Other Half on Centre Street has pushed hazy IPAs out of Carroll Gardens Brooklyn New York City since 2014. Can releases pull queues around the block on Saturdays.
Tip: Saturday can release day brings 90-minute lines. Wednesday afternoons are the easy walk-in for the taproom.
Address: 195 Centre Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231, New York City
Kings County Brewers Collective in Bushwick Brooklyn has run an industrial-warehouse taproom in New York City since 2016. Twenty taps, sours and barrel-aged stouts.
Tip: Saturday night runs DJ sets and food trucks. Sunday afternoons are quiet for the deeper sour pours.
Threes Brewing on Douglass Street has poured German-style pilsners in Gowanus Brooklyn, New York City since 2014. Vinyl on the speakers, pop-ups in the kitchen, large back patio.
Tip: The back patio fits 200 in summer. Rotating-chef pop-ups handle the food; the taproom does the beer pour.
Brooklyn Brewery on North 11th has anchored Williamsburg craft brewing in New York City since 1988. Garrett Oliver's pilsners and lagers under the Brooklyn Lager flag.
Tip: Friday and Saturday tours are free; arrive by 17:00 to get on the list. The taproom pours every Brooklyn release in pint glasses.
