A few more tables and trucks would have transformed the area into a welcome respite from imbibing and bumping elbows. Other than liquid libations, the Brooklyn Pour offered attendees food options on the outside patio - Nuchas, Papaya King and Coney Shack stood in front of the neighboring building, while Keste grilled cheeses and Zum Schneider brats and pretzels stood in tents closer to the building - but the options and seating seemed oddly limited in the massive amount of space. Plenty of distractions bordered the expansive space, inside and out: a photo booth for friends to pose and hashtag (complete with sponsored backdrop) hung in the front tables touting contests and giveaways mirrored brewers’ coolers along the sides of the room a mug holding contest sponsored by Sam Adams brought brawny bros to the rear and a personal favorite, a Whole Foods-sponsored “Mix Six” pack photo op floated in the back of the room, beckoning grown men and women to slip into its shoddy cardboard hug (Halloween costume, anyone?).Īberlour single malt whiskey (above) and Jameson Caskmates tastings were also available at the Brooklyn Pour. However, those who have attended the Brooklyn Pour in the past know that this venue is no match to the art-deco masterpiece that is Skylight One Hanson in Fort Greene. The Brooklyn Expo Center on Greenpoint’s Franklin Avenue is everything you want in an event space: vast, well lit and high ceilinged, the venue has plenty of room to accommodate a growing list of brewers, attendees and sponsors, with photo ops aplenty, back patio space with skyline views and well-managed bathrooms to boot. A mug-holding contest at the Sam Adams booth put Brooklyn Pour goers’ stein hosting strength to the test.
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