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Fritz Bows Out

After nearly four decades of leading the craft brewing industry, Fritz Maytag of Anchor Brewery is stepping off the stage.

On Counting Beer

I found myself scrolling through a blog based on the goal of drinking 100 different beers in a month, an

Beer City USA

For many decades I’ve loved the vibrancy of beer community. Kibitzing on a conversation about beer flavors at a World

The People Business

When we were making plans for this themed issue focused on the people of the craft beer business, we came to

The Crusade Continues

A few years into my job working for Charlie Papazian, I had become a convert to the complexity, beauty, variety

On Wine and Great Beer

Craft beer lovers are constantly faced with the world of wine. From aesthetics to bragging rights, we, in some fashion

Trends? I Think Not.

A series of recent beer bar experiences challenged, in my mind, any idea of “trends” for the craft beer industry.

The Unifying Power Of Beer

For the longest of time, the exclusive provenance craft beer movement lay with the adventuresome Americans. There is a certain

Accelerating Change

I’m old enough to have a firm grasp on the former monoculture of beer. I’m also old enough to have

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