Braven Brewing Company Works Toward Opening a Brewery, Bringing Brewing Back to Bushwick

... partners behind the venture, are long-time friends, and four years ago, they started homebrewing in their East Village apartments. But it took a couple of years before they started thinking seriously about making their hobby into their livelihood. ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/10/braven_brewing.php