ALEWIFE BREWING
Patrick Donagher (founder)
Keir Hamilton (head brewer)
41-11 39th Street Sunnyside, NY 11104
Patrick Donagher's family opened up a bar in northwest Ireland, kicking off four four generations in the industry: "I would go into the bar before school, lunchtime, and after school to work, so it was kind of the only thing I knew."
Patrick immigrated to the US in 1999, joining his brother opening up a series of bars in New York City. Patrick took over a fading taproom called Alewife in Long Island City, and figured he could flip it.
He ended up investing more into it, and thought of starting a brewery because all his bars were craft beer-focused. When the landlord wouldn't permit him to build it out as much as he wanted, Patrick moved the operation to Sunnyside.
KEIR HAMILTON
ZAHM & NAGEL
CO2 VOLUME METER
MADE IN HOLLAND, NY
It's everyone's first CO2 meter to check your levels of carbonation in your beer. It's very, very important because the level of carbonation can give you the right crispness and bite to your beer. But it also brings out all the aromas of the hops that you spent all that money and time putting into.
It will affect the beer for the rest of its life in the can, in the keg, until it's consumed.
-- Keir Hamilton
IF THIS DOESN'T SAY IT'S RIGHT, THEN THE BEER CAN'T MOVE ON
