Brooklyn's New Brewing Kings

Evil Twin and Tørst's Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø. Photo: Sam Horine

For the summer issue of Draft magazine, I was able to tackle a subject very close to my heart: Brooklyn's beer scene. Used to be, the beer scene in my home borough was a bit of a joke, a wan copy of brewing culture in Portland, Denver or San Francisco. Over the last few years, though, I've watched as King County's beer culture has blossomed, with wildly ambitious bottle shops and bars such as Williamsburg's Beer Street and Greenpoint's Tørst capturing the interest of drinkers from both near and far. And with Brooklyn's first brewpub, Dirk the Norseman, on deck along with a raft of new breweries such as EST and the Kings County Brewers Collective, it's a great time to drink beer in New York. Check out my full story over at Draft's website or in print.