The argument–frequently my own argument–that the terms “craft beer” or “craft brewer” have outlived any form of legitimate usefulness or coherence is not exactly a new one at this point. For close to ...
The definition of “craft brewer,” as laid out by the Brewers Association, the beer industry’s advocacy trade group, has already been changed three times since 2007. The organization has taken to ...
'Taprooms' will now have an official designation as well. Lady Gaga is clearly a singer first, but after her acclaimed turn in A Star Is Born, should she not be recognized an actress as well? Of ...
As the brewer sells more non-beer beverages, the industry trade group moves the goalposts on what it means to be a craft brewer. If you needed any further proof of the difficult straits in which the ...
On the same day a Texas craft brewery announced it is being acquired by industry giant MillerCoors, the group that represents the state's craft breweries said it's changing the definition of what it ...
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of the Brewers Association (BA), the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, has voted to change the BA’s ...
On Tuesday, Boulder’s Avery Brewing announced that it had given up a 30 percent stake in the company to Spanish brewing giant Mahou San Miguel. The sale keeps Avery founders Adam and Larry Avery in ...
If you needed any further proof of the difficult straits in which the craft beer industry finds itself, look no further than the latest change to the Brewers Association's definition of craft beer. No ...