Closing Bell: A Brewing Boom for Queens

Much has been said about the onslaught of breweries opening up in Queens. Over the weekend Crain’s filed a report on why, exactly, so many people started brewing in the borough. The seven breweries now operating in Queens were able to find unique, large spaces for less money than in Brooklyn or Manhattan. The brewers use local ingredients (the Rockaway Brewing Company uses Rockaway-grown hops for all its brews) while others focus on creative flavors (Big Alice Brewing experiments with ingredients like pumpkins, kumquats and beets). Transmitter Brewing will open on 11th Street in Long Island City in March, selling bottles and growlers of farmhouse ales. The owners tell Crain’s that there’s no worry about an over-saturated market because each Queens microbrewery is so distinct.

Breweries tap into Queens [Crain’s]

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