New England, United States
Brooklyn Brewery
New York brewery that revived brewing in Brooklyn and whose amber lager reintroduced pre-Prohibition American lager character.
Why it matters
Restored brewing to a borough that had once had dozens of breweries, and made a case for lager within a craft movement then dominated by ale.
Details
| Founded | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Where | New England, United States |
| Status | Operating |
Reference beers
- Brooklyn Brown Ale
One of the beers that defined American brown ale: an English brown rebuilt with a substantial American hop charge.
- Brooklyn Lager
An amber lager dry-hopped in the pre-Prohibition American manner, caramel-toned and more aromatic than most lagers.
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Styles it is associated with
- Vienna lager — An amber lager built on gently kilned Vienna malt: toasty and lightly sweet, but finishing clean and dry.
- American IPA — The defining modern craft beer: intense citrus, tropical and resinous hop aroma over a lean malt base, finishing firmly bitter.
Traditions
- American craft brewing — The post-1980 American movement built on intense hop character, reinterpretation of European styles, and rapid categorical change.
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Last reviewed 2026-08-16.