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Drink This Now: Brooklyn Brewery’s Concoction

There is an interesting dichotomy to the Brooklyn Brewery’s recent releases. On one hand you have classic beers like their Summer Ale… exceptionally brewed and distributed to the masses. But then you have their Brewmaster’s Series, a collection of one-off liquids of interest designed to expand the minds of both the Brooklyn brewers and the craft beer community. The latest release, The Concoction, embraces this expansive mindset to the fullest. The Concoction finds its inspiration not in the classic beers of Belgium and England but much closer to home… from the Penicillin cocktail, a scotch drink from the world renowned mixologist Sam Ross of New York City’s famed Milk & Honey.

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Main Engine Start: Brooklyn Brewery Expansion Party

Brooklyn Brewery Fermentation Tanks

The last two and a half decades have been a whirl-wind ride for Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Brewery. Right from their humble beginning in 1987 – when owners Steve Hindy and Tom Potter quit their day jobs to revitalized Brooklyn’s long brewing heritage – the Brooklyn Brewery has been on a meteoric rise to become one of the top 40 breweries in America.

Like any brewery, brewhouse capacity has always a major limitation for the Brooklyn Brewery. Rent is expensive in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood and finding nearby real estate can be an equal restriction. But all of those obstacles were overcome last week when the Brewery cut the ribbon on phase one of their 13,500 square foot expansion. The new space, located in an abandoned warehouse adjacent to the current brewhouse, will increase production ten fold as well as result in ten new jobs at the brewery. I Drunk That recently had a chance to swing by their tasting room for the expansion celebration and get a taste of their new Brewmaster’s Select beer, Main Engine Start.
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Brooklyn Brewery: Cuvée Noire

The Brooklyn Brewery, once again, flung open their tasting room doors this past week for the release of their latest in the Brewmasters series; Cuvée Noire. While the brew holds true to no particular style it seems to take sides with belgian stouts and english browns alike, showcasing the breath of intriguing beverages that can come of Brooklyn’s tiny, Williamsburg brewhouse.

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Beer Review: Brooklyn Brewery Dark Matter

Style: Brown Ale
ABV: 7.5%
IBU: unknown
Availability: limited release, draft only
Pairing: caramelized pork chops, wash-rind cheese, vanilla ice cream, cheeescake


Last night, New York received another great opportunity to visit the Brooklyn Brewery for the invite-only release of Dark Matter, their latest in the Brewmaster’s Reserve series. Brewmaster Garrett Oliver was on hand along along with a laundry list of the city’s finest pub owners, food editors and beer bloggers. Once again, the tap room flowed with some of brewery’s best drafts: Cookie Jar Porter, Monster ’09, Blast, Black Chocolate Stout ’09, Pilsner and more. The Bedford Cheese Shop and The Meat Hook were on hand to supply a nice meat and cheese compliment Dark Matter’s vanilla-oaked, sweet palate of flavors.

First Sips of Brooklyn Brewery Dark Matter

Look at that lacing! Lindsay (@icantdrive) enjoys her first sips of Dark Matter


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