1987, former AP Middle East Correspondent Steve Hindy and banker
Tom Porter quit their days jobs andstarted The Brooklyn Brewery.
They started brewing a facility in upstate New York. 1989, 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 American's top 40 breweries,
and Brooklyn Lager is among the top draft beers in New York
City.
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