When Brooklyn Brewery was founded in 1987 by two amateur homebrewers – Steve Hindy, an international correspondent, and Tom Potter, who worked in finance – the venture seemed unlikely to succeed. Watch below general manager Eric Ottaway tell us how Brooklyn Brewery made it against all odds.

Produced by Alana Kakoyiannis & Kamelia Angelova. Additional camera by Daniel Goodman

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