AWARDS

New York State CraftBeer Competition 2024
1st place Gold: Eleven, Pilsner

Untapped Community Awards, 2024
Pub Ale, THE #3 BITTER - BEST IN UNITED STATES - NEW YORK

Wet Hop Harvest Festival 2023
1st place Winner of the glass hop: wet-hopped pale ale, Condzella
3rd place: Crooked Creek wet hop with vista, Holden

NYC Beer Week 2020
SMaSH Beer Competition Winner, Fat Man Little Stout

Indie Beer Cup 2020
Bronze: Pre-Prohibition Lager, CULLEN

TAPNY 2019
Light Ales <6%, Gold – Strong Rope Brewery - Young Lion of the West Cream Ale

TAPNY 2018
Light Ales <6%, Bronze – Strong Rope Brewery - Young Lion of the West Cream Ale

Time Out Recommended Award 2016, 2017

2017 New York State Craft Beer Competition
Amber/Red Ale (British, American, Irish, Scottish): Silver: Devil’s Bathtub, Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn
Imperial Stout and Porter: Bronze: Storyteller, Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn

2016 Crooked Creek Hop Off
Honorable Mention: Strong Rope Brewery IPA

PRESS

All About Beer Magazine:
48 Hours in Brooklyn

amNY:
Gowanus' new bar and restaurant scene: Insa, Strong Rope and more

Beer Sessions Radio/Heritage Radio Network:
EPISODE 317 From Grain to Glass
EPISODE 293: From Home Brew to Pro Brew!
EPISODE 374 NYC BEER WEEK 2017
EPISODE 459 NEW YORK STATE SOURCING AND KEN GROSSMAN’S RESILIENCE IPA
EPISODE 479 THE STATE OF NEW YORK (BEER)

Beer Today Beer Tomorrow
BTBT Episode 45

Brew York:
Your Guide to Oktoberfest in NYC
Where to drink at a brewery in NYC

Brewery Show:
Strong Rope Brewery – Nano Brewing in Brooklyn

Broga:
Brooklyn Daily: Downward, dawg! Yoga for bros stretches into Strong Rope Brewery
'Broga' Yoga — And Beer — Coming To Park Slope
Beer yoga in Brooklyn: 5 places to do it (it’s officially a thing)
Metro US
Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Sail-powered boat delivers cargo to local businesses; represents sustainable future for watercraft

Brooklyn Magazine:
Talking to Strong Rope, Brooklyn’s Newest Brewery Opening Soon in Gowanus

Brooklyn Paper:
Get mugged: Brewery’s mug club rewards loyal drinkers
Beer of the year: Breweries compete for the Ruppert’s Cup during Beer Week

Brownstoner
Bringing Sail Freight Back to Brooklyn, Schooner Apollonia Delivers Goods to Red Hook

Boom Town:
A ROCHESTER-INSPIRED BREWERY GROWS IN BROOKLYN

Business Insider:
The 25 coolest new businesses in New York City

Chop and Brew
Episode 19: NYC Homebrew Tour

Cornell Chronicle
NY craft beverage industries tap into Cornell expertise

DNA Info:
5 Gowanus Restaurants and Bars Opening Soon

Edible Brooklyn:
At Strong Rope in Gowanus, the Beer Tastes Like New York
A Guide to 15 of Brooklyn’s Biggest Breweries
Help Kickstart the Gowanus’s Latest Farm Brewery
Strong Rope Brewery and Taproom Opening Tomorrow in Gowanus
2018 Beer Trends to Watch According to Leading Brooklyn Brewers
This Gowanus Brewery Only Uses New York State Ingredients

Forbes
Look To Brooklyn, Queens For New York's Best Craft Breweries

Fuhmentaboudit!:
EPISODE 171: “Where Are They Now?”
EPISODE 152: Beer Is People with Strong Rope Brewery
EPISODE 87: Kings County Brewers Collective & Strong Rope
EPISODE 30: Farm

Gothamist:
Gowanus Getting Another Brewery With Opening Of Strong Rope
Where To Find The Best Local Beers In NYC

GrubStreet:
The Absolute Best Brewery Taprooms in New York
The Most Exciting Beers to Drink in New York Right Now

New York Times:
Exploring Brooklyn by Ferry
Four Grilling Pop-Ups Worth Chasing Down

Northforker:
North Fork Ticker

NY Magazine:
Strong Rope Brewery

Plate Magazine:
Pastry Chefs Look Beyond Stout for Sudsy Desserts

Punchdrink:
What’s So Special About Extra Special Bitter, Anyway?
Pils Head? Rauchbier Fan? Saison Stan? There’s a Fest for That.

Rhode Island Monthly:
Plan to Get Away with These 6 Picturesque Fall Weekend Escapes Around the Northeast

Time Out NY:
Strong Rope Brewery

Tiny Beer Video:
Strong Rope Brewery's "Falling Squirrel Project #7"

TopJaw:
New York’s Best Restaurants Where Chefs Eat

Vine Pair:
The Definitive Guide to New York City’s Booming Brewery Scene
We Asked 10 Beer Pros: What’s the Most Underrated East Coast Brewery? (2024)

CERTIFICATIONS

Brooklyn Made: Gold certification

BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program): Certified judge

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Owner Jason Sahler studied sustainable design and development at New York University and is passionate about incorporating sustainable practices into all aspects of the brewery. This core feature of the brewery is in its promotion of environmental sustainability by working with local producers and products and reducing waste in the production and retail of the brewery.

Whenever possible, Strong Rope Brewery will purchase energy-efficient equipment, incorporate green construction, and implement operational practices to minimize environmental impact. All of Strong Rope’s brewhouses are powered with electricity to help minimize the use of natural gas. Strong Rope Brewery will work with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to improve energy efficiency in the manufacturing process of brewing and fermenting beer.

In addition, we strive to work with vendors with similar ideals. Currently, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with these great companies:

Clean Choice Energy

  • Our mission since day one has been to make clean energy accessible for everybody. With CleanChoice Energy you don’t need to install solar panels or even own your home, apartment, or business space to reduce your impact on the environment. You simply make the switch, and we make sure all the energy you use is replenished on the grid with 100% clean wind and solar power.

Bella and Canvas: shirts

  • Made in the USA

  • Eco-conscious manufacturing

  • BELLA + CANVAS and Alo (Color Image Apparel, Inc. brands) are committed to maintaining and upholding responsible workplace and environmental standards. All US production and office facilities are WRAP Certified.

Jakprints: printed our business cards, stickers, and cards

  • Plants a tree for every order

  • 100% Vegetable-Based Inks

  • Responsibly Forested Paper: All of our papers are sourced from well-managed forests located in North America or Europe and certified by one of the three major organizations who follow the trees, pulp, and paper through the entire chain of custody.

Giving Back

A core tenant of Strong Rope Brewery is to give back to the community, so here is a small selection of the charities and local groups we support:

  • CHiPS

  • Red Hook Mutual Aid

  • Gowanus Dredgers

  • Beer is for Everyone

  • Badass Animal Rescue

  • Holes in the Wall Collective

  • and more!