it was the first saturday in a long time that most of my friends had the weekend off, so we decided that this would be the perfect day to accomplish one of my new york bucket list challenges - touring brooklyn brewery.
we had planned on taking the 2pm tour, so we met at 1:45p. but it was apparent from the long line wrapping around the corner that we were not the only people with this plan. fortunately, the brewery does tours every hour, so we decided to grab a beer, catch up, and wait for the 3p tour instead.
the tour on the weekends is more of a history lesson on beer and the brewery, since the brewers take the weekend off from production. i think you can take more of a tour during the weekdays, but to be honest i really ended up enjoying the lecture from our cute, bearded hipster man.
he started by telling us about the ingredients of beer - malt, yeast, hops, and water. he had little cups filled with two different kinds of malts, explaining that the lighter color and the darker color indicate how long the grains have been roasted, not the alcohol content (who knew?). he let us sample the different grains and smell the hops, explaining that the hops flower is actually part of the cannabis family, and no there is not weed in beer and no, you cannot get high from smoking hops.
he then explained the production process of beer and gave a history lesson about the brewery itself - explaining how the founder was a war correspondant for the associated press who decided he wanted to make craft beer after sampling some home brews in saudi arabia. how the label was designed by the same designer who did the iconic "i heart NY" logo. and then he explained that the chandelier above his head was a reminder that this was a classy establishment.
after the tour was over, we decided to cash in the rest of our beer tokens, and we had a few more friends trickle in for the hangs.
after the tour, we decided to get some amazing bbq at mables next door, and to go over to my friend wade's house to hang out in his backyard for a few hours. we ended up staying all night, dancing to britney and big freedia and that 'rhythm is a dancer' song. singing taylor swift at the top of our lungs. eating bacon pizza (wut) and munchies. and just having a truly great day. thanks for sharing in this day with me friends - i love you all.
day 22 - complete!
xoxo
meags
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