Gerry Soman

Review of Barrier Brewing Company

Barrier Brewing Co. is the collaborative effort of...

Barrier Brewing Co. is the collaborative effort of brewers Evan Klein and Craig Frymark, located in Oceanside, NY. Brewing their first batches on a 1bbl system (2 kegs at a time!) in June 2010, the two expanded the business to a 5bbl brewhouse in June 2012 which operated for four short months before being severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. After several months of rebuilding, Barrier reopened in late-February 2013. The brewery currently produces nearly 50 different beers throughout the year totaling 1500bbl annually, all of which is self-distributed throughout the NY metro area.

Food: They don't serve food but they have different and great food trucks rotating there. It's in the industrial section of Oceanside so plan your eating options ahead of time.

Brew: They have some amazing craft beer on rotation there like : Evil Giant IPA, Lights Out Stout, GreenRoom Pale Ale, Beech St. Wheat, Belgian1, Bulkhead Red, Rembrandt Porter, Dubbel Down, Cycle Saison, Cairn Scotch Ale, Antagonist ESB, Barnacle Brown, Dunegrass DIPA, Simple Lager, and many many more. My favorite is Tanto, American style IPA brewed with ID007, Motueka, Citra and Chinook - Bold and delicious.