It’s that time of year again! Hop harvest is upon us here in New York and the techniques that Chris Holden from The Hop Guild has learned over the years is paying off. The yards are looking great and first year Vista were absolutely bursting. Exciting stuff!

Lady Liberty looking mysterious today.

Drinking at KCBC

Head Brewer Alex standing at the windows on this blustery January day in 2025 and contemplating the meaning of life and beer… and seagulls.

Welcome to 2025!

Say hello to “Field Trials”! These beers are part of our new collaborative series with The Hop Guild to determine brewing and agronomic quality of new Noble type hops grown in New York. Pilsner malt base is paired with Mt. Rainier on the left and a Hallertau varietal on the right. Come & enjoy!

Strong Rope Macro Shots: Dried caustic on our blue production floor

Sometimes your night is made up of Nigerian Spirits, brought home to you by your cousin and life is good. Pedro’s Ogogoro and DALA-IFE.

Time to check the barrels. Barrel aged beers aren’t something we do often, because we want to make sure we do it right and haven’t felt we’ve been able to give it the right level of care till now. But expect to see more in the months and years to come as we expand our library.

This is our Baltic Porter “Lily’s Elixir”. This is only one of the couple Porters we have brewed in 9 years, with our focus mainly being on stouts. In the current landscape of style shifts, where do people stand on stouts and porters needing separate categories as they bleed into one another?

Starting off this Bluesky journey with some blue sky and Lady Liberty in the morning. Hi to whoever’s listening.