill half of it on your shirt immediately after opening.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): You should certainly flaunt your early-season tan. You should not tell people that you got it through the window at work.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): It won’t be until the third or fourth smashed car that you realize that you have, once again, missed Coachella and ended up at a monster truck rally. Buy a hat.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): The stars will finally align and bring you and your soul mate to the same dive bar one magical night. Unfortunately, you will drive them away with your questionable jukebox choices.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Mercury may not be in retrograde, but it looks like you’re carrying over some serious bad luck. Avoid club sandwiches, stemless glassware, and wireless headphones.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): Yes, it’s going to snow again. No, it’s not specifically your fault, but the stars think you could still be trying a little harder.

Libra (September 21- October 20): You will be driven from an otherwise-cool dive bar by some jerk playing way too much obscure Krautrock. Save your quarters for a finer night.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): Your patience in hoarding the last of last year’s summer beer will pay off when this year’s summer beer hits the shelves. Time to stock up again.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): Fortune smiles upon you this month, but it’s a sneaky sort of smile. Enjoy the good times, but watch your back.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): A snide remark by your cool friend will make you truly ponder the ramifications of the wording behind your “hip” flask. Ditch them and keep the flask.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): You will inexplicably receive a royalty check for a German-sounding song you don’t recall owning the rights to. Head to the bar and pay it forward in the jukebox.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): Saturn moves into the fifth house, which results in your roommate spilling stout on third and final clean couch cushion. Jupiter recommends a slipcover.

Our Tasting Room has been an iconic part of Williamsburg since we first opened the big red doors back in 1996. Thousands of visitors pack the bar every weekend. More come during the week for Small Batch Tours, events, and parties. People from all over the world have visited us, made memories, met friends and future spouses, and made our Tasting Room into an institution.

We’ve partied alongside everyone, but we’ve also been listening to you. The time has come for some serious and exciting changes, but we’ll give you the most exciting one up front: NO MORE BEER TOKENS!

While the beer tokens were once a key part of our Tasting Room, we’re excited to cut out the token line and offer a simpler experience at the bar. And for those of you who have a stash of old tokens, fear not. We’ll still accept them, but everything else at the bar will be cash or card. You know, like almost every other bar around.

This is part of a much larger renovation of our beloved Tasting Room space, including a brand new bar, new windows onto N 11th Street, extended hours seven days a week, more seating, more tours and tour options, an expanded Company Store, and much, much more. We’re talking about a full-blown overhaul of our space to make it more welcoming, more comfortable, and able to serve our community to a higher standard than ever before.

Of course, work of this magnitude means we’re going to have to close for a little while. We will be shuttering our Tasting Room from Monday, April 30 until early June: no public hours, no Small Batch Tours, and no events, just the sweet, merry sounds of construction. Feel free to press an ear to the door while we rebuild– we probably won’t whistle while we work, but we might throw on some old-school metal while we weld.

Once we have everything tidy and the paint dries, we’ll announce some opening festivities. We’re already offering Small Batch Tour reservations for our new format, running at 5, 5:30, 6, and 6:30 PM every Monday-Friday starting May 23. Our free weekend tours will run every Saturday and Sunday on the half hour from 1-6 PM. Aside from those tours, our new hours will run:

Monday- Thursday 5-11 PM 
Friday 5 PM-12 AM
Saturday 12 PM-12 AM
Sunday 12-8 PM

We’re sure you’ll have plenty of questions, and we promise we’ll release more details– and yes, opening party dates– as we get closer to our renovation dates. For now, schedule your visits and get ready for your first glimpse of our new Tasting Room. The plans look incredible, and we can’t wait to share more with our fellow beer drinkers.

Don’t worry all you Tardy Tammy’s & Late Larry’s, there’s still time to get tickets for all three sessions of Beer Mansion Brooklyn on April 13th & 14th. Get them while you still can, because they’re selling fast. And just for reading the tap list, take $5 off your ticket with code BB5OFF.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Pale Lager (4.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, clean and refreshing unfiltered pale lager
  
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, fruity and friendly ale with a soft, crisp finish
• BB R&D: Double IPA (9.1%) *Tasting Room-only release, powerful IPA brewed with hops from Kent, England and the Pacific Northwest.
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Black Chocolate Stout 2015 Vintage (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Cloaking Device (10.5% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Black Ops (11.5% ABV)

Our Beer Mansion tour is officially rolling and tickets for Brooklyn April 13 & 14 are on sale now. Get them while you can, as tickets are already selling quickly. And just for reading the tap list, take $5 off your ticket with code BB5OFF.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Pale Lager (4.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, clean and refreshing unfiltered pale lager
  
• BB R&D: Double IPA (9.1%) *Tasting Room-only release, powerful IPA brewed with hops from Kent, England and the Pacific Northwest.
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Cloaking Device (10.5% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Black Ops (11.5% ABV)

Wait, that might count.

Our Beer Mansion tour is officially rolling and tickets for Brooklyn April 13 & 14 are on sale now. Get them while you can, as tickets are already selling quickly.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Pale Lager (4.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, clean and refreshing unfiltered pale lager
  
• BB R&D: Double IPA (9.1%) *Tasting Room-only release, powerful IPA brewed with hops from Kent, England and the Pacific Northwest.
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Cloaking Device (10.5% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Black Ops (11.5% ABV)

After one bitter winter, we’re all due for a little warm weather. Stop by the Tasting Room and we’ll toast to balmy breezes and happy puppers.

Our Beer Mansion tour is officially rolling and tickets for Brooklyn April 13 & 14 are on sale now. Get them while you can, as tickets are already selling quickly.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Powder IPA (7% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, juicy, piney experimental IPA brewed with lupulin powder
  
• BB R&D: Double IPA (9.1%) *Tasting Room-only release, powerful IPA brewed with hops from Kent, England and the Pacific Northwest.
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Cloaking Device (10.5% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Black Ops (11.5% ABV)

Whether you spend St. Patrick’s Day with us in the Tasting Room or take all day to marathon the entire Leprechaun franchise, we hope it’s a good one and may your cup never run empty.

