New York Breweries History: Brooklyn Brewery
The Brooklyn Brewery is New York's first
successful commercial brewery since Schaefer and Rheingold closed
their doors in 1976. The Brooklyn Brewery is located in the historic
Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, home to thousands of working artists
and an exciting array of new art galleries, restaurants and pubs.
The Brooklyn Brewery's copper-banded, stainless steel brewhouse,
opened in May 1996 by Mayor Rudy Giuliani, is set in an 1860s era
former steel foundry in Williamsburg. Williamsburg once was home to
dozens of pre-Prohibition breweries, including the famous Brewers Row,
a 10-square-block area containing 11 breweries. North 11th Street, the
location of The Brooklyn Brewery, recently was renamed Brewers Row by
the Mayor and City Council.
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