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brouwerij lane: beers from europe en masse
so this new beer shop which opened in march is quite an extravagance. started by the guy who founded ravens brands, inc., brouwerij lane, with more than 150 bottles and ten beers on tap, focuses mostly on european beers with an apparent fondness for german beers (and why not). the shop is also the exclusive importer for the united states of a few different kinds including gosser, gaffel kölschand jever pilsner among others. brouwerij lane has a great selection of wheat beers (my favorite) including weihenstephaner, which is one of the oldest wheat beers, and a new one being produced by a belgian woman brewer (one of the few) called gruut. brouwerij lane offer tastings for $2 for a half pint, and when filling up a growler, the shop offers free tastes with that too.
brouwerij lane has been having some fun too. recently they had an opening party where they served two huge tubs of goulash prepared by thomas biesl as well as wursts and a selection of beers from around the world. coming up this saturday, may 2nd, brouwerij laneis having a may day celebration. with free german food and beer, they will be hosting some rather unusual entertainment including a petting zoo with club animals (not quite sure what that means) as well as having jessica delfino sing songs about beer. the beer focus will be on the family of bocks: hofbräu maibock, southampton may bock, einbecker mai-ur-bockamong others. with this range and quality at reasonable prices as well as super knowledgeable staff, this shop is worth a regular trek to greenpoint. brouwerij lane, 78 greenpoint avenue near franklin street, brooklyn, new york.