....as it undergoes a long, cold maturation. The result is a wonderfully flavorful beer, smooth refreshing and very versatile with food. Dry hopping is largely a British technique, which we've used in a Viennese-style beer to create an American original.

1987, former AP Middle East Correspondent Steve Hindy and banker Tom Potter quit their days jobs and started The Brooklyn Brewery. They Started brewing a facility in Upstate New York. 1989, their first truck. With a team of stalwart salesmen, they began peddling Brooklyn lager in the streets of New York City. 1996, Mayor Rudy Giuliani cut the ribbon to open their new brewery in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, the first successful commercial brewery in New York City since Schaefer & Rheingold closed their doors in 1976. Today, The Brooklyn Brewery is among America's top 40 breweries, and Brooklyn Lager is among the top draft beers in New York City.