Der Schwarze Kolner

Fort Greene's premier German Biergarten Fort Greene, Brooklyn www.dsk-brooklyn.com, [email protected]

Beers come in three sizes: .3 liters, .5 liters (roughly equivalent to a pint) and the comically large 1 liter glass.

An 18 percent gratuity is added for parties of six or more.

Foam fanciers "love the variety" and emphasis on German labels at this "down-home" Fort Greene outfit, done up in beer garden style with communal tables indoors and "limited" alfresco seating; throw in a "decent" choice of wursts and pretzels, and locals are "glad to have it nearby."

Der Schwarze Kolner Restaurant Review: Named partly for the German city of Cologne’s blackened and gargantuan Gothic cathedral, this Fort Greene beer hall serves classic Teutonic treats and the hoppy libations that go with them. Or is it the other way around? Whatever the case, the nearly two dozen beers on tap and 18 in bottles are a Central European beer lover's dream. Especially since some...

The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming! May seem that way with the recent biergarten wave, but this one is a welcome addition to a neighborhood short on lederhosen and Gösser. (And the proprietor is English, not German, although he spent enough years in Cologne to want to recreate a little piece of it here.) German-only tap and bottle list, plus kraut bites like brats and brezels. Trim...

Owner Dale Hall brought his love of German beer all the way from Cologne, setting up shop on a bustling Fort Greene corner where he serves 18 different brews on tap, as well as a wide variety of...

Fort Greene's premier German Biergarten