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Slideshow: This Green Beer's the Real Deal

Concerned about what goes into your brewski? Maybe this St. Patrick's Day you should think about what comes out. Some breweries are working hard to make sure their beverages go easy on the environment. By David Cohn.
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Steve Hindy, president and co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery, poses at his desk behind a model of the wind generators that supply his brewery with power. The pungent smell of barley is all around.Photo: David Cohn

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The large vats, which are filled with beer, are powered completely by wind power. Bags of malt and barley are waiting to be mixed in.

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A sign overhead proclaims the Brooklyn Brewery's wind powered promise.

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All of these bottles are from different breweries from New York's past. Many date back to the 19th century from the original 'Brewer's Row' in Flatbush.

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Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, who tends to the taste of the beer, is showing off his latest batch to be kegged and shipped out tomorrow.

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