USA, NY: New brewery opens on Coney Island

The Coney Island Brewing Company, a small micro-brewery, is being opened by the San Francisco-based company Schmaltz, which produces HE'BREW beers, as well as the sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers, Gothamist.com reported on August, 10.

At the new brewery, beer will be produced in batches of one gallon, and sold at the brewery in collectible Coney Island Brewing Company packaging.

The recipes are inspired by "the local artistic and gastronomical landscape," according to a press release, and recent batches include a Pumpernickel Bagel Porter; a Red, White, and Blueberry Hefeweizen; and a Caramel Apple Ale.

The storefront has been open starting August, 10 through Halloween on Thursdays through Sundays, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. The opening party featured beer samples, sideshow freaks, live music, and, of course, Borough President Marty Markowitz, who said in a statement, "Not to get all 'shmaltzy,' but Brooklynites will be 'crying in their beer'—in a good way!—over the Shmaltz Brewing Company opening the Coney Island Brewing Company."

12 August, 2011