The U.S. has passed 4000 breweries and that number is rapidly growing! As I have toured the United States and visited numerous breweries, the positive impact of this growth is strikingly visible. My strictly anecdotal observation is that many breweries (especially small breweries) are in areas with lower rents or low property values. Quite frankly,…
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Press Release from The Brewers Association The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 42 were craft brewing companies1. “The companies on…
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Each year the Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines are reviewed and revised. As noted on the Brewers Association website, “The Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines are compiled for the Brewers Association by Charlie Papazian, copyright 1993 through and including 2014, with Style Guideline Committee assistance and review by Paul Gatza, Chris Swersey and suggestions from Great…
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