How much will the craft beer industry be affected by the recession?

Posted on October 14th, 2008 by John Little

How much will the craft beer industry be affected by the recession? This is a question I’ve been wondering about and plan to keep my eyes open for information on the topic. Here’s a bit of info.
GABF: Party at the End of the World? Economy sucks, but craft beer choogles on, by William [...]

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Filed under: Commercial Beer, Economic Issues, Events

It matters who makes the beer

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by John Little

Charlie Papazian provides a nice statement about why it matters who makes the beer.
Access to market remains a difficult proposition for small and independent brewers. Large brewers through their distributors dominate the decisions determining which beer brands get shelf space and how much shelf space they get. Distributors also significantly influence restaurateurs and [...]

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California Brewing Company labels

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by John Little

I really like this brewery’s labels.
“California Brewing Company wins silver for their labels”
Abra Marketing, a Redding based design firm and creator of California Brewing Company’s labels, recently won silver in the prestigious Summit International Awards.
The 14-year old Summit Awards is one of the premier creative industry competitions and included thousands of submissions from 25 countries.
Judges [...]

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Lazy Magnolia’s homebrewing foundation

Posted on September 15th, 2008 by John Little

A familiar story… a homebrewer becoming a commercial craft brewer to give consumers the opportunity to experience good beer.
The History of Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company is the brain-child of Mark and Leslie Henderson. Born and raised in Mississippi, the couple met in college and moved to the Gulf Coast in [...]

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another one bites the dust

Posted on July 12th, 2008 by John Little

The Birmingham Terminal is reporting that New Vulcan Ale House, which would have been a 4th brewpub in Alabama, will not be getting off the ground after all.
I can’t say I’m surprised. The cards are stacked against breweries in Alabama, particularly brewpubs, which have stringent and expensive legal requirements that really ought to be [...]

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Filed under: Commercial Beer, Legal Issues

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