Pliny for President 2020 Background Korbel Champagne Cellars founded Russian River Brewing Company in 1997 in Guerneville, CA. In addition, Korbel hired Vinnie Cilurzo as the brewery’s Brewmaster. For the next 6 years Vinnie brewed super hoppy and Belgian-inspired beers. Most importantly, Vinnie created Pliny the Elder in 1999. Pliny the Elder, one of the…
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Beer by the Numbers with Bart Watson, is part 2 of 2 articles featuring a Profiles in Craft Beer interview with Bart Watson. Part 1 provides insight into Bart’s background and the type of work he does. If you haven’t yet read part 1, do so by clicking here. Part 2 focuses on some of…
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Bart Watson – Brewers Association Chief Economist Small and independent U.S. craft breweries have a powerful and fascinating story to tell about their impact to the U.S. economy and our social fabric. The story includes: generating significant taxable retail sales; creating numerous direct and indirect jobs; providing sustained growth to other complementary business areas such…
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Started by retired civil/structural engineer Oscar Wong in 1994, Highland Brewing Company became Asheville, North Carolina’s first legal brewer since Prohibition. He started Highland Brewing “as a hobby” in the 3,500 square foot basement of Barley’s Taproom in downtown Asheville using mostly retrofitted dairy equipment. In October 2006, Highland Brewing Company moved operations to a…
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Stone Brewing Soaring Dragon Background Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, Stone Brewing has come a long way since opening in San Diego County in 1996. Now the ninth-largest craft brewer in the U.S., Stone Brewing operates brewing facilities on both coasts – Escondido, California and Richmond, Virginia. In addition, Stone operates a number…
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Today, Good Beer Hunting reported more layoffs at the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade organization that protects and promotes small and independent U.S. brewers. This is the second round of layoffs at the Brewers Association this year resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and comes less than two months after the BA laid off nearly 25%…
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