Believe it or not, the legacy of Brooklyn beers was not created by a bunch of guys with beards and flannels sitting at Kings County Brewery. Since the early 1800s, Bushwick has been one of the central  locations for beer making in the New York area, at one point producing 10 percent of all America’s beer. March 24 marks the 10th anniversary of The William Ulmer house, Bushwick’s most well-known brewery, becoming a landmark.

In 1871, German immigrant William Ulmer partnered with Anton Vigelius to form the Vigelius & Ulmer Continental Lagerbier Brewery before becoming sole proprietor in 1879. The Ulmer brewery started with the main house, but soon expanded with the construction of an engine and machine house, an office, and a stable and storage building, all built by 1881 in the Romanesque Revival style. The entire complex was designed by Theobald Engelhardt, well-known Brooklyn architect at the time. The brewery is located on the corner of Belvedere and Beaver streets.