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After stumbling onto what seems to be just a construction site in a nondescript Berlin suburb, beer-lover and American expat filmmaker Matt Sweetwood discovers an unexpected story about a not-so-typical entrepreneur. Nicknamed “Der Bier Jesus aus Amerika” by a German tabloid newspaper - Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing - has a dream to bring quality craft beer to Europe and become the ​first US brewer to build, own, and operate a craft brewery in Germany​.   The film follows Greg on his journey of building a brewery from scratch and making his American beers on European soil as he comes up against challenge after challenge - from struggling with German bureaucracy and cultural differences to dealing with huge construction problems and delays. This is a story not just about the birth of a brewery and the fight against mass market beer, it’s about an inspiring character who understands the importance of sticking to your dreams, no matter how crazy they might seem.