Our Beer Mansion tour is officially rolling and tickets for Brooklyn April 13 & 14 are on sale now. Get them while you can, as tickets are already selling quickly.

And while you’re hanging with us this weekend be sure to pick up something tasty from the Yankee Doodle Dandy’s food truck. Those tenders are serious business, so leave plenty of room in between rounds for chicken-induced euphoria.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Powder IPA (7% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, juicy, piney experimental IPA brewed with lupulin powder
  
• BB R&D: Double IPA (9.1%) *Tasting Room-only release, powerful IPA brewed with hops from Kent, England and the Pacific Northwest.
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Cloaking Device (10.5% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Black Ops (11.5% ABV)

During times like these the future can seem to be an inscrutable fog. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus and his mystical minions read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): You’ll receive an unexpected windfall in the form of three coffee cans filled with coins, courtesy of your grandma. Count up those quarters and buy yourself a beer.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): Disaster will strike when your bodega stops selling the potato chips you like. Likewise your subsequent sit-in protest will not go as smoothly as planned.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Venus is in the second house, bringing great strife. Calm down the spheres by playing the silky smooth music of Kenny G.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): As Mercury and Jupiter are in convergence, the perfect opportunity to get revenge on your nemesis will finally present itself. Stock up on plenty of spider eggs, superglue, and plausible deniability.

Leo (July 21- August 20): You should’ve started doing your taxes, like, weeks ago. Step to it and hope the IRS is merciful.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): The stars have aligned in a most unusual way this month, so take extra precaution and carry a second pair of pants with you wherever you go.

Libra (September 21- October 20): A blind date will end poorly after your date spends the entire evening complaining about how they have to walk three extra blocks to buy pizza-flavored Pringles. Unwind afterwards with a beer-flavored beer.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): I’d just stay in the house this month if I were you. Whatever you did to upset the stars worked–avoid dachshunds, microwaves, and early 2000′s R&B.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): Due to Saturn’s ascendance your weekly trivia team will finally take first place, but the happiness will be short-lived once your teammates start fighting over who takes home the gift card.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): Your love life will finally receive a big boost when you successfully flirt with the charcuterie cutie who works at the butcher’s shop.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): This month you will find long-awaited recognition at the office when you finally get the raise you were promised last year. Celebrate with a fancy beer at a very fancy bar.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): Your usual sausage, egg & cheese will be delayed by some jerk protesting for their inalienable right to Pringles. Plan your morning accordingly.

Like our friend above, we’re just about made it through the cold and wet to another summer. Sure, we’re still wearing jackets to the Brewery, but more friends of ours than we’d like to admit are talking about warmer temperatures and posting pictures wearing– can it be?– shorts. Needless to say, we’re jealous.

We could sulk, but we’re going to be productive instead. We’re hitting the gym, or at least thinking about it more often than usual. Our spring cleaning is done, partially thanks to the snow trapping us inside. Oh, and did we mention Summer Ale has a new look?

Summer Ale is one of those beers that inspires more than a simple cheers for changing seasons. It invites stories, inspires party planning, and generally makes people’s eyes light up. We tried to capture that with a new pool-inspired bottle, and judging by the sheer number of labels that have “mysteriously” popped up on desks around the office, we think we nailed it.

And before you ask: the beer inside is the same sunny pale ale we all love. It isn’t broken, so we’re not fixing it.

Believe it or not, Summer Ale is now shipping from our warehouses. “Now?!” You holler through three scarves. “New York City is getting hit with snow tonight!” Yes, it is. That’s why we’re shipping it to our warmer friends first, then bringing it closer to home. And besides, if you’ve been reading our blog for a little while then you know we care more about drinking beer we like than pointing and shouting “seasonal creep.”

It’s up to you now to find the newly garbed Summer Ale in your neighborhood. Whether you’re already sporting a tan or you’re still sleeping under heaps of blankets, we think you’re going to dig the fresh look. And even if summer itself isn’t here yet, Summer Ale means it’s close enough to celebrate. Go out and party.

Our Beer Mansion tour is officially rolling and tickets for Brooklyn April 13 & 14 are on sale now. Get them while you can, as Early Bird tickets are already selling quickly.

While you’re wrapping your head around all that weather, come hang with us and snag some snacks from El Jefe Nachoria. If you get lucky, there just might be some mysterious new beers on hand to try while you’re at it.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Powder IPA (7% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, juicy, piney experimental IPA brewed with lupulin powder
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

Jury’s still out on whether dogs can play basketball, but while the debate rages on we’ll be running draft specials from March 14 to April 2 at N4 Tap Room in honor of the college basketball chaos.

Drop by the Whole Foods in Williamsburg to find all of our beers on happy hour pricing during any college basketball game. While your playoffs bracket disintegrates right before your eyes you can score $5 pints of Brooklyn Lager, Naranjito, and Bel Air Sour as well as $6 pours of our Black Chocolate Stout.

Beyond basketball, we’ll also be causing trouble at trivia night every Wednesday at 7 PM with Trivia NYC. And don’t sleep on N4 Tap Room’s Fish Frydays at 5 PM for $1 oyster happy hour and $13 fish & chips.

So whether you’re a college basketball fanatic or just a big ol’ beer nerd, stop by all month and we’ll hook you up.

Plus, our Beer Mansion tour is officially rolling and tickets for Brooklyn April 13 & 14 are on sale now. Get them while you can, as Early Bird tickets are already selling quickly.

While you’re wrapping your head around all that, come hang with us and snag some snacks from Empanada Sonata. If you get lucky, there just might be some mysterious new beers on hand to try while you’re at it.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Powder IPA (7% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, juicy, piney experimental IPA brewed with lupulin powder
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

With all the tastings, flight nights, and ice cream parties we’ve got going on for NYC Beer Week, it’s almost easy to miss the delicious deal we’ve made with the good people at Tender Greens to take things to the next level.

