Brooklyn Lager, the brewery's flagship product, is New York's "hometown" beer, brewed to a pre-prohibition recipe dating back to the days when Brooklyn was the brewing authority of the East Coast. Brooklyn Lager has won numerous awards. Wrote Michael Jackson in the Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer: "The dry, fresh, floral, firm, flavorful Brooklyn Lager ** - *** started well in 1988 and has gained in character ever since."