In 1995, after 12 years in the specialty beer business working for brewers, distributors and retailers, the RavenBrands company established itself as an independent broker for a handful of craft beers.
Five years later RavenBrands added the Raven Import Co. to its portfolio and began to take on private import rights to European beer brands. The RavenBrands philosophy has always been to represent brands of the highest quality. In addition, each brand must be distinctive and represent the best in its style. The RavenBrands portfolio encompasses brands that compliment each other and can be used in its entirety on any restaurant's or retailer's beer list.

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A woodsy boutique with a fresh cedar-burning antique stove, Brouwerij Lane peddles 400+ hard-to-find suds brands, all brought together by a 20+ year Brooklyn Brewery vet who chose Greenpoint as the terminus of a spiritually reawakening, liver-killing Hajj. Rare bottles are displayed Matrix gun rack-style, running from NY micros (Ommegang, Sixpoint, etc), to Polish and Germans (Warka, Zywiec, Malheur champagne-beer), to Belgian brands like Tripel Karmeliet and Pauwel Kwak -- traditionally served in a "yard of ale" glass that's hourglass-shaped with a round bottom, just like the men who drink it. Because every man's his own best bartender, Brouwerij Lane also hawks $10 growlers fillable with any of ten taps, from Germany's Gaffel Kolsch, to Belgium's Gruut, to Jever Dark, which is never sold in bottles in the U.S., except when it's sold on tap, and then bottled.

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Welcome to Bierkraft, a gourmet grocery and beer emporium located on glorious Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. We offer a delectable assortment of over 100 artisan cheeses, boutique chocolates, gourmet chocolate bars, the smallest production, most rustic charcuterie we can find or make in house, a slew of gourmet goodies and over 1000 beers as well as 14 fresh beers and two casks on tap for growler fills or pints to enjoy with your sandwich.
Our cheeses come from all over the planet, from Tasmania to Wisconsin and all sorts of scrumptious spots in between, and we carry many cheeses that we order directly from American farms. Come in and we will taste cheese until we find the ones that suit your palate and your mood.
For chocolate lovers, we are proud to offer select assortments of bonbons from local chocolatiers.  Our extensive chocolate bar collection features phenomenal chocolates by Chapon, Dagoba, Dolfin, Don Puglisi, El Rey, Galler, Green & Black, Michel Cluizel, New Tree, Nirvana, Paper Bag Chocolates, Scharffen Berger and Slitti.

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