Brooklyn Brewery

The line to get in can be really long and move obnoxiously slow but once you get inside (and fight someone for a seat) it is a really cool place to sp

Great fun, and visiting the tasting room is a must to sample the special batches they have on offer - 'winter is coming', an oatmeal stout, is the cur

Take a tour and learn about how they craft their beers, and then hangout in the public space and taste all of their beers

Once upon a time Brooklyn was full of breweries, then they left, and in the 90s the Brooklyn Brewery emerged. You can visit for happy hour on Friday night or during Saturday day, and on Saturday there are free afternoon tours on the hour, …

Brewing in NYC has had a checkered history in recent decades, and a number of ventures have failed spectacularly, while others have flourished. Meanwhile, I'm glad Brooklyn survives and that less of their output is coming from F. X. Matt in…