#threes brewing

Today we’ll be talking about THREE breweries we got to experience while we were in Brooklyn. Like most places in New York, even on a Wednesday - these breweries were very crowded. This will unfortunately affect how much we have to say about each place. But before we begin, although some places will have more information than others - we definitely recommend you visit all of the places we’ll talk about.

With that being said -

Let’s dive into Strong Rope Brewery. 

Strong Rope is smaller than the other breweries we’ll be talking about in this post but we think that’s a part of it’s charm. The place has seating around the bar as well as table seating. It is wheelchair accessible throughout and has gender neutral bathrooms. The decor of this brewery is very clean and simple, which we love. And their beers are clearly listed on a chalkboard above the tap as well as menus for each table.

Now let’s get into the beer -

This is what they had on tap the day we were there: (we tried them all)

Extra Special Friends - Extra Special Bitter

Blood of Gods - Red Ale

Fresher Than You - Kettle Sour

The Ripe & Ruin - IPA

Fat Man Stout - Dry Stout

Critique of Ares - Red Belgian Strong

J.J. Bollerack’s - Brown Ale

That Nunu - Stout

Lazy By The Bay - Imperial Blond with Lavender, Blueberries and Honey

Woodland Scout - Barrel Aged Golden

We really enjoyed tasting each and every single one of these beers. However, the two that rose to the top for us were - Critique of Ares (Red Belgian Strong) & Lazy By The Bay (Imperial Blond with Lavender, Blueberries and Honey) - both 8%ABV. The strange thing about our experience with these beers is that the tastes of our group members seemed to switch. The lover of all things belgian liked the floral taste of the Imperial Blonde and the lover of all things herbal ended up loving the Red Belgian Strong. Situations like this make tasting even more exciting, we always try everything because you never know what you might like!

The Imperial Blond was very strong on floral tastes for some and others felt like it was just the right amount - regardless, you could definitely taste the lavender which isn’t always an easy thing to accomplish. We also loved that this beer was available for a beautiful spring day, it was just perfect!

The Red Belgian Strong was sweet and spicy just the way we like it. (Spicy as in spices - not heat). It had the classic clove flavor with a sweet candy dry finish. We regret not getting this to go because it was just that delicious!

The next place we’ll be talking about is Threes Brewing. 

This place is unlike other breweries in a lot of ways. First, it has more than just the beers they produce on tap - they had beers from Allagash, Logsdon and more. (We were hoping they were going to have Allagash’s Darling Ruby on tap - unfortunately we missed out ☹). They also serve food there! Their menu is not too extensive and changes, but they had a vegetarian option and if you can’t find something you like there, they usually host a food truck too. Unfortunately we came when there were a lot of people, (again, it was a Wednesday which was unexpected). We were unable to find seating for a while but ended up scoring some seats at the bar. They have bar seating, table seating and outdoor seating. Although the entire place is not wheelchair accessible, much of it is and the bathrooms are not gender neutral.

Now onto the beers -

Unfortunately because of the amount of people and their lack of flights - we did not try a lot of what they had to offer.. with that being said, here’s what they had on tap: (what we tried is in bold). 

Vliet - Pilsner

Table Beer - Saison

Bad Faith - Witbier

Wandering Bine - Saison

The World Is Flat - English Extra

Counterpart - Pale Ale

Logical Conclusion - IPA

Here Ya Go - Pale Ale

Thoughts As Objects - Porter

Touchy Subject - Adjunct IPA

DDH You People - IPA

SFY - Imperial Pale Ale

Unfortunately for this place, we do not have two favorites to talk about because we only tried four beers. We’d love to go back when it’s a little less crowded to be able to really experience what this place has to offer. Especially because we got so many recommendations, before and after going to Brooklyn, by friends to give this place a visit.

The last place we’ll be discussing is Randolph Beer. 

This place is more than a brewery and more than a bar and more than a brewpub! YOU CAN SERVE YOURSELF BEER. Randolph Beer has many locations, we went to the one in DUMBO. Again, this place was super crowded when we went so we didn’t get to try too much and we are not going to list what they had on tap because that would take forever. This place has a variety of seating throughout with different games to play, like foosball and pinball, and has food to order.

We just wanted to add this to our post to talk about this amazing system they have for their beer. Members of TBBD work in the brewing business or are close enough to know that the self serve system isn’t great for taproom workers, being replaced by a wall of electronic dispensers but WOW is it cool - and you can’t ignore that. 

The system works by giving your credit card to the bartender in exchange for a Randolph Beer card that looks like the one below. With that card you, you go to the wall and place it on the designated spot and pour! The screen shows you how much you are spending based on how much you pour and which beer you choose. We really think this system is amazing and we’d love to spend a day here just serving ourselves beer. I mean, who wouldn’t?

Thanks for reading! We’ll be writing our final post about our Brooklyn trip next week and then we’ll be giving the state of New York a break! Our next state is up for debate so let us know what you think!

And of course, if you have any comments, questions or want to submit a post - send us a message!