For all of Beer Week you can treat your taste buds to a Tender Greens menu special created with our new tart and tropical Bel Air Sour in mind. It’s a pairing guaranteed to please foodies and beer geeks alike, so drop by and we’ll make this a Beer Week for the ages.

While you’re wrapping your head around all that, come hang with us and snag some snacks from Empanada Sonata. If you get lucky, there just might be some mysterious new beers on hand to try while you’re at it.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

Every beer drinker knows the conundrum: you find yourself at the end of another work week, ready to go out and have some fun. You get in touch with the rest of your crew, and the debate begins: what’s the vibe for the night?

Are you going to get over to that hip underground spot for loud live music and cold beer in cans?

Maybe you’re in the mood to cruise around one of the weird parts of town, packed with shops, snacks, and odd little holes-in-the-wall?

Perhaps you’re in the mood to put on That Outfit and go somewhere swanky?

Or could it be you’re in the mood for a good old-fashioned dive, with a solid jukebox and a handful of games?

If you take the time to listen to everyone’s pros, cons, and weird, flaky nonsense, you’re going to end up on the couch alone again. Not that that isn’t fun sometimes, of course, but this isn’t that night. This is where Beer Mansion comes in.

With Beer Mansion in town, you have all the parties you need under one roof. Get your game on with the laid-back vibe of The Arcade. Get fancy in The Speakeasy without even changing your shoes. Go exploring in the twists and turns of The Bazaar. And thrash away with live music in The Show. Work your way throughout Beer Mansion and you’ll find an unending array of local breweries, pop-up shops, technological wonders, and a few things from way out of left field. No matter how fractured your crew’s opinions, Beer Mansion has something for everyone.

Beer Mansion is coming to four cities this year, starting in our home borough of Brooklyn:

Brooklyn April 13 & 14 (tickets on sale now!)
Dallas June 15 & 16
Atlanta September 14 & 15
Minneapolis October 26 & 27

RSVP at those links above, and you’ll be in the loop for ticket sales, music lineups, beer info and more. You’ve got plenty of time to plan– get your friends together, pick your session (or sessions) and come explore Beer Mansion with us.

Though we’re terribly disappointed no actual toga parties are planned, we’re still thrilled to be part of Saratoga Beer Week this year. In addition to our booth at the highly-anticipated and awesomely-named Beer Summit on February 24th, we’ve got all sorts of beer samplings, shindigs, and pint nights planned for the Spa City.

Check out where we’ll be talking beer and slinging swag, and we’ll raise a glass to another successful Beer Week.

Thursday, February 22
+9 PM at Caroline Street Pub: Stop by for Night of the Flamingo and compete for Brooklyn swag and free pints.

Friday, February 23
+3 PM at EBI Beverage: Before you stock up on beer for the weekend, check out our bottle and can sampling including our brand spankin’ new Bel Air Sour.
+3 PM at Minogue’s Beverage Center: Drop by to talk hops and sample some of our best and brightest beers.
+5:30 PM at Forno Bistro: We’re serving up beer pairings to daze and delight, including a special offering of our rare Ghost Bottles.

Saturday, February 24
+12 PM and 5 PM at the Saratoga Beer Summit: Come hang while we pour proudly alongside 80 other incredible breweries from around Saratoga and beyond.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: Session IPA (3.5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, experimental session IPA with notes of pineapple, citrus, and orange peel
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

As winter spins madly on, the stars themselves get a little seasick. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): It’s a perfect month for drinking chocolate stouts, but if you’re drinking one out of a recently emptied heart shaped chocolate box you may be covering a larger problem.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): If you look to the heavens for guidance in your love life, you have to expect the heavens to mess with you a little. It’s just fair game.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): We don’t know how you made them this mad, but the stars seem to be exacting revenge upon you this month. Avoid formal wear, schooner glasses, and narrow stairs.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): Bold Mars and sneaky dubbels will collude, leading you to text your ex at three in the morning. It’s up to you and long-suffering Venus to run damage control.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Yes, we know the dating app notifications estimating your odds at a match are depressing. No, we don’t need to hear more about it.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): Flirtatious Venus and deceptive pilsners will collude, leading to you answering a clearly problematic text from your ex at three in the morning. Somehow, this will lead to late brunch plans the next day.

Libra (September 21- October 20): A quiet beer bar is an excellent choice for a first date. The quiet beer bar where you go to complain about your love life is not.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): After weeks of searching, you’ll finally find that kellerbier you forgot the name of. Literally drink in your success.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): There are two ways to deal with faulty heat in your apartment: complaining to the super, or shrugging on a beer blanket. Try both, but complain first.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): The heavens smile down upon you. For now. Enjoy your good fortunes while they last, and good luck next month.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): Your pleasant late brunch will be amusing thanks to the amorous couple reuniting at this next table. This amusement will run its course when they begin shouting at each other.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): You’re in luck: it is now officially late enough in the year that no one will ask about your resolution. Tuck those gym shoes into the back of your closet and go back to your shows.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

Our Tasting Room has stood as a staple of the Williamsburg community since we opened its big red doors back in the 90s. Now, we’re proud to announce that it’s easier than ever to visit us with new public hours on weekdays:

Monday- Thursday Small Batch Tour & Public Hours:
Small Batch Tour 5-6 PM (Book here)
Public Hours 6-9:30 PM (New! Holy tap towers, Batman!)

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Public Hours:
Friday 6-11 PM, free tours at 7 and 8 PM (limited tickets available at doors)
Saturday 12-8 PM, free tours on the half hour from 1-5 PM (limited tickets available at doors)
Sunday 12-6 PM, free tours on the half hour from 1-4 PM (limited tickets available at doors)

Be careful when you’re planning your trips, as private events may change some of our weeknight public hours. We’ll post those on the Visit page under Holiday Hours, Alerts, and Closures, and give you a heads up on our social media channels.

