New Carroll Gardens taproom serves New York-brewed beer
A new tasting room and taproom is bringing its love for local brewing to Carroll Gardens.
Svendale Tasting Room has a cozy, friendly atmosphere and a drinks list full of local beers. Customers should not expect mainstream ales on tap, nor wine, whiskey or cocktails. Instead, they can peruse a menu of brews that are made exclusively in New York state.
Andy Striph, manager of the Tasting Room, explains that the establishment has a different type of license than most bars: a “farm brewery license,” which stipulates that 60 percent of the grain and hops in the brews served here must come from New York state.