Keir Hamilton, co founder of Alewife Brewing Company
April 12, 2019 By Alexa Beyer
A brewery is coming to Sunnyside this summer.
Alewife Brewing Company, a Long Island City-based brewpub, will be opening Sunnyside’s first-ever brewery in a 7,500-square foot warehouse on 39th Street and Skillman Avenue, reports Edible Manhattan.
Alewife, which originally opened as a bar in 2011, began producing small batches of brand originals at its Long Island City establishment like “Death to Ego”, “Meadowmaker”, and “Thousand Stars” about a year ago. The Sunnyside locale will be Alewife’s first fully-fledged brewery.
Patrick Donagher, the founder of Alewife Brewing Company along with Keir Hamilton, has been working toward opening the brewery for years. The brewing company is an offshoot of the bar.
The pair recently took to the company’s Instagram page to share their excitement about the Sunnyside debut, posting a picture where he stood on a delivery truck next to his newly-delivered beer tank:
“beyond excited to breakground very soon, THANKS to everyone for the support, we’ll deliver the goods soon. Much Love and watch this space…..”
Donagher also runs Alewife, the bar, and three other pubs with his wife, Roz Donagher, in Manhattan: Fools Gold, The Jeffrey, and The Rochard.
