Last Thursday the Brewers Association, the voice of craft beer in the United States (and Canada), released a statement entitled “Craft vs. Crafty”. In this statement, surprise surprise, the BA takes on major breweries and criticizes their somewhat unannounced entry into the craft beer market. I’m quite divided on this statement. Certainly, I am for […]

Portland based Craft Brew Alliance Inc., a NasDaq listed craft brewing company, has just announced significant financial gains for Q1 2012, including 19% increase in sales from Q1 2011, amounting to $38.5 million. Do these big numbers sound “craft” to you? Well, they are in Portland, where hipsters are turning in their PBRs for craft […]