Brooklyn/Queens beer tour recomendations

Evil Twin doesn't have a taproom yet, they just sell cans.

I think the best way to do it is to split it into sections, since traversing north and south through Brooklyn/Queens isn't the easiest, and a lot of the good breweries are in areas with other breweries or craft bars.

If you're not a fan of crowds, Other Half even on a Sunday morning gets pretty packed, so if you get sick of that take the walk over to Folksbier, which is much more relaxed. From there, getting to Threes isn't too long of a walk, and you can stop by local places like Strong Rope and Svendale which aren't amazing, but I mean if you're there why not.

The next grouping I'd say is the L train breweries, meaning Grimm, Interboro, KCBC, and Evil Twin (if you want their cans), and Finback wouldn't be a bad Uber. Their beer is definitely worth it.

Then in Queens Long Island City is the big hub, though outside of LIC Beer Project none of them are really too exceptional in my book. Big aLICe does make some great sours, and Fifth Hammer is a nice jack-of-all-trades, but if you're looking for top notch juice bombs your mileage may vary. But from that neighborhood you can take the 7 train straight out to Mikkeller.

Also, Sixpoint Brewery is doing their small batch release event this Saturday, the events themselves are always a blast and it's about a 20 minute walk from Other Half.

 

I'd list Threes as a definite must. They do everything you listed, and their sours and funky saisons are particularly underrated. I'd also put Finback as a must if it wasn't such a pain to get out to with nothing else around it, but it's not all that far Evil Twin.

Personally, I'd scrap Queens outside of Finback. You'll mostly just get ipas with the places you listed(which every brewery you listed will do a good version of). It's also not convenient to get to Singlecut and Mikkeler in particular. I like Mikkeler, but unless you're going to a Mets game or into Chinatown in Flushing for food it's long way to go.

What I'd add instead are local beer bars by the other Brooklyn breweries, and use beermenus to find what you want. You'll find upstate breweries on tap there(Suarez, Hudson valley, equilibrium, Industrial arts). There are couple by threes/other half (bar great henry, mission dolores), but I prefer the stretch of ones in williamsburg into bushwick (Spuyten duvil, beer karma, beer street, the well).

Also Interboro is good and very close to Grimm. I also like Transmitter, but haven't been to their new space yet.

 

Transmitter has an enjoyable sour program. And Finback has a lot of good stuff. It's just as out of the way as can be from public trans as Singlecut, but I think their beers have are better crafted. Take the M to Middle Village and it's about a $6 uber from there. Interboro is right around the corner from Grimm and worth the stop.

 

It can, especially on Saturday and probably Friday nights, but during the day it isn't as slammed, but weekends especially if the weather is nice it won't be a ghost town.

 

Yes, but it only really starts to get busy a bit later into the afternoons, like 3-ish.

 

Newly opened spot in the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Ferry terminal. The terminal building has some good spots to eat at including an outpost of Russ & Daughters that seeks a variety of smoked fish and bagels. Transmitter sells a bunch of 4 packs for city average of $18 or so. And btls start at $11. There beer menu is usually pretty up to date.

 

Pretty reasonable, the biggest pains will be from Transmitter to Grimm, and from Threes to Mikkeller. They're very doable, pretty easy because it's just one transfer each, but not exactly convenient.

 

I would group Transmitter with the LIC breweries and take the ferry between them. It drops you off right by both and is a nice ride for the same price as the subway. Having a bar aboard doesn't hurt either.

 

Whatever you do make sure don’t accidentally drink a pilsner. Ewwww!

 

I would still say skip Singlecut, they're really far out of the way and I don't think their beer is that good, especially at the price point.

 

Maybe I’m not that ambitious, but I’m not sure I’d try to go to five places after other half. Also, depending on timing, and we’re splitting hairs, but I’d maybe consider going to Threes then Folksbier then other half?