Born at the Brooklyn Flea in 2009, Brooklyn Brew Shop makes compact, stove-top beer-making kits and ingredient mixes that bring all-grain brewing into small city kitchens. Founders Erica Shea and Stephen Valand have expanded that idea into a Brooklyn-based food startup offering home fermentation kits for cider, sparkling wine and other foods, while teaching brewing classes and judging beer competitions. Their reusable one-gallon kits are designed to simplify the process without stripping away the craft.
Keg & Lantern Brewing CompanyBorn in Greenpoint in 2009, Keg & Lantern Brewing Company makes small-batch beer from its basement brewery, with a particular focus on foeder-fermented sour ales and hazy IPAs. It began brewing in-house in 2014 and became New York City’s first brewery to serve canned crowlers in 2015. With locations in Greenpoint and Red Hook among its four neighborhood venues, the company has built its identity around an evolving, inclusive beer list and gathering places for Brooklyn communities.BROOKLYN, NY
Twisted Rail Brewing CompanyTwisted Rail Brewing Company grew from founder John’s home-brewing hobby into a Finger Lakes brewery opened in 2013, now run by Ian and his wife Megan. Its small-batch beer is made under New York’s farm-brewery license, with local sourcing built into the operation and spent grain returned to nearby farmers as livestock feed. The company also brews for New York businesses seeking private-label beer.CANANDAIGUA, NY
Gun Hill Brewing CompanyFounded by Bronx natives Kieran Farrell and Dave Lopez, Gun Hill Brewing Company makes fresh, unfiltered craft beer and helped bring production brewing back to the borough for the first time since the 1960s. The brewery began in 2014 after the longtime baseball teammates teamed up with an award-winning brewmaster, and it now operates from Brooklyn while keeping its Bronx roots and New York identity. Its beers include the award-winning Void of Light stout and the Hamilton-inspired Rise Up Rye.BRONX, NY
Kombucha BrooklynKombucha Brooklyn makes probiotic kombucha tea beverages, including 12-ounce ready-to-drink kombucha and kombucha on tap. It also offers home brew supplies.BROOKLYN, NY