Kings County Brewers Collective

About

a brief introduction

We are a trio of experienced brewers who have joined forces to bring our shared vision of quality, variety and community to craft beer drinkers throughout New York City and beyond. We love working together, we love drinking together, and we’re super-duper excited to bring our fresh & flavorful beers to life here in Brooklyn.

After several years of honing our brewing skills in tiny apartments, at the American Brewers Guild in Vermont, and professionally at breweries across the city, we all independently came to the same conclusion: wouldn’t it be FRICKIN’ AWESOME to open a new brewery in NYC? Flash forward in time, and after various trials and tribulations (and many long drinking sessions together), we realized that if we combined our efforts, we could build a bigger, better, more badass brewery than if we each tried to do it alone. And thus: Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC) was officially born.

Basically, we’re like Voltron—except we make beer.

Location

Bushwick

Our 15 BBL production brewery + taproom is located in a 5,000 square foot warehouse at 381 Troutman Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn--just half a block from the Jefferson stop on the L train.

Once dubbed “the beer capital of the Northeast,” Bushwick was home to a large German immigrant population and a thriving brewing industry in the late 1800’s. Local beer was everywhere--in particular, on "Brewer’s Row," where there were 14 breweries operating within a 14 block area (beat that, Portland).

By the turn of the century, a whopping 10% of the beer produced in the US came from Brooklyn, and the majority of that beer was brewed in Bushwick. Then came the New York State hop blight and Prohibition. Ughhhhhh. Only a handful of the Brooklyn-based breweries survived and continued to operate afterward. When Rheingold and Schaefer breweries both closed their doors in 1976, Bushwick was left without a local brewery...

UNTIL NOW.

KCBC is the first brick-and-mortar brewery to operate in the neighborhood in more than 40 years.

Come visit us! Taproom open Tuesday thru Sunday

The Team

the brew commanders

Tony Bellis

Smoked Midwest
Oak-Aged Coffee Pale Ale

OG: 1.975 • IBUs*: 66.7 • ABV**: 5.9

Special Ingredients:
A hefty handful of blast-beat drums and blistering guitar, two scoops of good family lovin' and a touch of graying beard.

Secret Move:
Piggyback Dinosaur (A,B,▶️↘️,B)

Pete Lengyel

SoCal Irish/Czech
Hop-Forward "Lager-Ale"

OG: 1.973 • IBUs*: 177 • ABV**: 5.9

Special Ingredients:
Copious amounts of ink, a sprinkling of facial fuzz, a generous dose of adventurous spirit and a smidgen of extra dry wit.

Patron Norse God:
Tyr (rhymes with BEER)

Zack Kinney

Pacific Northwest
Euro Funky IPA

OG: 1.978 • IBUs*: 44 • ABV**: 6.0

Special Ingredients:
9 fl. oz. of non-linear creativity, 2 bushels of erratic dance moves, and a big bucket of FunTimes (turned up to 11).

Spirit Animal:
Trumpeter Swan

* Intergalactic Bad-ass Units ** Average Body Verticality
Photo Credit: Jason Falchook

Press

newsflash

Paste Magazine:
Basement to Brewery: 9 Homebrewers to Watch as They Go Commercial
5.17.16

Edible Brooklyn:
For the First Time in 40 Years, a New Brewery Opens in Bushwick
4.29.16

Beer Sessions Radio:
Episode 325: Jack’s Abbey & KCBC
4.12.16

Beer Hear!:
Kings County Brewers Collective
4.13.16

Ridgewood Times:
Brewing Up Some Fun in Bushwick
2.4.16

Bedford+Bowery:
Coconut Beer and Sunshine Will Be Plentiful at This New Bushwick Brewery
1.29.16

Bushwick Daily:
Kings County Brewers Collective Is Set to Open a Brewery in Bushwick This Spring
1.21.16

Real Estate Weekly:
Bushwick Gets Its Brewery Back
10.14.15

Fuhmentaboudit:
Beer Are They Now? With KCBC
10.5.15

Taproom

fresh beer here

Taproom hours are: TUES - THURS: 5-10pm // FRI: 5-11pm // SAT: 12-11pm // SUN: 12-8pm

See What's On Tap right now at our Beer Menus page

Perfect for drinking with your friends or celebrating a special occasion.

