Tap That
Are you an alcholocavore? Then take your date straight to the source, drink with an insider’s view and meet your (brew)master and your (wine)maker.
1. Sip on cocktails made from The Shanty’s house gins (c/o NY Distilling Co.), then saunter over to beautiful urban winery Brooklyn Winery and stumble on to Brooklyn Brewery (check the site for tour times and hours). There’s usually a pizza truck outside the brewery, or you can order delivery (Best Pizza and Carmine’s Original deliver in every sense of the word) to pair with your drafts. Alternatively, start at the brewery, try a flight of wines and pairings at Brooklyn Winery and grab a night cap at The Shanty. The Shanty: 79 Richardson St, Greenpoint/Williamsburg; Brooklyn Winery: 213 N. 8th St, Williamsburg; Brooklyn Brewery: 79 N. 11th St, Williamsburg
2. Already tapped Brooklyn Brewery a few times? Take a tasting tour of KelSo Beer Co. in Clinton Hill, then walk up Vanderbilt Ave. to iCi to share swoon-worthy bites of organic goodness on the patio. (Stop by on a Wednesday night for the $25 prix-fixe menu, which might offer housemade ricotta cavatelli and a goat cheese cake for dessert.) KelSo tours available on Saturdays. Email for an appointment. KelSo: 529 Waverly Ave, Clinton Hill; Ortine: 622 Washington Ave, Prospect Heights
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Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram