Industry Insights

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  Industry Insights

  Exporting a Sense of Home

  October 24, 2014 - Christopher Shepard

  For many California breweries, there really is no place like home. Almost 90 percent of the craft breweries that operated there last year sold beer only in their home state. Further, about 85 percent of breweries in California didn’t produce more than a thousand 31-gallon barrels last year. It seems to be the epicenter of... View Article

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  Industry Insights

  Drawing and Blurring Lines Between Beer, Wine, Spirits

  September 1, 2014 - Christopher Shepard

  Quick show of hands: Who’s had an alcoholic beverage other than beer some time in the last month? Last week? Me, too. Drinkers tend to switch back and forth between beer, wine and spirits more and more often these days. I had a nip of a delicious small-batch coffee liqueur recently when I didn’t want... View Article