Manhattan Brewing Company of New York

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The former location of the brewery in 2019

Founded by entrepreneurs Richard Wrigley and Robert D'Addona, the Manhattan Brewing Company was one of the earliest brewpub concept on the East Coast of the US. The first working brewery in New York City for decades, operations started as a large on-premises multi-tap brewpub in 1984. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It was located in a former Consolidated Edison substation on the corner of Thompson Street and Broome/Watts streets in SoHo. [1] [3] [6]

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The international style ales and beers combined with beer cellar style tables and copper kettles were popular with New Yorkers; distribution was then expanded, via draft horses and antique dray, into the New York marketplace with medal winning brands Manhattan Amber and Manhattan Gold Lager. The business struggled however, with a large overhead, the raising of New York drinking age in 1985 and the Black Monday stock market crash in 1987.[ citation needed ] The doors finally closed in 1995. [5] [7]

Former Manhattan brewmaster Garrett Oliver, who started working at the Manhattan Brewing Company in 1990, went on to become brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery in 1994. [5] [8] During his time at the Manhattan Brewing Company, Oliver established a Masters of Beer Appreciation program, where patrons could earn a "M.B.A." degree by completing three classes covering the history of beer and the brewing process. [9]

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  1. 1 2 Pooley, Eric (July 16, 1984). "Mr. Wrigley Brews His Dream Beer". New York. p. 16. Retrieved August 28, 2025– via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Miller, Bryan (February 22, 1985). "Diner's Journal". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Blau, Eleanor; Bird, David (May 14, 1986). "New York Day by Day; Burgeoning Brewery". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Curtin, Jack (Summer 2006). "Different Strokes, Different Coasts". American Brewer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Grimm, Lisa (June 8, 2011). "Beer History: Manhattan Brewing Company, A Lost Craft Beer Pioneer". Serious Eats. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Postings: SoHo Renovation; What's Brewing?". The New York Times. April 21, 1991. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Fabricant, Florence (April 17, 1996). "Finally, New York Takes to Brew Pubs". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ Hindy, Steve; Potter, Tom (2011). Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 30. ISBN   9781118046234 . Retrieved August 28, 2025– via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "To Lure Regular Patrons, Brewery Offers an M.B.A." The New York Times. January 2, 1994. Retrieved August 28, 2025.

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