Braven Brewing Reaches $20K Goal on Kickstarter

(Brooklyn, NY) – Braven Brewing Company, has reached 100% of its Kickstarter funding goal four days before campaign concludes. The campaign, which ends November 20, sought $20,000 to open a brewery in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. This successful campaign allows Braven to open a pilot brewing space in Bushwick as early as January 2014, with plans to open a full size brewery and taproom within a year of starting the pilot brewing system.

“We are now able to bring brewing back to Bushwick, one of America’s original beer capitals,” said co-founder Marshall S. Thompson. “We were able to rally the Brooklyn beer community and make this dream of creating a local brewery a reality.”

Kickstarter backers are rewarded with a range of exclusive Braven and Bushwick brand prize packages, including a traditional football scarf ($250), beanie ($200), a tote bag ($150), and a pint glass ($60). For a more hands-on experience, Braven is offering backers a chance to act as assistant brewer for a day ($500) or craft their very own microbrew recipe ($1000). All prizes are available exclusively through the Braven Brewing Company Kickstarter campaign.

Focused on creating crisp, perfectly balanced ales and lagers, Braven’s beers will be the ideal addition to any party, day or night. Braven’s flagship offerings – Braven White, a hop-strong, easy drinking wheat IPA, and Braven Black, a sessionable, dark spin on the IPA – will be available in cans and on tap in Brooklyn and throughout New York City.

“Being a small microbrewery allows us to really get creative,” said co-founder Eric Feldman. “New Yorkers have unparalleled access to incredible cuisine, but they’re missing out on what can be done with handcrafted beers. Braven will be a destination for those seeking a more complete beer experience.”

Braven started four years ago during a serendipitous conversation between Marshall and Eric when, across town, at the same moment, both of them were struck with the desire to begin homebrewing. Their hobby quickly became a passion, and gave rise to the dream of sharing Braven with Bushwick and the rest of the city. Having received an MBA from Fordham and a JD from Georgetown respectively, Marshall and Eric draw on their breadth of entrepreneurial training and experience in turning the Braven dream into a reality.
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