THE AMERICAN CRAFT BEER – QUICK HITS

We blame the industry for this… It used to be that when we wrapped up our Weekend Picks on Friday, we could coast through the weekend. There was little need to check in for updates – things were pretty much done. But clearly all that’s changed.

So here’s some of what’s happened in the world of craft beer while you were off enjoying yourself.

, THE AMERICAN CRAFT BEER – QUICK HITSOne Famous Beer Delivers Huge Economic Impact To Region (Sonoma County) – New data is showing that Russian River’s famous “event beer” Pliny the Younger, a once every year release is a huge economic boon to the county according to the San Francisco Business Times. Available primarily at the brewery, the Triple IPA can draw as many as 16,000 beer pilgrims to the county and responsible annually for a $5 million dollar boost to the region.

Why Stop At 15% ABV? (Cleveland, OH) – Still stung by losing Stone’s East Coast operation to Richmond, Virginia, Ohio legislators have introduced a bill that would raise the he alcohol limit on some beer in the state to 15 percent. Bill 68 would allow breweries from out of state to sell certain beers that top 12 percent in Ohio.

 

Words To Drink By (Pasadena, CA) – “A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank her.”

W.C. Fields – Actor

Lawson’s Looms Larger (Warren, VT) – Lawson’s Finest Liquids are in the process of securing new property and a warehouse that will allow them to expand their empire from a tiny 280 square-foot building at their home in Warren to , THE AMERICAN CRAFT BEER – QUICK HITSthe 7,500-square-foot warehouse in Waitsfield, Vermont. Future plans include their 7bbl brewery in Warren operational as a pilot location, with the opportunity for more creativity and experimentation. The Lawson’s also plan to continue brewing their Sip of Sunshine IPA and Super Session beers at Two Roads Brewing in Connecticut, now and in the future.

23 Individuals File Suit To Block Big Beer Mega Merger (Grants Pass, OR) –  As AB InBev and SABMiller, the world’s two largest beer companies work to finalize their planned $106 billion merger, ‘a group of craft beer activists have filed a federal lawsuit against what they perceive as a monopoly in the making,” according to Eater. The 23 plaintiffs, based primarily in southern Oregon, argued in a suit that the proposed deal violates established antitrust laws and that it would lessen competition.”

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