Brooklyn's beer boom

The borough has now become a beer behemoth, with bars serving suds of all stripes

First came quality restaurants. Then came towering condos. And now Brooklyn is overrun by a foamy new breed—the good-beer bar. 

Brew lovers in search of quality quaffs must no longer meander around Manhattan, elbowing past thirsty herds at Burp Castle and Blind Tiger Ale House. From hepcat Williamsburg down to the industrial wilds of Gowanus, Brooklyn has become a microbrew paradise. —Joshua M. Bernstein