Where Should the Brooklyn Brewery Set Up Shop?
That was the subject of a segment on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show yesterday. Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy lamented the lack of industrial space in the borough, a subject he’s been pushing since publishing an account of his four-year search for new space with the Center for an Urban Future in June. Despite the dismal…
That was the subject of a segment on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show yesterday. Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy lamented the lack of industrial space in the borough, a subject he’s been pushing since publishing an account of his four-year search for new space with the Center for an Urban Future in June. Despite the dismal prospects, Hindy remains committed to brewing Brooklyn beer in, you know, Brooklyn. He mentioned Red Hook and Sunset Park as possibilities. Where do you guys think he should relocate?
You can listen to the segment here:
Bye Bye Brewery? [WNYC]
Brooklyn Brewery Chief Bemoans Lack of Industrial Space [Brownstoner]
HDR Brooklyn Brewery. Photo by Craig S.
Yes, I’m with Combustiblegirl2. Right next to the Ikea at the old run down revere plant. It’s on the water and has a ton of human traffic with money to spend due to Ikea and Fairway on either side of the area. It’s truly an amazing spot.
Sunset Park! We’ve got open arms for a great place to hang out!
“…or somewhere along the BQE as it heads out toward JFK. You know, places where those of us who read Brownstoner really don’t go”
Ha – you clearly don’t go there, or you’d know that that BQE doesn’t go to JFK.
Sorry to be so snarky and pedantic, just thought it was funny.
As I understand it, the Brooklyn Brewery brews its flagship beers upstate – I mean Brooklyn Lager and Brooklyn Brown Ale, both of which are brewed in massive quantities and have worldwide distribution. The other beers – pilsener, weisse, pennant pale ale, chocolate stout, etc – are brewed in smaller quantities at the old brewery in Williamsburg.
So WBer’s question is on point: do they want to move and somewhat expand the Williamsburg operation, or do they want to bring the large-scale brewing down to Brooklyn? (Can’t listen to the interview at work…)
Domino site.
Well he can join the club, wine lover. People all over NYC have had to move to neighborhoods that might not be their first choice.
If he wanted to stay so badly, he should have bought the building when he opened it…it probably went for a song back then.
That’s the beauty of opening (or moving) something in an undiscovered neighborhood…it’s cheaper. He waited till it was too late and now he’s going to have to leave.
Happens everyday.
PH/CH border, which is for all intent and purpose the western edge of Crown Heights.
he obviously does not want to give up the customer base he’s built up in williamsburg. out of the way hoods are probably not first on his list.
Gowanus seems like the obvious choice to me too. The idea of Pacific makes good sense too.
Another vote for the prospect heights/crown heights border area. If closer to atlantic, they could do well on stadium business (if that ever come to fruition), and the PH/CH neighborhood has been very receptive to beer gardens such as Franklin Park.