We’ll give you the lowdown on some special public events, food vendors and other surprises over on our Events page. Otherwise, we’re happy to welcome you in for a couple beers and a chat, or a couple beers and we’ll leave you alone so you can look mysterious. No matter what, we think it’s going to be a lot of fun.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival is about to touch down on Australian shores on Friday, February 2nd and we’re breaking out a stacked Brooklyn Brewery can lineup to celebrate. Join us as Laneway descends upon the continent for a tour of five cities featuring an incredible array of musicians including Mac Demarco, Anderson.Paak, The War On Drugs and many more.

Visit the Brooklyn crew throughout the festival at the Beer Garden, Main Bar and Can Bar for fresh pours of Brooklyn Lager draft and cold cans of American Ale and Summer Ale. Beer in-hand and vibes in-tune, head toward the pop-up Brooklyn Brewery barbershop and get a fresh cut in the Summer Sun from the clipper-wielding wizards at Henry Lee’s Barbershop in Melbourne and Cleveland’s on Cleveland’s in Sydney.

A proper beer always deserves a fine pairing, and we’ve spent some quality time to bring you the latest in beer-fueled harmony. Look no further than the hot grills of Easey’s in Melbourne and Mary’s in Sydney for juicy burgers fired up just for the festival. Wondering what beer to grab before the next show? Worry not, Brooklyn Brand Ambassador Extraordinaire Miro Bellini, Danny Beusa from the DUNE RATS and David Moyle from Longsong/Royal Moyle to endeavored to do just that. Catch the video below to discover just what beer you should reach for in the morning when the soothing vibes of Mac Demarco ring through the air.

The tour kicks off on Friday, February 2^nd in Adelaide and will travel through Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle throughout the month. Checkout the dates for each city below along with a sneak preview of the lineup and grab your tickets here.

Big news for all our friends across the pond: from February 2-9 we’re staging a tap takeover all across Great Britain. And when we go big we go really big–we’re talking 43 different pubs and restaurants pouring Brooklyn beers all week long.

Each site will have a lineup of Brooklyn classics on tap so you can grab the right pint no matter if you’re an IPA hophead or a dark beer dork. We’ll be pouring Brooklyn Lager, Scorcher IPA, Insulated Dark Lager, Naranjito, and if you’re lucky you may even encounter East IPA or Sorachi Ace.

Check out the list of venues below to see where you can find us, and keep an ear to the ground for karaoke nights, pub quizzes, and other special events we’ll be throwing throughout the week.

England:
+Alex- 53 Alexandra St, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1BW, UK
+Anchor- 323 Gloucester Rd, Bristol BS7 8PG, UK
+Bristol Pear- 676 Bristol Rd, Birmingham B29 6BJ, UK (Karaoke on 2/4 from 7-10PM)
+Cavendish- 220 West St, Sheffield S1 4EU, UK
+City Arms- 288 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UR, UK
+Dry Dock Leeds- Woodhouse Ln, Leeds LS2 3AX, UK
+Faraday- 2 Church St, Epsom KT17 4NY, UK
+Footage- Grosvenor St, Manchester M1 7DZ, UK (Karaoke on 2/4 from 7-10PM)
+Gosta Green- Holt St, Birmingham B7 4BG, UK (Karaoke on 2/4 from 7-10PM)
+The Graduate Sheffield- Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 2LH, United Kingdom
+The Graduate York- 6-12 Lendal, York YO1 8AA, UK
+The Hope & Anchor- Maryland St, Liverpool L1 9DE, UK
+The Horn in Hand- Goldsmith St, Nottingham NG1 5JT, UK
+The Inferno- 38 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth BH8 8AD, UK
+The Keystones- 4 Monkgate, York YO31 7PE, UK
+The Library- 229 Woodhouse Ln, Leeds LS2 3AP, UK (Karaoke & Meet the Brewery on 2/8 from 8-11PM)
+The Library Durham- 46 Saddler St, Durham DH1 3NU, UK (Karaoke on 2/7 from 7-10PM & Meet the Brewery on 2/9)
+The Loaded Dog-144 London Rd, Leicester LE2 1ED, UK
+The Lost Hour- 217-219 Greenwich High Rd, London SE10 8NB, UK (Karaoke on 2/4 from 8-11PM & Meet the Brewery on 2/3)
+The Mailbox- 20 Guildhall Street, Lincoln LN1 1TR, UK (Karaoke 2/8 from 7:30-10:30PM & Meet the Brewery on 2/6)
+The Pavlov’s Dog- 21-23 St Mary’s Butts, Reading RG1 2LN, UK
+The Penny Theatre- 30-31 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BL, UK
+The Phantom- Leicester Rd, Loughborough LE11 2AG, UK
+The Phoenix- 122 Gosford St, Coventry CV1 5DL, UK
+The Roper Hall- Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE, UK (Karaoke 2/8 from 7:30-10:30PM)
+The Roundabout- 2-4 Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AQ, UK
+Royal London- 4-6 Wulfruna St, Wolverhampton WV1 1LX, UK
+The Soar Point- The Newarke, Leicester LE2 7BY, UK
+The Southfield- 18 Southfield Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 3BZ, UK
+The Bloomery- Nile Street, Broomhill, Sheffield S10 2PQ, UK
+The Canon- 1 Barton St, Bath BA1 1HQ, UK
+The Warehouse-12 Zetland St, Huddersfield HD1 2RA, UK
+The White Harte- 54-58 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LH, UK (Karaoke on 2/7 from 8-11PM & Meet the Brewery on 2/2)
+The Clarendon- 44-46 Clarendon Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 4RZ, UK (Meet the Brewery on 2/7)
+The Exonian- 99-101 Fore St, Exeter EX4 3HY, UK

Scotland:
+Ark Glasgow- North Frederick Street, Glasgow G1, UK
+Bobbin- 500 King St, Aberdeen AB24 5ST, UK
+Braes- 14-18 Perth Rd, Dundee DD1 4LN, UK
+Chanter- 30-32 Bread St, Edinburgh EH3 9AF, UK (Karaoke on 2/4 from 8-11PM)
+Hall- 457 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3LG, UK
+The Triplekirks- Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1JT, UK

Wales:
+Gassy’s- 39-41 Salisbury Rd, Cardiff CF24 4AB, UK
+The Woodville- 1-5 Woodville Rd, Cardiff CF24 4DW, UK

We all remember launching Bel Air Sour last year. That picture above is from one of the first parties we threw with the label, introducing people to our previously draft-only Brewmasters Reserve in a whole new light. People loved it, in the way that we were fielding calls from our parents talking about how their friends were stocking up, and kegs were flying through our Tasting Room, and it seemed like everyone was in on the joy.

