Event

Brooklyn Wort

Join us at the Bell House to taste 30 varieties of beer from the borough's finest homebrewers. We asked brewers to submit a sample beer in a preliminary round in order to ensure that the best beers are represented at the tasting. We have blindly tasted over 85 beers. The top 30 beers/brewers will be featured on September 8th.

The $40 entrance fee to one of the tasting times includes a taste of all 30 beers, a delicious plate of food (TBD), and a chance to vote for your favorite beer. You can also feel free to hang around for a while and mingle and talk beer with all the brewers (the bar at The Bell House will be open).

The winner of the Brooklyn Wort will be based on the best overall beer. There will be no style guidelines. The total prize money is $1,000. This includes $800 for the hand-picked Judges Panel and $200 for the People's Choice Award.

Here are the top 30, in no particular order:
Travis Collins
Jeremy Vallimont
Brett Taylor
Jess Huckemeyer
James Quigley
Bryan Jacobson
Shannon Bowser
Peter Aronoff
Jon Hobein
Casey Wolnowski
James Paul
Russell Holland
Abbie Apostol
Jeff Lyons
Simon Tepas
Michael Bayonne
Lauren Carter
Stephen Narloch
Aaron Levy
Drew Magiera
Jason Sahler
Dan Brown
Alastair Hayes
M. Messenie & T. Lee
Maureen Sullivan
Walter Wagner
Harris Effron
Matthew Job
Andrew Levinson
Rachel Smucker & Dan Romaniello