Ribbon Cutting At The New Expanded Brooklyn Brewery

Back on May 28, 1996, Mayor Rudy Giuliani cut the ribbon to open the brand new Brooklyn Brewery, in Williamsburg Brooklyn.  This was actually Mayor Giuliani's birthday.  Nearly 15 years later the Brooklyn Brewery has expanded into a vacant building next door.  On Monday February 14, 2011 Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut the ribbon to officially open the newley expanded brewery.  This happened to be Mayor Bloomberg's birthday as well.  This is just a random coincidence but perhaps this will give the brewery the luck it needs to continue to be one of the leading craft breweries.
This day was filled with camera crews, beer industry members, news reporters, politicians and of course the brewers, owners and opperators of the brewery.  This day is just the next step in the growing Brooklyn Brewery.  The first brew has been brewed at the new brew house and it is scheduled for a release party the following day of the new brewery ribbon cutting ceremony.  The first brew from the new brew tanks is "Main Engine Start" which is a abbey style single that is part of the Brewmasters Reserve series.  The Brewmaster Reserve series is a draft only release of changing beer styles that is in very limited quantities.  We look forward to seeing alot more of these unique brews from Brooklyn in the near future.

For more pictures from this monumental day visit: LIcraftbeer Flickr Brooklyn Ribbon Cutting Ceremony