The Test Brewery

UPDATE: SOLD OUT.

Thank you to everyone that came out. We’re going to keep the party going in the beer garden today and tomorrow. Come help us drink these kegs.

BEYOND THE VEIL OF FORM

Double IPA [8.25%]

1st Edition, 2024

Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic on barley, wheat and oats

This is an exploration of a few special lots plucked from selection of some of the most venerated new American workhorse varieties. –An opportunity to see how, even the classics, have a few trips *tricks up their sleeve. This is the perfect sidekick, a familiar parachute, as we take some time off to meditate on and celebrate all our hard work. We encourage you to take some time to expand your minds and hearts with us this weekend.

Beyond the Veil of Form releases at noon, Fri 8/30 to kick off the holiday weekend, via the Williamsburg beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave. Draft pours will be available in the beer garden until we’ve drank it all.

4pks will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last. Limits and availability are subject to change at a moments notice.

Our new friends will be popping up in the beer garden with onigiri on Friday evening from 5:30pm until they are sold out. Come show them some love.

Please forgive us if you made plans to visit our beer garden this afternoon, we will be opening a little later than usual today.

EL MURAL

Mexican Lager [4.5%]

1st Edition, 2024

nixtamalized “maíz criolla” on Vienna and Munich malt

Mexican-style lager or “clara” brewed with nixtamalized ancestral corn sourced from our old friends

This is a beer that is almost 10 years in the making. In what seems like another life, while our brewer was working at Blue Hill, he met a young iconoclast named Jorge Gaviria. At the time, Jorge had a vision, and he would dream [out loud over shift drinks] about seeking out and meeting the farmers who were growing [preserving] Oaxaca’s heritage corn varieties. —And sure enough, he turned his dream into reality: forging relationships with growers; bringing the corn into the US; teaching young cooks how to nixtamalize it, mill it and make fresh tortillas. He wrote a book, called Masa, and was nominated for a James Beard award for the effort. Now here we are, almost a decade later, so proud of him.

El Mural is a love letter to Jorge, the single-origin farmers they work with and all of the hard work that goes into preserving these precious and delicious corn varieties. Light, crispy and refreshing, the beer boasts delicate, floral, aromatic fresh-tortilla notes that intermingle beautifully with the noble hop varieties and linger in the finish around its crispy bittering staff. Spunded and naturally carbonated, this might be the beer we are most proud of. We can’t wait to share it with you.

El Mural releases at today, Wed 8/28, just in time for your holiday weekend drinking, via the Williamsburg beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave. The beer garden is open Wed-Sun, every week now.

4pks will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last.

BEYOND THE VEIL OF FORM

Releasing this weekend. Details this Thurs.

EL MURAL

Mexican lager just in time for the holiday weekend.

UPDATE: SOLD OUT! We are sold out of Temple of Saturn cans. Thank you to everyone that came out to support. This was a fun one. The beer will be available on draft in our beer garden until it’s not.

We will be closed from noon-3pm this Sun 8/18 for a private party. Service will resume in the beer garden tomorrow at 3pm.

UPDATE: We’re down to about 10 cases of Temple of Saturn. Limit 2 4pks pp [limits will drop down to 1 4pk pp when we get down to 5 cases].

The beer garden is open all weekend and the draft pours of Temple of Saturn are looking and tasting especially fresh.

The Test Brewery
302 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

HOPPER

American Pilsner [4.9%]

1st Edition, 2024

pilsner malt and Simcoe on water

This is American Pilsner brewed with 100% NY grown pilsner malt; cold-conditioned during a late-addition dryhopping stage on hand-selected Simcoe until fully matured. –Luminous, crisp and refreshing.

As we contemplated the next iteration of American Realism, curiosity got the best of us, yet again. During the last hop harvest, we were fortunate to perform a sensory evaluation with our friends on a very special lot of Simcoe. It turned out to be one of the best hops we had ever touched in our lives and we’ve been waiting for just the right moment to showcase it.

This continues our little test-kitchen brewing company’s ongoing exploration of locally grown base malts. It feels imperative that we treat these beers simply, allowing the subtle character of the grain to express itself.

Hopper releases alongside Temple of Saturn at 5pm today, Fri 8/16, via the Williamsburg beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave.

4pks will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last. Availability and limits are subject to change at a moment’s notice.

TEMPLE OF SATURN

Double IPA [8.5%]

1st Edition, 2024

Citra, Nectaron on barley, wheat and oats

Two titans of the world’s special flavor and aroma hop varieties [one venerated; one new] orbit each other in a dance fit for a Kubrick film. Witness citrus and stone fruit as they go station to station. This is pitch-perfect Citra, a modern stalwart, proudly sourced and selected from our friends working in harmony with Nectaron. –The perfect pairing for devouring a ripe peach.

We’ve been extremely excited to work with Nectaron hops, a triploid aroma hop variety from New Zealand that tends to showcase intense stone fruit [hence the name], tropical fruit and citrus notes. They were developed over 17 years by Dr. Ron Beatson, known as New Zealand’s Godfather of Hops, in collaboration with New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research.