Hit us up at: events@kcbcbeer.com if you'd like to host your party in our space!

Local Talent Tap

revolving uniqueness

As part of our Collective approach in the taproom, we have designated one of our twelve draft line to be as "Local Talent Tap." From this faucet shall flow a fountain of fresh, flavorful fluids, brewed on our pilot system in collaboration with friends and neighbors from the beer world and beyond. With these rotational one-off beers, we will celebrate the skill, innovation, diversity, and all around good beerfulness of other creative folks in our local community. We will also be donating a percentage of all profits from LTT draft sales to a local non-profit organization of each LTT brewer’s choice.

Initial LTT brewer & beer details COMING SOON...

Crowlers

hey, nice package!

Part can, part growler, 100% delicious. The Crowler is a 32 oz. aluminum can that we’ll be filling on-demand with the freshest-of-fresh KCBC beer from our taps. We think this portable, recyclable, outdoor-friendly packaging format is perfectly suited to NYC and to our beers--plus, we provide the cans so there’s no need to bring or purchase a glass growler.

Keep 'em cold. Drink 'em fresh.

crowlers

Brews

the reason for being

Behold: our taproom menu of draft brews and beer-to-go!! Get those taste buds ready...

Events

what you do

This is where we’ll tell you about all sorts of KCBC beer-related happenings--both at the brewery and in the wide world beyond. Festivals, tap takeovers, beer release parties, beer dinners, beer breakfasts, beer elevenses, and more. Stay tuned...

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01
01.March.Wednesday
BREWERS CHOICE event, NYC Beer Week
http://www.kcbcbeer.com/event/brewers-choice-event-nyc-beer-week/
12:00 AM
2017.03.01
KCBC Beer
LIU- Brooklyn, University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United States
LIU- Brooklyn, University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United States
It’s our first BREWERS CHOICE!
We’ll be pouring our beers at what is always a top NYC Beer Week event.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
6pm – 9:30pm
Food Science Academy of LIU Brooklyn
1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Enter at corner of Flatbush and DeKalb
- Over 35 NY breweries
- Plus a few select guest breweries from around the country
- Amazing food from over 10 different vendors
Link for tix below – come join us!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-nyc-brewers-choice-tickets-29222798176
02
02.March.Thursday
KCBC + Jack's Abby lager night on the UWS
http://www.kcbcbeer.com/event/kcbc-jacks-abby-lager-night-on-the-uws/
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
2017.03.02
KCBC Beer
Cannot determine address at this location.
Cannot determine address at this location.
Lager Up on the Upper West Side
Thursday, March 2nd
Gebhardt’s Beer Culture
228 W. 72nd Street in Manhattan
(half a block from the 1/2/3 subway stop at 72nd)
- We’re bringing 3 lagers
- Jack’s Abby is bringing 3 lagers
- You bring your thirst. and well, some money would be good too.
We’ll be hanging there along with some folks from Jack’s Abby from 6p to 8p, so come by and show some NYC hospitality to some new friends from Massachusetts.
03
03.March.Friday
KCBC Night at Randolph's in NOLITA
http://www.kcbcbeer.com/event/kcbc-night-at-randolphs-in-nolita/
7:00 PM-11:59 PM
2017.03.03
KCBC Beer
Cannot determine address at this location.
Cannot determine address at this location.
Join us Friday, March 3 in NOLITA
(aka North of Little Italy. although technically it’s on the border. ok just google the address)
RANDOLPH BEER
343 Broome St in Manhattan
7pm til closing

We’re bringing 5 of our beers on tap and will be there to hang so come join!
- Full Contact – Raspberry sour
- KCBC IPA
- Taco Wednesday IPL
- Yeah Buddy! double IPA
- Rainmaker chocolate stout
04
04.March.Saturday
RUPPERT'S CUP Awards
http://www.kcbcbeer.com/event/rupperts-cup-awards/
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
2017.03.04
KCBC Beer
388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States
388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Come Celebrate the end of NYC Beer Week 2017!
(you’ve made it this far – I mean, no one likes a quitter)