Then of course, the joy turned to pain, and we ran out of Bel Air Sour. It was bound to happen, of course. We were the ones who designated it a limited release. But to see it actually leave stung so badly, we immediately went to work to bring it back.

Bel Air Sour took a good amount of tinkering to be sure we could make it all year long. And we changed the package just a bit because come on, it looks incredible now. Mostly we’re just happy to see it again. Not in the way you reunite with a friend after a long time away, but in the way that you reunite with a friend after a long time away and realize that they’re now an incredibly cool rock star and they’re offering you a job as Enthusiastic Friend Who Hangs Out Backstage. You can’t beat that feeling.

Now we’re releasing Bel Air Sour to the world, and we’re excited to see what people do with it. The tart, quirky nature of the beer has a knack for pulling out unexpected pairings and parties. Perhaps you’ll see how it fits alongside karaage yakitori (thumbs up), or realize it’s the beer you needed for a marathon headbanging session with your best metal vinyl (tested and approved.) This could be the turning point that changes your wardrobe to mostly Hawaiian shirts (looking sharp.) Paint your house pink and teal and harness a fleet of plastic flamingos to replace your lawn (good luck.)

The point is this: Bel Air Sour is back, life is good, and you’re cool. Go out and enjoy it.

We’re bringing out the fancy bottles and celebrating our third year attending Germany’s biggest craft beer fest: Braukunst Live! from February 2-4th at the beautiful MVG Mueseum in Munich.

We’ll be there alongside some of the best craft breweries in the world, and we’re pouring to impress. Stop by our booth to try out a great lineup of Brooklyn beers including a few of our classics as well as some rare offerings to keep things interesting.

Grab your tickets here and join us for a glass at the festival.

Here’s what we’ll be pouring:
+Brooklyn Lager
+East IPA
+Scorcher IPA
+Sorachi Ace
+Bel Air Sour
+Kiwi’s Playhouse

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

Film buffs and beer nerds alike will find something to love at Brooklyn Hoppy Hour every day of the Gothenburg Film Festival. We’ll be pouring a different rare bottle for each day of the festivities from 6-7PM in the Festival Center at Auktionsverket Kulturarena.

It’s a great way to stay refreshed mid-movie marathon, plus it’s an good chance to try some of our rare experimental beers and favorite limited releases. Entrance is free, so drop by every day and grab a glass of something new. After all you’ll need something to wash down all that popcorn.

Here’s what we’ll be pouring each day:
1/27- Cuvée Noir
1/28- Improved Old Fashioned
1/29- Serpent
1/30- Hand & Seal
1/31- Kiwi’s Playhouse
2/1- Black Ops
2/2- Intensified Coffee Porter

New Neighbors: We know it’s hard to leave your blankets this time of year, but can you imagine a cozier way to pass the time than visiting a new brewery? Fortunately, Cat Wolinski put together a list for Brooklyn Based that covers some of the newest and most exciting breweries to join our home borough. We’ll see you at the bar, but we’re still going to wear slippers.

And While We’re Getting There: Next time you catch a car to a brewery, keep in mind you could be matching your logos. Lyft has announced a co-branded beer this week, which has the circular benefit of being a reminder to travel safely while you’re partying. No word on if the beer itself will cause you to grow a large, pink mustache, but we’ll let you know if we sprout anything over the weekend.

A Companion For The End Of The World: Dogfish Head wants to make sure you have everything you need for the end of days, including a beer to attract friends. Their new It’s The End Of The Wort As We Know It will be released from the brewery on January 27, and each 750ml bottle will come strapped with an emergency blanket, paracord, and Dogfish-branded Swiss Army knife. That should be enough to rebuild civilization, right?

Bucket List Beer Bars: You’ve got some traveling to do before the world collapses, fellow drinker. Luckily, VinePair put together a list of bucket list beer bars to try around the country. Who knows, if you’re up at Ebenezer’s Pub when the proverbial mess hits the fan, you might even survive in the company of over 700 bottles. Just don’t tell anyone else. Ah wait, it’s on the Internet now.

Clean Up Your Bar: It happens to the best of us: you finally pick up an elusive bottle of bitters, or fancy vermouth, or blend a shrub, only to lose track of it and find yourself wondering if it’s good to use months down the line. Supercall has your back with a list of commonly expired home bar fixtures and how to tell if they’re still good. Our advice: throw more parties and move through your stock.

What To Drink When You’re Claiming To Be Tired Of Whiskey: We don’t believe it’s possible to be tired of whiskey. But if variety is the spice of life, you might as well mix it up with some liquors that hit some of the same notes as everyone’s favorite brown liquor. Give it a try, and remember when you’re feeling down: whiskey will always be there for you. Always.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

Move over cocoa, because we’re the new winter warmer in town. We’re shacking up for the ski season at the lovely Hunter Mountain in the eponymous Hunter, NY.

Whether you’re carving up the bunny slopes, constructing an evil snow fortress, or just came for the beautiful views, once you’re finished hitting the slopes you can relax with a Brooklyn beer in the Main Lodge. Skiing is thirsty work, after all. Sure, you could try to carry your beer with you, but trust us: frozen beers aren’t as refreshing at single-digit temperatures.

And we’re not content with just slinging beers during our winter residency–stay tuned for all sorts of shindigs, promotions, and giveaways we’ve got planned. Until then you can check out Hunter Mountain’s Event Calendar for workshops, races, and more.

Keep those tips up and we’ll see you on the slopes.

