At Bala there are a few things we know really well. In addition to our general passion about real estate, we're also rather passionate about beer. After taking this very cool bicycle tour of defunct Brooklyn breweries, we wondered which breweries are actually brewing beer in New York City today. Given the high cost of operating manufacturing facilities within city limits, it's not surprising that the number of active breweries in New York has fallen. Although once a hotbed of brewing beer, there are now only a few breweries operating within city limits, with at least one operation in 4 of the 5 boroughs. In alphabetical order, here they are:
The Bronx Brewery: Established in 2011, their Bronx Pale Ale has started showing up on tap at some of our favorite bars in the city. The Bronx Brewery is in Mott Haven.
Brooklyn Brewery: With a satellite brewery to open in Stockholm, this is New York's best known brewery outside of NYC. Although most of its beers are contract brewed upstate, some fine specialty beers are brewed in Brooklyn. You can tour the facilities and try Brooklyn Radius (available only in Brooklyn) on weekends. Brooklyn Brewery is located in Williamsburg.
Chelsea Brewing Company: Manhattan's largest microbrewery also has a big restaurant where you can enjoy the beer onsite. Chelsea Brewing Company is located in Chelsea.
Heartland Brewery: With several locations throughout the city, Heartland Brewery serves its locally-brewed beer with food in its popular brewpubs. Most of Heartland's beer is brewed at its new production facility in Greenpoint.
Kelso Beer Company: Maker of a popular pilsner and a nut brown lager, Kelso also contract brews for other brewers. Kelso Beer Company is located in Clinton Hill.
Rockaway Brewing Company: A New (and small) addition to the craft beer scene, this Queens brewery's beers can be found at some of our favorite bars in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
Singlecut Beersmiths: The latest addition to the New York brewery scene, Singlecut has a taproom on site at their brewery in Astoria.
Six Point Brewery: Located in Red Hook, Six Point was founded in 2004 and can be found on tap throughout the city.
We have only included breweries that produce beer within New York City limits for commercial consumption on this list. Some other New York-based breweries contract brew all their beer in other locations, but also produce some fine beers.