420 Extra Pale Ale by SweetWater Brewing, M-43 by Old Nation Brewing and Summer Ale by Brooklyn Brewery.
CHRIS DROSNER, FOR THE STATE JOURNAL
Itâs been a lively spring for interesting breweries from outside Wisconsin joining the fray on local shelves. Hereâs some recon on these new faces.
Brooklyn Brewery, New York
This brewery is one of the OGs of craft beer. Former journalist Steve Hindy founded Brooklyn in 1984, but the brewery is probably best known today as the home base for Garrett Oliver, one of the most influential voices in American brewing.
Brooklynâs 27-year-old brewmaster in 2014 became the first brewer to win a James Beard Award and is one of the few African Americans in leadership positions in the industry. He was the editor of âThe Oxford Companion to Beer,â the foremost reference book for beer history, styles and techniques and one I lean on often in the writing of this column.