Let’s Talk About Metal For A Second: Yes, we cover metal-inspired beers quite a bit here in Sixerland. With that in mind, despite the fact that it’s not directly beer-related, we’d be seriously remiss not to alert you that the incredible lineup of Behemoth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, and Lamb Of God are rumored to be touring together this summer, with one date already surfacing. Consider them your soundtrack for the weekend and dream to toast to until tickets go on sale.

Let’s Go Traveling: Alright, back to beer, but still on escapism. If you’re looking for a way to combine your love of beer with your deep-seated urge to flee your surroundings, allow us to recommend this list of beer-centric hotels scattered around the United States. Think of all the space you’ll save not packing beer for the way there, and all the socks you’ll throw away to fit the beer you’ll bring home!

Need New Glasses?: If your New Year’s Eve was anything like ours, you’re down a few fancy glasses. Take advantage of the opportunity and stock up on the sort of glassware that makes people think you have your life together when they come over. Just remember to learn from those New Year’s mistakes, and don’t put wine glasses in flipping distance of a Risk board.

Respect Your Whiskey: Much like the Giving Tree, whiskey is always here for you, but the relationship is much more equal if you’re committed to taking care of your whiskey as well. Take a second to study up on how to store your ever-important liquid friend, and it’ll come back to you many times over. Just remember: decanters are sort of unnecessary, but they can still be really cool.

Alright, Let’s Be Healthy: We know it’s no fun to think about starting a new fitness routine, but the new year does provide a convenient time to consider a life not spent winded by walking up the stairs. As you’re making your sore, shaking baby steps at the gym, consider adjusting your drinking habits too to keep an eye on your health. We’re not saying you have to give up much, but a few changes can reap plenty of benefit.

Meanwhile, In New Orleans: There’s more than meets the eye behind the wine program at Bacchanal, the best backyard wine-cheese-and-jazz party in New Orleans these days. Head into the weekend with the stories behind this noble institution, and good luck not booking plane tickets immediately to go visit. We hear the best days for booking are Tuesdays anyway.

New year, same gaping celestial void. Let Spiritual Guide Reverend Tim Rozmus read the signs for you and cast your beery lots for the month.

Aries (March 21- April 20): Upon reviewing the charts, it is clear that it is whiskey season. Do not point out that last season was also whiskey season, or we’ll take whiskey season away.

Taurus (April 21- May 20): It may feel a little early to worry about Valentine’s Day, but the stars have noticed a serious uptick in prayers from your parents’ house. At least call them more often.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): At the darkest, coldest time of the year, the heavens remind you: everyone else at the bar has the same black coat. Wear something else.

Cancer (June 21- July 20): The stars can be your guide, but the stars cannot be your spotter. Don’t be “that person” at the gym this month.

Leo (July 21- August 20): Dramatically tossing your phone aside is a great way to wrap up another frustrating session of swiping through dating apps on the couch. Dramatically tossing your phone into a river with a howl of anguish is understandable, but expensive.

Virgo (August 21- September 20): Amidst the calamity, you’ve somehow landed on the good side of the fates. Enjoy it while you can.

Libra (September 21- October 20): Non-resolutioners, remember the wisdom of your forebears: Those who will be rookies in the gym in January will be rookies in the bar in February. Enjoy this respite while it lasts.

Scorpio (October 21- November 20): An old flame will get in touch, piquing your interest and reminding you of what could have been. You will buy a set of knives from them.

Sagittarius (November 21- December 20): A celestial refresh has landed a truly awful month on your doorstep. Avoid tulip pints, frisbees, and doorsteps.

Capricorn (December 21- January 20): This is not the right place to discuss your feelings on re-watching Star Wars. Try again later.

Aquarius (January 21- February 20): Your goal of stepping up your dating life will stall early when both your Tinder matches and the outside temperature hover in the single digits.

Pisces (February 21- March 20): Your resolutions aren’t doomed because the stars say so. Your resolutions are doomed because the gym smells like cheese.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

This Land Is Your Land: A group of inventive New Zealanders wanted to celebrate the New Year with a few drinks outside, but ran into problems with a law banning public drinking. Their solution? Build a tiny island and claim the laws didn’t apply since they were in “international waters,” of course. The laid-back local police chief’s response was that he “would have joined them” if he knew the plan. It looks like this will be a big year for small landforms.

Yo Quiero: A Taco Bell in Rhode Island has started selling an exclusive beer, undoubtedly to the joy of local tortilla junkies. Taco Bell has a long reputation for introducing weird and wild food items, but the beer is a straightforward Mexican-style lager produced by Four Sons Brewing. The chain says it is unlikely for the beer to spread throughout its other locations, so hey: here’s your first road trip of 2018.

The Drinks of 2017: Your friendly omniscient knowledge source Google compiled the year in search to shine a light on the most popular drinks in the past year, and some other stuff too. The Margarita topped the list, with Mojitos in second and seasonally-appropriate hot toddies in third. Somehow, “Scotch by yourself” missed the top ten, but we’re sure Google is looking into it.

And While We’re On The Topic: Speaking of 2017, what trends did you see emerge in your drinking? If you said “somehow got worse at bar trivia,” you need to study. Start with this list of popular shifts from the year past, and let’s all agree to spend just a little less time photographing our drinks.

A Matriarchal Restaurant: Top Chef competitor Chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins is opening a new modern Mexican restaurant in San Diego named El Jardin and intends to run it as a women-centric business. Chef Zepeda-Wilkins credits a long line of strong women for her inspiration, and seeks to cast off the “patriarchy of cooking” endemic to much of Mexican cuisine. The restaurant opens this spring, but we’re thinking of getting in line early.

Beer Without Buzz?: We send you into the weekend with a literally sobering look at the emerging trend of non-alcoholic craft beer and spirits. Several European countries already have competitive markets for beverages that taste great without making it hazardous to go back to work after lunch, and the idea is starting to turn heads stateside. We recommend having a beer and being thankful you don’t have to exist in the drinker’s equivalent of the “decaf or regular” world just yet.

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Cask Offering | 1 token

East IPA (6.9% ABV) Get back to the roots of the IPA style with this traditional treatment of our classic East IPA. Created by Eric Brown.

