BOROUGHWIDE \u2014 First came peanut butter and jelly.\u00a0 Then it was ham and eggs and milk and cookies. But when it comes to the union of two beloved food giants, only could Brooklyn \u2014 the Borough of Kings, itself \u2014 produce a pairing as unexpectedly regal as cheesecake and beer.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the 75-year-old legendary Junior\u2019s Restaurant and Bakery \u2013 home of the world\u2019s most fabulous cheesecake \u2013 and the Brooklyn cult classic Other Half Brewing have partnered up on a line of four unique, limited-edition dessert-inspired beer styles.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the beginning, we\u2019ve always had fun pairing dessert flavors with our beers,\u201d said Sam Richardson, co-founder and brewmaster at Other Half. \u201cSo, when the opportunity to work with a Brooklyn-based dessert icon like Junior\u2019s came up, we were definitely excited. We can\u2019t wait for people to try these new flavor profiles, with real NY ingredients for the full Brooklyn experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Available starting Thursday, the four soon-to-be-famous new beers crafted through this collaboration span a variety of styles, each with a uniquely New York dessert component:<\/p>\n
Strawberry Dream Imperial IPA (8.5% ABV): A hazy strawberry Oat Cream IPA\u2013inspired by Junior\u2019s classic Strawberry Cheesecake \u2014 giving creamy, hoppy strawberry vibes.<\/p>\n
Key Lime Cheesecake Sour IPA (6.5% ABV): Lime-forward hops and fresh lime come\u00a0together with graham crackers, milk sugar and oats\u00a0to\u00a0make a smooth, Twice Baked Key Lime Pie Cheesecake flavor Sour IPA.<\/p>\n
Egg Cream Milk Stout (6.0% ABV): A creamy, rich Milk Stout brewed with Fox\u2019s U-Bet syrup\u00a0to\u00a0mimic\u00a0Junior\u2019s classic egg cream. Good? Fuhgeddaboudit!<\/p>\n
Black and White Cream Ale (4.8% ABV): A twist on the classic Cream Ale brewed with cacao nibs and vanilla to represent the iconic NYC treat, the black-and-white cookie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always wanted to expand our brand into the alcohol business,\u201d said Alan Rosen, the third-generation owner of Junior\u2019s. \u201cWhat better way to achieve this than by partnering our legendary desserts with an up-and-coming Brooklyn-based legend. This is definitely the perfect marriage \u2013 a craft beer line fit for the Borough of Kings and, pardon the pun, the \u2018other half\u2019 and well beyond. Now, I\u2019m as excited as an expectant father; I can\u2019t wait until the birth of the beers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Junior\u2019s Restaurant and Bakery was founded in Brooklyn in 1950 at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Dekalb Avenue, also called Harry Rosen Way and Cheesecake Corner in honor of Rosen\u2019s grandfather. Over the last 75 years, it has since become an iconic New York institution, celebrated for its classic American Brooklyn comfort food and world-famous cheesecake.<\/p>\n
Over the decades, Junior\u2019s has expanded to restaurant locations; there are two in Manhattan, one in Connecticut and one in Las Vegas, with an outpost at LaGuardia Airport. Its signature New York-style cheesecake, made from the same traditional family recipe for more than 75 years, is widely regarded as the best in New York and the country, as well as attracting a loyal following from every corner of the globe. Junior\u2019s Cheesecake is also shipped nationwide and available in a plethora of grocery stores, bringing a taste of the city to customers everywhere.<\/p>\n
Other Half Brewing Co. was founded in Carroll Gardens in 2014 and quickly developed a strong following for its New England-style hazy IPAs. It\u2019s since expanded to eight locations throughout New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, with retail availability along the Eastern seaboard and throughout the country via its online shop.<\/p>\n
Other Half has a strong foundation in pushing the boundaries of beer, and these latest collaborations with Junior\u2019s are a testament to their innovation and dedication to their local communities.<\/p>\n
The new Other Half x Junior\u2019s collaborations are available in cans and on draft and will be pouring in all Other Half Brewing and Junior\u2019s New York locations starting Thursday. They\u2019re also available in select retail partners on the East Coast and can be shipped to 33 states via Other Half Brewing\u2019s website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOROUGHWIDE \u2014 First came peanut butter and jelly.\u00a0 Then it was ham and eggs and milk and cookies.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[8978,98,100,99,17958,88117,9,24,63,88121],"class_list":["post-224220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-beer","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-juniors-juniors","tag-lede","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-other-half-brewing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}