BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Call it the other Other
Half.
Popular Carroll Gardens
beer makers Other Half Brewing
Company plan to open a
new pint-sized outpost at Domino
Park in October, creating
small-batch experimental beverages
at the Williamsburg
waterfront, according to one
of the brewers.
“Domino Park will feature
more experimental beverages,
including seltzers,
small-batch and fruited beers,
as well as styles we have not
brewed before,” said Other
Half co-founder Sam Richardson.
“We’ll be brewing with
new hops and yeast strains
and are excited to create more
on-the-fl y beers.”
The beeristas will set up
their second Brooklyn shop inside
a 3,600 square-foot space
at the corner of River and S.
First streets inside the East
River-facing 42-story offi ce
and residential tower dubbed
1 South First by Dumbo developer
BEER
Other Half Domino Park 34
River St. at S. First Street in
Williamsburg, DominoPark@
otherhalfbrewing.com. Opening
October.
Two Trees.
The new digs feature a taproom,
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production facility, and
outdoor patio with eight tables
at the site that formerly
housed the old Domino Sugar
factory, which Two Trees is
transforming into a sprawling
mega development.
The soon-to-open spot will
be fl anked by a new outpost
of Bushwick pizza haven Roberta’s
and ice cream makers
Oddfellows, and patrons will
be able to order food to the outdoor
terrace from these and
other nearby establishments,
such as Italian eatery Misi on
Kent Avenue and S. Fourth
Street, or Tacocina at Domino
Park, once COVID-19 restrictions
are lifted.
BROOKLYN
Two Trees chief executive
offi cer Jed Walentas hopes the
wealth of new drinking and
dining options will make the
development a hub for food
and culture adjacent to restaurant
lined Grand Street.
“With Domino Park just
outside the brewery and Roberta’s
right next door, 1 South
First will be a premier destination
along Grand Street,
which continues to emerge as
a cultural and food destination
in Brooklyn.”
In addition to their in-house
brews, the Other Half team
will offer a selection cocktails,
champagne, wine, and spirits
to match their beers, according
to Andrew Burman, also a
co-founder of the company.
“We’ve tapped industry
friends to help us curate cocktail,
champagne and wine programs
that will match what
we’re doing with the beers,”
Burman said. “And since our
team loves whisky and mezcal,
we’re psyched to offer a
broader list of these spirits,
too.”
The hops masters also have
a location upstate and plan to
expand to Washington, D.C.,
this fall.
The brewery will still offer
their signature India Pale
Ales, sours and stouts canned
from their original Centre
Street location beneath the
Gowanus Expressway, according
to Richardson.
“Our original Brooklyn location
will continue to offer
canned beers to go and focus
on IPAs, sours and stouts,” he
said.
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Beer purveyors from Evil
Twin Brewing announced
that they will open a Brooklyn
outpost in Dumbo next
year, bringing production of
their signature brews and
coffee to Kings County for the
fi rst time, said the company’s
owner.
“We’re excited to expand
to the vibrant Dumbo neighborhood
to serve our favorite
beers and amazing coffee
from Sey to more folks across
New York City,” said Evil
Twin Brewery head Jeppe
Jarnit-Bjergsø on Sept. 16.
The new 1,950 square-foot
taproom and coffee shop at 45
Main St., between Water and
Front streets, will be the company’s
second location, marking
their fi rst expansion since
they opened across the Bushwick
border in Ridgewood.
The space is expected to
open early next year inside
the 12-story offi ce building
owned by area developer Two
Trees, whose chief executive
offi cer said the taproom and
coffee will make for a great
addition to the neighborhood.
“Evil Twin brewing is
one of the most talked about
brewing experiences in the
city. Located in the heart of
Dumbo and a few steps from
Brooklyn Bridge Park, 45
Main Street is the perfect
spot for another great taproom
and coffee shop,” said
Jed Walentas.
The brewery opened at the
borough border in 2019 with a
beer garden and greenhouse.
Owner and Danish transplant
Jarnit-Bjergsø made a
name for himself with creative
fl avors of beers, coffees,
and seltzers, such as a berry
and fruit infused sour ale,
breakfast-style coffee seltzer
made with strawberry shortcake,
or their cinnamon, vanilla,
and hazelnut stout.
Evil Twin is the second local
brewery Two Trees celebrated
their partnership with
this week, with the developer
announcing the opening of
Carroll Gardens’ Other Half
Brewing Company at Domino
Park in October, and Walentas
said his fi rm is continuing
to seek out local businesses
for their developments.
“As part of our ongoing
goal to support independent
businesses, we are always
looking to partner with local
retailers and food purveyors
like Evil Twin who
will contribute to the unique
and eclectic atmosphere of
Dumbo,” the developer said.
A second coming
Other Half to open new taproom at Domino Park
Double taps!
Evil Twin to start pouring in Dumbo
HALF FULL: Samuel Richardson of Other Half Brewing Company. Two
Trees’ 1 South First building at Domino Park (left).
Photos: Stefano Giovannini (above), Daniel Levin (left)
Evil Twin Brewing’s original outpost in Queens.
Photo by Caroline Lethbridge
/otherhalfbrewing.com