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• BB R&D: HK Yau New Kong Wheat (5% ABV) *Tasting Room-only release, lively wheat beer brewed with our Hong Kong-based sister brewery HK Yau
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Cask Offering |

No cask this weekend, sorry! Better luck next time.

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

The Important Christmas Shopping: Still not sure which beers to bring for your picky family on Christmas? Leave it up to a collection of bloggers, with well-reasoned arguments for a variety of simple but intriguing beers. Or, if you’re in last place in your cousins’ fantasy football league, bring barleywine and let them figure it out.

Speaking of Barleywine: We’re established fans of Ommegang’s Game of Thrones beers. But the announcement of a Hand of the Queen Barleywine sends us into a state of nerd fervor that’s nearly dangerous. We’re looking forward to seeing this bottle soon, even if the show itself is going to be away for a long time.

Boozy Gifts That Count: Sure, giving liquor as a gift almost always works. But if you poll some of the leading bartenders on the scene today, they’ll recommend the sort of bottles that take your gift from Discount Place Nearby to A Grand Gesture Unto You. Smash your piggy bank and go impress someone…or yourself.

New Neighbors!: Brooklyn Cider House opened in Bushwick recently, bringing an old-world appreciation of cider to the neighborhood. If dry, funky ciders don’t catch your ear enough, perhaps the fact that you can enjoy a pour fresh from a thousands-of-gallons barrel will. We’re very excited to stop by and cider up.

Drinking Out Of A Show Surprisingly Legit: We’ve all picked some questionable drinking vessels in our time, but shoes seem to pop up with frightening regularity. Fortunately, the tradition seems to wander through hundreds of years of folklore, so it’s not just your friends being gross. It’s still a little weird, but at least your ancestors were in on the idea.

Have Cheer, Sixers: It’s been a weird year, dear readers. Take care of yourselves as we wind it down, enjoy whichever holidays you choose, and we’ll see you in 2018 with resolutions to break and stories to tell. Cheers!

Our tap list is below, but there’s always a chance it’ll change so be sure to check our board and ask your bartender to see what’s new. Beer tokens can be purchased for $5 or 5 for $20, which is one of the best deals in the city.

Draft | 1 token each (unless indicated)

• Sorachi Ace (7.2% ABV)
• Waves 4 Water (6% ABV) *Limited edition guest tap from Other Half supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts
• Lager (5.2% ABV)
• Winter Lager (5.6% ABV)
• Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• East IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
• Blast! (8.4% ABV)
• Naranjito (4.5% ABV)
• Defender IPA (5.9% ABV)
• Bel Air Sour (5.8% ABV)
• Dinginator (7.7% ABV) *Worshipful Company of Brewers release by Adam Young. Powerful, smooth and fruity traditional doppelbock
• BB R&D: Funkmeiser (5.6% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Dark, funky sour ale fermented with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces on cherries
• BB R&D: Golden Ale (4.8% ABV) *Limited experimental release. Fruity, friendly golden ale with a soft, crisp finish

Cask Offering |

No cask this weekend, sorry! Better luck next time.

Bottle Pours | 3 tokens each (4 tokens for Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment pours), includes a complimentary Souvenir Logo Glass.

Local 1 (9.0% ABV)
Local 2 (9.0% ABV)
Sorachi Ace (7.6% ABV)
Ama Bionda (6.0% ABV)- two tokens
Black Chocolate Stout (10% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Kiwi’s Playhouse (8.1% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Tripel Burner (10.6% ABV)
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment: Quintaceratops (10.9% ABV)
Extremely Limited: Serpent (9.5%) *Four tokens with complimentary Souvenir Logo

What can be said about 2017 that hasn’t already been said about stubbing your toe and falling down a flight of stairs in the middle of the night? It was painful, full of unpleasant surprises, made us feel insecure in our own homes, and generally could have been totally skipped. But, much like those evening mishaps, parts of 2017 were at least amusing, if not outright good.

We polled our Brooklyn Brewery staff about their favorite parts of the year. More than 25 responded, and most of them even read the directions this time. It’s the perfect long read to sneak in while you pretend to work before the holidays. Who knows, you might even stumble across an album or movie you’d missed before. Then, let’s toss this year in the burn pile.

And now, we present The Brooklyn Brewery Best of 2017 List:

Reverend Tim Rozmus
Copywriter & Digital Coordinator/Bar Manager & Tour Guide/Guy Carrying Stuff/Going first because he compiled this
Best Album: DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar and Nightbringers by The Black Dahlia Murder. Kendrick was also the best concert I saw this year.
Best Movie: Get Out.
Best TV Show: Stranger Things 2 for this year, but Netflix’s back catalog of Lucha Underground ended up being a surprise addiction.
Best Book: From Here To Eternity by Caitlin Doughty (come for the beautiful cover, stay for the detailed but humorous examination of death and funerary practices) and Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn too: A Book by Jomny Sun (come feel feelings)
Best Song: Two Minutes To Late Night and Royal Thunder covering “Wrecking Ball.”
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: The Botnik Studios Harry Potter predictive text chapter, and SB Nation’s What Football Will Look Like In The Future
Best Trend to Leave Behind: Avoiding consequences.
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Sand City Brewing Company for cranking out top notch beer in my hometown and Alaskan Brewing Company Icy Bay IPA for providing a much-needed hop fix in the great north.
Best Cocktail: 700 Songs at The Shanty.
Best Meal: A Joe’s of the Village slice and a beef patty, two Brooklyn Summer Ales, about a gallon of water, and a valuable lesson about moving apartments in the middle of the summer.

