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Quenching Brooklyn spirits Between its obsession for local, artisanal products and the borough's unquenchable thirst, it's no surprise Brooklyn has plunged deep into craft spirits, with eight distilleries opening in just the last 21/2 years. The tiny but

CAPTION --  Hop Pickle
( AKIRA SUWA  /  Staff Photographer ) 
 
Editors Note --  7/18/2012  The raw honey and perhaps another
CAPTION -- Hop Pickle ( AKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer ) Editors Note -- 7/18/2012 The raw honey and perhaps anotherRead more

Quenching Brooklyn spirits

Between its obsession for local, artisanal products and the borough's unquenchable thirst, it's no surprise Brooklyn has plunged deep into craft spirits, with eight distilleries opening in just the last 21/2 years. The tiny but mighty liquor store called Dry Dock in Red Hook (next to Fairway) is a prime destination for bottles from them all. Try a flask of this "white lightning" from Kings County Distillery, the borough's first, in a white Manhattan (see recipe on

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) Or, be ready to pounce in September when the limited release of Breuckelen Distilling's herbaceous, barrel-aged gin hits shelves.

Kings County Distillery White Lightning, $20 (200 ml); Breuckelen Distilling's Barrel-Aged Gin, $20, Dry Dock Wine + Spirits, 424 Van Brunt St., 718-852-3625; www.drydockny.com

- Craig LaBan

I.P.A.: Interesting Pickle Alert

The latest cuke-creation from the Brooklyn Brine Co. should set every beer-loving pickle-eater's heart aflutter - a collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery called the Hop-Pickle. The initial flavor is, in fact, more hot than hoppy, but as the spice fades to a light bread-and-butter sweetness, the featured ingredient then makes its cameo on the finish: the bitter, dry smack of Cascade hops. If you don't reach for another pickle, it will, at the very least, make you want an ice-cold brew.

The Hop-Pickle, Brooklyn Brine Co., $12 for 16-oz. jar, at Green Aisle Grocery, 1618 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-465-1411.

- C.L.