Transmitter Brewing
“New very small brewery right below the Pulaski Bridge, Google Maps gets directions wrong from the Vernon Jackson 7 Stop.”
“Long Island City is quickly becoming a craft beer hot bed with Rockaway and Big Alice – Transmitter may yet be the best of the bunch.”
“They have some great saisons, sours, and farmhouse ales, but you're going to be pleased with whatever you get.”
Transmitter Brewing
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
8 reviews
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We visited on a Saturday afternoon and it was HOT inside. Hot like an oven. Very crowded but still found a place to stand and have our brew samples which ehhh they were ok.. but I was so hot I couldnt bear it anymore.. we left.
This is one of the gems of the rather active Long Island City beer scene. They offer several beers for tasting and then you can purchase bottles to consume on premises (couple tables and benches) or take home – and the beers change monthly if not more frequently. They have some great saisons, sours, and farmhouse ales, but you're going to be pleased with whatever you get. I would also suggest the CSB program – monthly beer share with 2 bottles/month, access to exclusive batches (CSB-only), and other great perks. Really friendly staff, quality place.
Really nice little brewery just under the Pulaski bridge. The space is mostly brewing equipment but they have squeezed in a few tables and a tasting section. The owner was there giving us tastes of 3 varieties when we came in. In addition to the 3 tasting bottles they had 5 other beers where you could purchase the bottle. None of the tasters really caught our interest, so we took a chance on the G4 Sour Golden Ale.
I don't think I've had a sour like this before, it was almost like a Gueze or Gose, super carbonated from the bottle conditioning (we had to drink the first half quickly as it was foaming out of the bottle!), slightly sweet with just the right amount of sour. You can tell the brewers are dedicated to small batches of high-quality beers that are unlike any you will find in NY. They even make their own type of brewing sugar for some beers! If you want to taste something truly unique in the beer world, come check out Transmitter.
Not your typical brewery! Located in a super industrial part of Long Island City, Transmitter brewery is as first hand as it gets in seeing how beer becomes its form. With a private free tour (sign up via Yelp page) and an in depth explanation of Transmitter's brewery beer process, plus complimentary beer tasting, we had an insightful and beer-filled time. The beers were refreshing with different notes of hops, and bottled sophisticatedly like champagne.
Whether you come here to buy some beer for a party or to see everything in action, I highly recommend visiting Transmitter brewery!
There is no in-brewery service. Everything is sold to be enjoyed elsewhere. We ordered a 750 ML bottle of G1 Golden Ale for $15. Perfect serving for 2 with some hearty dinner.
Great small brewery over in Long Island City. Its in the industrial part of town but that makes it that much cooler.
Its not setup like a typical taproom because they dont really have one. You come in the small merch room on the left side of the building. They have some bottles that are available to try that day, pay a small fee and get a taste of each one. You then have the option to buy a bottle or bottles and sit in their small picnic table or right out front and drink what you have purchased.
There really isnt anything to say that hasnt been said before, the beers are top notch. Everything is good, these guy have got their shit together and have though everything out. Its pretty awesome to take a bottle back with me to KY, NC and FL to share with some people who might not have heard of them. Give it a few years an im sure they will be a well know name in the craft beer community!
For the most part, I absolutely love Transmitter Brewing's beers. They make a lot of citrusy, funky, sour things in large format bottles that I get really excited about seeing in bottle shops and at beer events.
The brewery itself is a fun stop on the Long Island City beer crawl. If you're driving into the area, parking nearby can be difficult to find, so sometimes it's nice to start somewhere else, leave your car, and walk from Big Alice or Rockaway.
When you visit, you get a free tasting of three of their offerings for the day. This is nice because one, you don't have to pay, and two, you don't have to sip through an entire flight to get a feel for what they have. It's less nice because you don't get a chance to try everything that's available for purchase, like you can at some of the other breweries in the area.
My only complaint is that the tasting area is super super tiny, so if you just want to pop in, try what's available, and grab a bottle to go, sometimes you feel like you're in a jumble of elbows and man beards.
We've never bought a bottle and enjoyed it in the open-to-the-street brewing area because it's always been jam-packed, but it looks like a nice time on a sunny weekend day.
I've been to many breweries in my day, but I've never seen one quite as unique as this spot. Having never been to Long Island City before, I played follow the leader behind the NYC residents — passing through industrial areas and under a bridge to find this brewery.
A distinct sewage odor hung in the air as we waited for the rest of the group to arrive. Since it was tiny-tiny inside, we waited until others had finished their tasting before our somewhat sizable group walked in.
As part of the complimentary tasting, you can try the three beers they have available. A look at their 'coming soon' board told me that I visited at the wrong time. Apparently they have some sours coming up, and I definitely would have liked to try them.
The samples available (mostly saisons) were pretty good — but nothing outstanding enough for a bottle purchase. I also would have loved to hear about their history, but it was tough to move/ask questions considering the restraints of the space.
Through a door, there were some picnic tables that backed up to the brewery operations. That area looked like it'd be a fun spot to decompress with a nice bottle. It was also dog-friendly.
This was a nice, albeit quick, stop along the LIC brewery tour. If I'm ever in the area again, I definitely want to return to see what else they have to offer as they grow.
Transmitter is an interesting little brewery. It doesn't have a designated tasting room. What it does have are benches in the breweries area where you can enjoyed great bottled beers amidst the brewing activities.
Transmitter specializes in farmhouse/saison/Biere de grade. Flowery and citrus flavor were prevalent in the beers I tried.
They offer a beer of the month club membership which includes souvenirs and access to limited releases.