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Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth

It’s hard to fathom up here in the Pacific Northwest where we drink so much of it, but craft beer only makes up about 8…

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The Fine Line Between Beer Geeks & Beer Jerks

UPDATE – See our follow up post for a different perspective of what happened at the event. What happened at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa,…

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21st Amendment Brewing is Bringing it All Back Home

On occasion, I encounter people who are little bit confused about 21st Amendment Brewing. The company’s headquarters and its brewery/pub are in San Francisco, where…

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One Third of America’s Breweries are in Four States. And This is One of Them

The Beer Institute recently completed some analysis of the beer industry in America. Last week they released some of the findings. The complete press release…

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Elysian of BOOM IPA – Reaping the Sweet Rewards of Victory

Update: March 4th The beer is almost ready. The official launch is this Thursday,March 6th. This includes the raising of the 12th man flag at…

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Maui Brewing & Stone Brewing Bring More Beer to the Islands

Yesterday, Stone Brewing Company announced that it has partnered with Maui Brewing Company to create a new craft beer distributor: Maui-Stone Craft Beverages. The goal…

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U.S. Brewery Count Now Exceeds 2,700

The Brewers Association announced today that the number of breweries in the United States now exceeds 2,700. Remarkably, the official number at the end of…

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Anheuser-Busch and Big Sky Brewing Lock Horns in Trademark Battle

Businesses must protect their trademarks. Brand confusion can be devastating for a business. Yada, yada, yada. It’s all true, but I still find it an…

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Craft Beer contributes $34 billion to the U.S. economy

It’s an impressive number: $34 billion. That figure represents the craft beer industry’s contribution to the U.S. economy, according to the Brewers Association (BA). The…

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