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Stone Brewing Co. has long been a craft brewing success story. So it was a big surprise when the company announced, in mid-October, that it would be laying off 5% of its staff. With approximately 1,200 employees, Stone has been ...
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California Brewers Admit the State is Clogged with Craft There Are Bubbles in That Beer California boasts some of the most recognizable names in craft beer today. Breweries like Stone, Mike Hess, and Lagunitas have put the Golden State on ...
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ABI Acquisition Spree Continues with Brouwerij Bosteels Think about Corona. Think about Tripel Karmeleit. One tastes like a cholera vector, while the other is so complex that it challenges the adjective knowledge among beer geeks. In the near future, these ...
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If you’re reading this, you know craft beer is having a moment. Every city seems to have multiple tiny breweries cranking out delicious and unique beers for us to try. Access to them used to be kind of limited, but ...
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Leading Craft Brewer Comments on Anheuser-Busch InBev Motives Anheuser-BuschInBev (ABI) is facing demographic pressure and competition from craft brewers. The response has been an acquisition spree. ABI is buying SABMiller, has acquired 8 American craft brewers since 2011, and is ...
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Pliny the Elder has once again been named the best commercial beer by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). Made by Russian River, Pliny the Elder is a very popular and often hard-to-find double IPA. This is the eighth consecutive year that ...
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It’s that time of year. The pumpkin beers have once again started showing up on the shelves of your favorite neighborhood beer retailer. While some might recoil at the very thought of this fall treat, many find pumpkin beer to ...
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Hard tea is a popular drink, but it isn’t without its critics. Some find the bigger brands to be too sweet and it has a reputation for being less refined than other alcoholic beverages. Despite its popularity, it receives less ...
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BrewDog’s Bold Prediction BrewDog co-founder James Watt set some heads shaking at the 2016 Beverages Conference when he stated that by 2025, an IPA will be the “biggest selling beer in the world.” Watt then continued with the prediction that ...
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Lagunitas Beer Sanctuary, Taproom and Brewery Set to Open In Seattle Craft beer and craft breweries are so synonymous with local business that any mention of purchase by a bigger brand is often met with hesitation or derision. This isn’t ...