Mid-Atlantic Breweries in Planning (2024)

Hey, does anyone know what’s going on with Pantomime Mixtures in Hector, NY? It’s unclear if they have shut down entirely.

I will try calling them Monday then report back.

 

I haven’t heard a lick since lockdown.

 

at least I got their T-shirt and a couple of bottles. Shame so many crap brewers have outlasted them.

 

Eckhart Beer is opening soon in Bushwick/East Williamsburg and has their first release this Friday at Beer Witch. Looks like a pretty large brewing space they've built. Seems like they are entirely lager focused, which I think will be welcome in NYC as there is no brewery locally that fits the mold of a Human Robot or Suarez Family (I guess you could argue Wild East but they really do just about every style). Of course we could only be so lucky if they are anywhere close to as good as those two.

 

Human Robot also does hazy IPA and even had fruited smoothie sours when I was there a couple years back so they're not as style-strict as Suarez. To me they're not that different from Wild East/Threes in terms of portfolio.

 

Pantomime’s last Facebook post was June 2022, update img their phone number. Which I did call and it immediately went to the busy tone. And yet, Google still says “Temporarily Closed.” Whatever that means. I’m still going to hold out hope, and might swing by over the holidays to knock on the door. It’s really too bad, their program was very interesting and the beers were all exciting.

 

The fact that the phone is still available is a sign that there might still be hope for you.

 

will definitely be checking them out. NYC does have some very quality lager makers, so it’ll be interesting to see how they fit into the mix. I always considered threes the OG NYC lager brewery. As others have mentioned, wild east plays in that lane very well. Even some other breweries pump out some killer lagers - KCBC, Grimm, evil twin, killsboro, and the list goes on. Definitely gonna check these guys out tho.

 

The quote from when Human Robot opened: "Human Robot is named for the two styles of beer the team brews. Human refers to the classic, European-style beers, while the Robot side is a reference to more modern, out-there techniques that yield hazy IPAs"

But they are definitely more well known for their lagers, and is more of their focus. If you look at their draft list right now, it's 9 Czech/German-style lagers, 3 IPAs, 1 Fruited Sour, and an Irish Dry Stout.

 

Oh for sure the lagers and traditional stuff are their specialty and raison d'etre, but Suarez has never made a single modern hazy IPA or fruited kettle sour. Also not commenting on the quality, both are fantastic, just saying one is way more dogmatic about the style focus than the other.

 

Pale Ale not IPA, but Hecto is in that realm. It's hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Motueka. So even they aren't totally pure with their embrace of traditional styles. No brewery can escape having to throw a bone to the hazy fans.

 

Yea that's the closest to being in the ballpark, but even compared to HF Edward which it's probably inspired by it's still much more on the drier side. I feel like it's hazy appearance is more incidental than intentional.

I also just remembered one called Believe You Me I had years ago that was even a little further in the soft hoppy direction to come across a bit like a modern hazy/NE pale ale, but seems like they retired that one.

 

Tree House Saratoga opening is imminent. Fences are down, exterior signage is up and lit.

 

Ordering to-go from TH Saratoga begins tomorrow at 9:00am!