Paste ran a story earlier today about the booming online beer trade community, which is a perfectly legal practice because no money is changing hands. ABC News recently investigated the far from legal practice of selling rare, hard to get beers on .... Craze For Coveted Craft Brews Creates Black Market Of BeerHuffington Post Vermont Tries to Squelch a Black Market for Craft BeerBusinessweek Black Market BeerNBC 10 Philadelphia The News Journal -Business Insider all 108 news articles »
Read More »Florida To Celebrate Festivus With The Rest Of Us After Atheist’s Beer Can …
The pole, which will be nearly 6 feet tall and made from emptied Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans, will be erected by Chaz Stevens, a Deerfield Beach resident, the blog Tamarac Talk reports. Stevens applied to put the Festivus pole on display as a protest .... and more »
Read More »Balanced and beautiful: Maine Beer Company’s Zoe and Red Wheelbarrow
Late this spring I happened to take a seat at the bar at Acre near Matt Modica from Windy City Distributing. We hadn't yet met, but an open bottle in front of him inspired me to make his acquaintance: Maine Beer Company's Zoe. I knew the brewery didn't ....
Read More »Americans say “Bah! humbug!” to diet colas and beer
The diet cola and beer industries are going flat, with sales of both drinks suffering a slump as Americans worry about their health and spending habits. Diet cola, once the darling of the soda industry, has seen an abrupt reversal of fortune, The Wall .... and more »
Read More »In Search of Exotic Beers From Far Off Lands; Online Beer Trading Booms
According to the Brewers Association, there are roughly 2,500 breweries operating in the United States, offering beer fans a cornucopia of hops and malt to enjoy. But the vast majority of those breweries are small operations with tiny distribution .... Craft beer craze builds black marketThe News Journal Craze For Coveted Craft Brews Creates Black Market Of BeerHuffington Post Black Market BeerNBC 10 Philadelphia The Drinks Business -Business Insider -Businessweek all 105 news articles »
Read More »New research suggests wine vs. beer thinking outdated
Among high-frequency wine and beer consumers, 41 percent pick “craft” beers, according to the survey. Those are officially defined as coming from brewers who make less than 6 million barrels a year of largely malt beers and are mostly independently ....
Read More »Nine beers many Americans no longer drink
This overall drop in beer sales is yet another challenge many of the once most popular U.S. brands have to overcome as they continue to lose market share. According to data provided by Beer Marketer's Insights, American sales of nine major brands, .... Beer, Diet Soda Sales in Mystery DeclineABC News (blog) all 5 news articles »
Read More »Richmond County Craft Beer Festival: Weather outside was frightful, but the …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With 16 lines of nitrogen-fueled tap beers and 100 bottled brews in the inventory, craft suds are part of the schtick at Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn in Charleston. But once a year proprietor Ken Tirado throws a festival -- dubbed ....
Read More »Checking out the fixed price beer tasting menu at Abbot’s Cellar
One of the most compelling aspects of being in a region that's so in love with food and has developed a certain style as we have in Northern California is that diners generally know what they are going to get. The downside is that when so many ....
Read More »Beer, Diet Soda Sales in Mystery Decline
Americans are drinking less beer and diet soda. Several well-known beer brands are far less popular than they were a few years ago. According to the industry journal Beer Marketer's Insights, beer sales declined 2.3 percent between 2007 and 2012. Nine Beers Americans No Longer Drink24/7 Wall St. all 2 news articles »
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