During the whole Beer Voltron merger hoopla, craft beer mergers and acquisitions seemed to take a break. Had to be at least 48 hours or so. Anyway, we are back… Read More

The Pacific Northwest is the birthplace of the American craft brewing movement. Regional craft breweries produce between 15,000 and 6 million barrels of beer per year. These breweries are unique… Read More

I quote a close friend: “Craft brewers must have a license to print money.” It was a statement uttered shortly after informing said friend about Cincinnati’s Fifty West Brewing’s $1.5… Read More

The Alchemist, the Vermont maker of Heady Topper, is getting a boost from the sun to green its brewing operations. AllEarth Renewables, a Vermont-based solar tracker manufacturer and developer of… Read More

Big ole thanks to Kendall College and Matt Zajechowski for letting us reproduce this. Some food and drink just go hand-in-hand: cookies and milk, pasta and wine, and hot dogs… Read More

In truth, Canada’s Alberta government seems to be a proponent of building barriers, which is fairly ironic, seeing as Canada’s New West Partnership’s motto is “fewer barriers and more opportunities.”… Read More

Packaging plays a huge role in helping a small brewery expand outside of its tasting room walls. This is not to diminish the role of you beer’s quality in your… Read More

We spend a lot of time trying to define the term “craft beer.” Why? Well, perhaps that definition could provide the competitive advantage a smaller, local-focused brewery needs to compete… Read More

Craft brewing is flourishing, with a forecast to grow in value from $12 billion in 2012 to $18 billion by 2017. As part of this global phenomenon, people are increasingly… Read More

You’ve probably heard that craft beer means big business for entrepreneurs. New faces on the scene, such as Newburyport Brewing Co., are selling more than 5,000 barrels (bbls) in their… Read More