Believe it or not, there are breweries outside of Other Half and Grimm making awesome beers in New York City. Sitting a few blocks away from the Barclay’s Center in the heart of Brooklyn is Threes Brewing. The setting is a triple threat: it serves as a bar, rotating restaurant, and most importantly a brewery. Led by co-founders Joshua Stylman, Justin Israelson and head brewer Greg Doroski, Threes has quietly made a name for themselves within the local beer community.
Recently, Threes released a new batch of Superf*ckingyawn, a beer I became familiar with about a year ago. I was at a bar in NYC when I saw them add Superf*ckingyawn to the tap list, and of course when you see a name like that, it’s only right to give it a shot. I remember being stoked that someone in my hometown had finally cracked the code of a high ABV hoppy beer that didn’t taste like straight booze.
As I sat down recently with a fresh batch, I only hoped that I had not set my expectations too high.
The beer pours a golden color, almost entirely translucent, with little to no haze. All you neckbeards out there calm down; remember back to that time long ago (probably just two years) when we actually sought out beers that weren’t a hazy juice color? The name Superf*ckingyawn is actually intended to poke a fun at the current fixation the craft beer community has about Northeast hoppy beers.