Brooklyn Brewery

Pros: Cool old building in the city, tasty beers...
Cons: Inconvenient access, no free beer, limited hours at tap room...

Scholars have said that the reason mankind invented the concept of civilization was so that they could make beer. Sounds reasonable to me. I sure can't think of any more noble cause. And if civilizations exist because of beer, it makes sense that any ...

Pros: great beers, nice tasting room
Cons: limited hours for the public

I have always had a fondness for Brooklyn. This is something that I can’t explain. It existed before I ever set foot in the borough. Maybe it’s those old episodes of “Welcome Back, Kotter”. I can’t answer. The fixation has ...

Pros: Quick tours, inexpensive to drink at the brewery, beer community-friendly
Cons: Limited hours open to the public; getting squeezed a bit from bar taps

When I first moved to New York City, Brooklyn beer was truly delightful. A beer town in many senses of the word, New York was awash with Brooklyn products in its bars and restaurants, and life was good. For a budding beer geek such as myself, it was an...

Pros: Free, find out what a microbrewery looks like.
Cons: Location is a bit out of the way.

Williamsburg certainly has its charms, and its flaws. I first visited the area not too long ago. I wanted to learn more about it, having known little about it. It was home to a tight-knit community of Hispanic, Orthodox Jews, and Polish...