SATURDAY JANUARY 28 INDUSTRY CITY Brooklyn Brewery www.brooklynbrewery.com Brooklyn Brewery preempted the whole Brooklyn craze by about two decades. People thought they were mad when founders Steve Hindy and Tom Potter quit their jobs and started selling Brooklyn-branded beer. Now they’re the most iconic brewer in our borough — and make damn good beer to boot! We just wish their seasonals were available year ‘round. SPREAD Greenpoint Beer & Ale Co. www.greenpointbeer.com Greenpoint Beer and Ale started as a Germanstyle brewpub in the eponymous neighborhood far north in Brooklyn and now sells small-batch beers of all sorts. They are constantly coming out with new small batches with intriguing names like "Oxblood" and "Greymatter." Their goal is to make "beer we like to drink!" And if their brewer likes it, you probably will, too. Coney Island www.coneyislandbeer.com Taking its name from Brooklyn’s famous fun zone, Coney Island Brewing Co. started BEST OF BROOKLYN FESTIVAL small. Very small, in fact, with just one-gallon batches. They’ve since grown their operation, but keep that small-batch feel by off ering a wide range of seasonal and limited release brews of every shade and fl avor. Of course, they’ve got year-round favorites like the Mermaid Pilsner and Coney Island Lager. They make a line of hard sodas, which are wholesome, with an edge. That seems fi tting considering their home turf. SPONSORS Hornblower www.hornblowernewyork.com Hornblower Cruises & Events is the nation’s largest private passenger vessel company, boasting over 170 vessels with capacities from 20 to 2,200. Since 2012, Hornblower New York has prided itself on delivering premier dining cruises and private event charters out of Pier 40 in the West Village. They off er options for any size group, whether a private party, corporate outing or wedding, as well as special events like Valentine’s Dinner Cruises, sightseeing tours and nighttime entertainment cruises. Pilot Kombucha www.pilotkombucha.com Brooklyn-based Pilot Kombucha will blow your perception of kombucha out of the sky. This isn’t your hippy aunt’s bitter brew. Pilot has created unique fl avors that you’ll love: Apple Cider Chai, Turmeric Aloe, Blueberry Lemongrass and more. Using a mix of organic and fair trade ingredients and sacrifi cing a longer shelf-life for more nutritious bacteria, Pilot off ers products you can feel good about— and which leave you feeling incredible. Bruce Cost www.freshgingerale.com Bruce Cost created his fi rst ginger ale in 1989 in San Francisco. He since has brought his recipe to Brooklyn where all of his delicious sodas are now bottled. Unique among ginger ales, it’s made with only fresh ginger, not extracts and pure cane sugar. All fl avors start with this deliciously simple formula. Unfi ltered, with tiny ginger particles and shaken slightly before 1188 BBEESSTT OOFF BBRROOOOKKLLYYNN 22001177 •• wwiinnnnEERRSS G UGIUDiED •E B• BESESTOTOFBFBKK.C.COOMM pouring, it has the adult «mouth feel» of a beer or wine. It even provides iron, calcium and a little vitamin A and C. GuS www.drinkgus.com Face it: regular soda is too sweet and seltzer is just blah. So do the grown-up thing and drink GuS (Grown-Up Soda). Their distinctive sodas are made with real juice and real fl avor extracts, in refreshing fl avor varieties. They’re pasteurized and kosher, with no caff eine and only lightly sweetened with cane sugar, making them only 90-98 calories in each 12 oz. bottle. And with fl avors like blackberry, lemon and pomegranate, as well as a range of mixers meant for the more adult drinker, you’ll leave regular soda to the kids. MOFAD www.mofad.org The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is a nonprofi t dedicated to advancing public understanding of the culture, history, science, production and commerce of food and drink. Located in the heart of Williamsburg, MOFAD creates exhibits and hosts an array of public programs, including cooking classes, guided tastings, hands-on workshops, science demonstrations, discussions and seminars. It’s the Smithsonian of food and drink and a beautiful space to learn about an integral, yet often overlooked, part of human history. Yelp www.yelp.com Yelp has been helping connect customers and businesses since 2004. Twelve years and 115 million reviews later, Yelp is now the go-to guide for fi nding dentists, hair stylists, mechanics, restaurants and more. In addition, Yelp communities have taken root in major metros across 32 countries, bringing customers and businesses together like no other site. No wonder nearly 25 million unique devices access Yelp via the Yelp app, approximately 72 million unique visitors visit Yelp via mobile web and approximately 77 million unique visitors visit Yelp via desktop on average monthly. Reach Now www.reachnow.com The draw of Brooklyn is not just the vibrant creative scene, the beautiful, quiet neighborhoods and the benefi ts of mass transportation. But sometimes you just need a car — and not just a two-seater go-kart. That’s where ReachNow, the premium car sharing service owned by BMW Group, comes in. They off er three diff erent car types that are sure to fi t your needs: the BMW 3 Series, the electric BMW i3 and the MINI Clubman. There are no monthly or annual fees — you simply pay by the minute and keep the car for as short or long a time as you need (up to 120 hours!). Parking, fuel and insurance are all included. So next time you want to take some pals on a day trip or simply bring home a load of groceries, open up the app and grab a ReachNow. Brooklyn Zoo www.brooklynzoony.com Brooklyn Zoo NY is New York City’s newest parkour training facility, with 10,000 square feet of obstacles and fi tness equipment. Beginners and pros alike will fi nd what they need in this gym. Their services include the art forms of parkour, ninja warrior training, trampoline, tumbling, tricking, dance and more. Their experienced instructors use methods of progression and attention to detail, technique and style that will help members achieve the results they desire. They off er an experience that inspires members to overcome obstacles both physical and mental. Essentia Water www.essentiawater.com Essentia is water designed to be more hydrating than regular water. Essentia’s proprietary ionization process creates a clean, smooth-tasting 9.5 pH or higher ionized alkaline water that’s more eff ective at rehydrating. Founded in 1998, Essentia has grown as more and more people realize that what you drink is more important than how much. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BESTOFBROOKLYNFEST.COM
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