Inspirational credit for the hexagonal oculus in the artwork is due to who, over a few long conversations [and beers], pointed us towards the hexagonal storm of Saturn and its relationship to sacred geometry.

Temple of Saturn releases at 5pm today, Fri 8/16, via the Williamsburg beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave.

4pks will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last. Limits and availability are subject to change at a moments notice.

TEMPLE OF SATURN

Today at 5pm. Details to follow.

2 new beers scheduled to release this weekend. Stayed tuned.

We have approximately 10 cases of Holography left. Limit 2 4pks per person.

The 1st edition of Holography releases today [Wed 8/7] at open via the beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave. Sales will continue into the weekend while supplies last.

HOLOGRAPHY

IPA [7%]

1st Edition, 2024

Riwaka on barley, wheat and oats

This is an opportunity to see CY24 Riwaka from every angle. Grown on the South Island of New Zealand, “Riwaka has a stunning exotic citrus character with potent tropical high notes. There is nothing else like it.”

Holography releases at open this Wednesday, 8/7, via the Williamsburg beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave.

4pks will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last.

HOLOGRAPHY

Coming soon.

AMERICAN REALISM

Kellerbier [4.9%]

1st Edition, 2024

pilsner malt on water

Young, unfiltered Pilsner brewed with 100% NY grown pilsner malt, thieved from the cellar [“keller”] early, before fully matured. This is “beer-flavored-beer” pure and simple; a window into the fermentation tank; a glimpse at how lagers express themselves early on, as they come of age. A straightforward grain bill–constructed of Excelsior pilsner malt—delivers a soft, yet crisp, refreshing beer with light crackery notes and subtle hints of honey and jasmine.

This begins our little test-kitchen brewing company’s ongoing exploration of locally grown base malts. It felt imperative that we treat this beer simply, allowing the subtle character of the grain to express itself, uninterrupted and without embellishment.

American Realism releases at noon today, Sat 5/13, via the Williamsburg beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave.

4pks will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last.

AMERICAN REALISM

Coming soon.

We’re pouring at the alongside some pretty incredible breweries tomorrow. Come say hello.

Hello! We have about 20 cases (120 4 packs) of The Nature of Water available to take home this weekend. The garden opens at noon today.

302 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Sat: 12pm-11pm
Sun: 12pm-10pm

Can sales will continue through the weekend, on a first-come-first-served basis, while supplies last. Limits are subject to change at a moments notice. Check back for updates.

THE NATURE OF WATER

DIPA [8%]

1st Edition, 2024

Motueka, Cashmere on barley, wheat and oats

Amid the infinite dreamscape of Summer, The Nature of Water juxtaposes the bright, aromatic citrus of Motueka with the tropical candor of Cashmere. This is a reality-discrediting glass of soft, overripe, fluffy orange juice.

The Nature of Water releases at noon today, Fri 7/19, via the beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave. The garden will be open from noon-11pm (Fri/Sat) and noon-10pm (Sun).

4-packs will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last. Limits are subject to change at a moments notice. This one will not hit our webshop unless we still have cans available Monday.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all this weekend.

THE NATURE OF WATER

Tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who came out to see us over the weekend. We have another new release waiting in the wings. Stayed tuned for details.

We only have about 1.5 cases of The Discovery of Fire left. If you missed it, but are still hoping to get it, your best bet is to come early when opens on Wednesday.

This week, the beer garden will be open Wed-Sun.

Our beautiful new beer garden is now open and we’ll be popping up all Summer long, outside, with new can releases, our beers on draft, guest taps and natural wines curated by

302 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Wed: 3-10pm
Thu: noon-11pm
Fri: noon-11pm
Sat: noon-11pm
Sun: noon-10pm

We’ll be closed Mondays and Tuesday while we continue put a new shine on the tasting room interior. Stayed tuned for exciting announcements. We’re so proud of the new bar we built with .design and and we can’t wait to party with you this Summer.

THE DISCOVERY OF FIRE

TIPA [10%]

1st Edition, 2024

Nelson, Cashmere, Riwaka on barley, wheat and oats

The first triple to come out of The Test Brewery, The Discovery of Fire explores the magic that happens when Nelson and Riwaka are supported by a silky smooth, soft cushion of wildflower honey and Cashmere.

The Discovery of Fire will release at noon tomorrow, Sat 5/13, via the beer garden at 302 Metropolitan Ave.

No online presale until Monday for this one. The Discovery of Fire will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, through the weekend and will be available while supplies last.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

THE DISCOVERY OF FIRE

Tomorrow at noon.

We’ll be popping up in our beer garden this Summer with new beers, guest taps and naturals wines .bk while we continue to breathe life into our new home.

Stayed tuned for regular hours and future can releases.

Our dear friend will be rolling the gate open at 302 Metropolitan Ave for the neighborhood tonight. Go keep him company.

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