1CuteCreeper

Starting a Brewery in Brooklyn must've been tough in the 80s, especially down in Williamsburg. Did you ever have any trouble with crime or gangsters at the time you were starting out?

Is the beer industry really cut-throat on the smaller/craft level, or are you more supportive of your competition? Have you ever made any friendly bets with other Breweries, if so, what are they and what were the outcomes?

Besides the beer styles, what does your Brewery do 'better' or differently then other breweries to be as successful and grow as quickly as you do?