NYPL and Coney Island Brewing Company Create George Washington’s Beer
To toast the 100th birthday of its landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Library has partnered with Coney Island Brewing Company in Brooklyn to create George Washington’s personal, handwritten beer recipe (a porter), which is located in our Manuscripts and Archives Division along with other rare Washington material. The beer not only brings one of our rare collection items to life, but also calls attention to our Centennial celebration, which includes a public festival full of programming and Stack tours on May 21 and 22. It’s free - everyone come down! Meanwhile, the only public tasting of the beer - which will not be sold commercially - will be at an event held by the brewery in midtown Manhattan on May 18. Check out this AP story on the new beer for details.
