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Craft Beer Shop Bringing 'Crowlers' to Windsor Terrace

By Leslie Albrecht | September 16, 2015 8:33am
 209 Station will pour 32-ounce "crowlers" — cans that are half the size of growlers.
Craft Beer Shop Bringing 'Crowlers' to Windsor Terrace
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WINDSOR TERRACE — Craft beer "crowlers" are coming to the land of Budweiser and Styrofoam.

A new craft beer shop opening a few doors down from where Farrell's famously served beer in jumbo-sized foam cups will sell "crowlers," a 32-ounce can version of a growler.

The new shop, called 209 Station, will also sell cured meats, crackers, cheese and other snacky supplies that customers can grab and take to nearby Prospect Park.

"It's going to be a more fun version of a cross between Bklyn Larder and Bierkraft," said owner Jason Roberts, referring to the Prospect Heights high-end grocer and the now-closed Park Slope beer and sandwich shop.

Roberts also plans to serve housemade sandwiches and salads after the shop's kitchen is up and running. The limited menu will include a roasted pork and pickled vegetable sandwich inspired by banh mi, a veggie sandwich on multi-grain bread, and a breakfast sandwich that will be available all day.

The beer lineup will include some of Roberts' favorite craft brewers: Other Half, Finback, Flagship and Peekskill.

Roberts is the son-in-law of Jimmy and Sue Yi, the couple who ran the candy and newspaper shop that occupied the same space at 209 Prospect Park West, until last spring. The name 209 Station is a reference to the family's store, 209 Stationery.

Roberts has stripped out the old shop's interior to expose an antique tin ceiling, a brick wall and tile floor. He's working on getting the new shelves filled with merchandise and hopes to open by the end of September.

Roberts is also the bar manager at Flatbush Farm, the well-liked Prospect Heights bar. He wants 209 Station to have a similar high-quality, yet welcoming feel.

"It's going to be lighthearted," Roberts said. "I love food, but I don't love pretense. I want it to be approachable."