Dom Cassone
Accountant/Model/Yung Investor
Best Album: DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Best Movie: The Big Sick
Best TV Show: Veep
Best Song: “Man’s Not Hot” by Big Shaq
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: The re-emergence of the “hang loose” hand gesture
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Tweeting
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Trillium Tiny Chicken
Best Cocktail: Vodka and Sprite (note: this is a multi-year winner)
Best Meal: Lilia’s Sheep’s Milk Cheese Filled Angolotti, Saffron, Dried Tomato, Honey

Jeremy Mercer
Sales & Marketing Rep, Dallas
Best Album: Villains by Queens of the Stone Age
Best Movie: Logan
Best TV Show: Stranger Things 2
Best Book: Vacationland by John Hodgman
Best Song: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: “I am neither hip nor with it.”
Best Trend To Leave Behind: All of them?
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Ska Mexican Logger
Best Cocktail: Negroni

Jon Reyes (above, right, making us jealous on purpose)
Front desk/Guy With Answers And/Or Keys
Best Album: Concrete and Gold, The Foo Fighters
Best Movie: It. Turned out to be a pretty worthwhile remake.
Best TV Show: The Leftovers
Best Song: “Redbone” Childish Gambino
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: The Stranger Things takeover of Hollywood
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Migos
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: ID Brewery Black Jack Stout
Best Cocktail: A nice, cold Jameson and ginger ale
Best Meal: Setagaya Brooklyn, Curry Tsukemen (cold ramen noodles with warm curry broth)

Philip Shelton (above, left)
Assistant Operations Manager/Tour Guide/Coach
Best Album: Ctrl by SZA
Best Movie: Logan
Best TV Show: Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Best Song: “Slide” by Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, Migos
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Comedy Bang! Bang! 500th Episode
Best Meal: Oasis, Shish Taouk sandwich with Hummus and a side of Falafel

Chris Messina (above, about to scare the bajeezus out of his child)
Best Album: Voids, Minus The Bear
Best Movie: Star Wars; The Last Jedi (Editor’s note: he hasn’t seen the movie yet, but he’s calling it early.)
Best TV Show: The Deuce
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: No Script, Marshawn Lynch’s new show
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Von Trapp Helles
Best Cocktail: Interboro Gin & Tonic
Best Meal: Scotch Egg at the Burke Publick House

Miss Gabe Barry (above, holding court)
Beer Education & Community Ambassador
Best Album: DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Best Movie: Despicable Me 3
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Lena Dunham
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Transmitter L1 Pilsner
Best Pancake: Sourdough Apple Pancake from Reynard
What Miss Gabe Really Thought About 2017:  “It was the f***ing worst.”

Andrew Cohen (above, breaking it down in the blue pajamas. Did we mention our holiday party was Camp-themed?)
Events Coordinator
Best Album: The Courtneys II by The Courtneys
Best Movie: Good Time
Best TV Show: Master of None Season 2
Best Book: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Best Song: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: HQ.
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Fidget spinners? Are fidget spinners still a thing?
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Three Floyds Brewing Gumballhead
Best Cocktail: Despacito at Basik
Best Meal: Little Serow, Washington, DC

Ben Plotkin (above, right, not even flexing a little bit)
Sales & Marketing Representative, Philly Area
Best Album: A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
Best Movie: Get Out
Best TV Show: Stranger Things 
Best Book: Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty
Best Song: “Tossing Tears” by Twin Peaks
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Salt Bae
Best Trend To Leave Behind: New England IPAs
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Evil Genius Trust The Process
Best Cocktail: Fibonacci In Autumn at Friday Saturday Sunday
Best Meal: Omakase at Royal Sushi & Izakaya

Miles Moser (above, left, in Cambodia)
Southeast Regional Manager/Guitar
Best Album: A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs
Best Movie: Blade Runner 2049
Best TV Show: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Stranger Things
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Mumble rapping
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Captain Lawrence Effortless Session IPA
Best Meal: Royal Sushi & Izakaya, Philadelphia

Jordan Huber
Sales & Marketing Rep, Chicagoland
Best Album: From The Fires by Greta Van Fleet
Best Movie: Wonder Woman
Best TV Show: Mindhunter
Best Song: “Redbone” by Childish Gambino
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Beyonce’s baby announcement
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Fidget spinners and Despacito
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Half Acre Tuna
Best Cocktail: A Lonely Island Lost In A Foggy Sea at Lost Lake, Chicago IL
Best Meal: Soup dumplings at Hing Kee, Chinatown, Chicago

Lauren Ford (above, slinging surprise cocktails) 
Public Programming Manager
Best Album: What Now by Sylvan Esso and Resistance Radio: The Man In The High Castle Album
Best Movie: Get Out or Lady Bird
Best TV Show: The Americans
Best Song: “Radio” by Sylvan Esso
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: The outing and subsequent removal of serial misogynists and sexual predators
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Fur pom poms on anything, and crop tops
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Firestone Walker Bretta Rose
Best Cocktail: Little Bit Country at PDT

Chris Pena (above, definitely not stuck)
Events Producer
Best Album: Pink Xmas Tree by Jagged Jaw
Best TV Show: Master of None
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: “I don’t hear about kale anymore.”
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Fidget spinners
Best Cocktail: Boulevardier
Best Meal: Zahav, Philadelphia, PA

Ebony Creech
Sales & Marketing Rep, Houston
Best Album: Haunted by Khemmis
Best Movie: Justice League
Best TV Show: Bob’s Burgers
Best Book: “The Man in the High Castle” by Philip K. Dick
Best Song: “The Shooting Star” by Gojira
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: K-pop
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Rompers for men
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon
Best Cocktail: Old Fashioned
Best Meal: Lemon pepper salmon

Sam Itzkovitz (above, coaching)
Brand Marketing Manager
Best Album: Dear Evan Hansen Original Cast Recording
Best Movie: “Does The Godfather count if I watched it for the first time this year?” (Note: Sure, but we’re all going to sigh a lot and make a big deal out of it.)
Best TV Show: Stranger Things 2
Best Book: “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty
Best Song: “Versace On The Floor” by Bruno Mars
Best Pop Culture Phenomenon: Matcha everything
Best Trend To Leave Behind: Baby gender reveals
Best Non-Brooklyn Beer: Marz Brewing Jungle Boogie
Best Cocktail: Gin Martini at Clover Club
Best Meal: Sushi Ya during a trip to Tokyo