But Chris is not alone in this story. In the past five years many people have taken the plunge to open their own brewery. When Bitter & Esters first opened there was only a handful of breweries in the city, but due to changes in the law in 2012, NYC now boasts over 30 breweries! Because of the hard work of many men and women, you are now enjoying some of the best beer in the country in your own backyard - and just about all of them started as homebrewers.
We wanted to honor all of the hard work and creativity of the NYC beer scene by giving homebrewers the chance to celebrate the homebrew origins of their favorite breweries by offering them recipes straight from the source with our NYC Brewery Series. We’ve partnered up with eight different NYC breweries (KCBC, Wartega, Threes Brewing, Strong Rope Brewery, Rockaway Brewing Company, Keg & Lantern, Interboro, and Folksbier) who have provided us with one of their beloved brews. We scaled them down and formatted them for homebrewers so that anyone can try replicating a beer straight from one of their favorite spots.

Being part of the NYC craft and homebrew scene has been a great honor for me and a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone involved for helping it grow and for keeping our cups full of delicious local beer. Think local, drink local!
John