BARCADE BROOKLYN
388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn
12pm – 3pm
- Food Trucks
- Free Admission
- Still plenty of amazing beer
Plus see who wins the cup! And other fun awards. You can vote here: (cough Vote KCBC cough cough).
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BVJ9B9K
19
19.March.Sunday
Rhapsody in Brew at KCBC
http://www.kcbcbeer.com/event/rhapsody-in-brew-at-kcbc/
6:30 PM-10:00 PM
2017.03.19
KCBC Beer
KCBC Tap Room
381 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY 11237, United States

Sunday, March 19, 7pm
As they say in Belgium, we’re gettin’ all cultural up in here!
Join us in the taproom for the premiere of Meraki Chamber Players’ newest project, featuring the music of Judd Greenstein, Alexandra Gardner, & more.
They will also have a new commission by composer Joe Young & a brand new chamber arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue by Andrew Fox.

PLUS: We’re making a beer for the occasion! (it’s a surprise).

TICKETS: $15 from the link below, includes one FREE BEER!
Music begins at 7pm
http://rhapsodyinbrew.brownpapertickets.com
See you then!

Contact

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KCBC

Kings County Brewers Collective
381 Troutman St.
Brooklyn, NY 11237

Taproom Hours:
Tues: 5-10p • Weds: 5-10p
Thurs: 5-10p • Fri: 5-11p
Sat: 12-11p • Sun: 12-8p

info@kcbcbeer.com
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About

a brief introduction

Basically, we’re like Voltron—except we make beer.

Location

Bushwick

Come visit us! Taproom open Tuesday thru Sunday

The Team

the brew commanders

Tony Bellis

Pete Lengyel

Zack Kinney

Press

newsflash

Taproom

fresh beer here

Local Talent Tap

revolving uniqueness

Initial LTT brewer & beer details COMING SOON...

Crowlers

hey, nice package!

Keep 'em cold. Drink 'em fresh.

Brews

the reason for being

Events

what you do

BREWERS CHOICE event, NYC Beer Week

It’s our first BREWERS CHOICE!

We’ll be pouring our beers at what is always a top NYC Beer Week event.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

6pm – 9:30pm

Food Science Academy of LIU Brooklyn

1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Enter at corner of Flatbush and DeKalb

Over 35 NY breweries

Plus a few select guest breweries from around the country

Amazing food from over 10 different vendors

Link for tix below – come join us!

KCBC + Jack's Abby lager night on the UWS

Lager Up on the Upper West Side

Thursday, March 2nd

Gebhardt’s Beer Culture

228 W. 72nd Street in Manhattan

(half a block from the 1/2/3 subway stop at 72nd)

We’ll be hanging there along with some folks from Jack’s Abby from 6p to 8p, so come by and show some NYC hospitality to some new friends from Massachusetts.

KCBC Night at Randolph's in NOLITA

Join us Friday, March 3 in NOLITA

RANDOLPH BEER

343 Broome St in Manhattan

7pm til closing

We’re bringing 5 of our beers on tap and will be there to hang so come join!

Full Contact – Raspberry sour

KCBC IPA

Taco Wednesday IPL

Yeah Buddy! double IPA

Rainmaker chocolate stout

RUPPERT'S CUP Awards

Come Celebrate the end of NYC Beer Week 2017!

BARCADE BROOKLYN

388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn

12pm – 3pm

Food Trucks

Free Admission

Still plenty of amazing beer

Plus see who wins the cup! And other fun awards. You can vote here: (cough Vote KCBC cough cough).

Rhapsody in Brew at KCBC

Sunday, March 19, 7pm

As they say in Belgium, we’re gettin’ all cultural up in here!

Join us in the taproom for the premiere of Meraki Chamber Players’ newest project, featuring the music of Judd Greenstein, Alexandra Gardner, & more.

They will also have a new commission by composer Joe Young & a brand new chamber arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue by Andrew Fox.

PLUS: We’re making a beer for the occasion! (it’s a surprise).

TICKETS: $15 from the link below, includes one FREE BEER!

Music begins at 7pm

See you then!

Contact

work & drink with us

SEND US A MESSAGE

KCBC

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