Event

Brooklyn Wort: 4PM Tasting

Join us at Public Assembly to taste 25 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 125 beers. The top 25 beers/brewers will be featured on April 28th.

The $35 entrance fee to one of the tasting times includes a taste of all 25 beers, a delicious plate of Mexican Sandwiches/Tacos from our friends at Cemita's, 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 Public Assembly 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 25, in no particular order:

1. Gregory Boland
2. Katie Hoffacker
3. Peter Zappulla
4. Shannon Bowser
5. Chris Lovrich
6. Peter Durning
7. Marco Trauzzi
8. Phil Gardner
9. Jon Luton
10. William Knoesel
11. David Privler
12. Andrew Thomas
13. David Yochim
14. Dan Brown
15. Colby Junisch
16. Jason Faulkner
17. Chris O'Connell
18. Brad Zawacki
19. Hugh Ash
20. Jonathan Moxey
21. Steve Hanson
22. Chris Prout
23. Adam Slamon
24. Doug Yochim
25. M. Messenie & T. Lee