The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association which represents the majority of U.S. breweries, announced that during the first six months of 2013, American craft beer dollar sales and volume were up 15 percent and 13 percent, respectively.
The Cascade hop variety, developed at Oregon State University, was released in the U.S. in 1971. A long-time backbone of the craft beer movement, the Cascade hop has helped mold the landscape of American pale ales.
When I think of surfing, I conjure up images of white sand, blue waves, silhouetted riders on long boards, stainless steel and hops. Wait, stainless steel and hops? Well now I do, and soon you will too, all thanks to Surf Brewery.
Headed up by Corpus Christi native Jason Ard and his wife Laura, Branchline Brewing Co. has already has gained a reputation for solid beers and great open houses at the brewery in San Antonio's Northeast Side neighborhood.
Michigan's Dark Horse Brewing Company was founded in 1997 by Aaron Morse. Whether he's brewing beer infused with locally-roasted coffee or adding a seasonal beer to the line-up, Morse prides himself on creating beers for the people rather than beers to match a style.
Brothers Bret and Eric Kuhnhenn got hooked on hombrewing and began selling kits and equipment out of their family's hardware store in Warren, Mich. Soon, the hardware store became a beer and winemaking shop, and finally evolved into a brewery in 2002.
With the purchase of a 90,000-square foot building in what used to be known as the Smithtown area of Lexington, Kentucky, West Sixth Brewing has helped revitalize the area by sharing their space with other like-minded businesses and non-profits.
Intuition Ale Works brews in a small, early 20th century industrial building on the edge of what is now one of the Jacksonville, Florida's, hippest areas, the Riverside/Five Points neighborhood.
To celebrate the end of 2012, we're looking back at the top 10 CraftBeer.com posts of the past year to see what trending topics were the talk of the craft beer nation.
Tony Magee, founder of Lagunitas Brewing company, credits beer lovers for sparking craft beer revolution. We're taking a look at the highlights from his recent talk he shared at the 2012 Beer Insights Seminar in New York City.
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