If you pay much attention to the world of Craft Beer recently then you have almost certainly seen a number of online articles whose headlines read like this: “I Think Craft Beer is (Stupid/Bad/Pretentious/Responsible for Pearl Harbor)!” Whatever ...
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Passion or Paycheck? Debating A-B InBev’s Purchase of 10 Barrel Brewing
The recent purchase of 10 Barrel Brewing Company in Bend Oregon by Anheuser-Busch InBev set off arguments all over the craft beer universe. Responses ranged from congratulations for the financial jackpot that the company just hit to ...
A-B InBev, SABMiller Merger Could be a Positive for the Craft Beer Market
First, a little pat on my own back, because I called this one. Reports have surfaced this last week that Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer producer with almost 20% of the world market in beer, has been exploring the possibility of ...
Much Ado About Brew: Craft Beer Hype
What is it about the hype behind a craft beer? The need to drive to Mari’s Six Pak N’ Mor as soon as they post on Facebook they have W00tstout or that moment you find out “a friend of a friend” just came back from Vermont with cases of Heady ...
What is Craft Beer?
Depending on who you ask, that is a loaded question. The beer industry in the US has changed dramatically in the last decade or so. Craft Beer, whatever your definition of it, has grown from up and coming trend to full blown huge business. And, ...
