Category Archives: What We’re Reading

Are Prohibition-Era State Laws Out Of Sync With Craft Beer Industry?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Ben Swenson, who runs Hampton Roads Growler, makes the case in the Hampton Roads Business Journal. “Some people within the industry wonder whether it’s time to rewrite the playbook – if not through a major overhaul, then at least tweaks … Continue reading →

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Inside MillerCoors’ Fort Worth Brewery

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Fascinating story, interesting slide show.  See it here.

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Why Miller High Life is Cool Again, Enjoying Well-Deserved Comeback

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

If your only vision of Miller High Life is some sad dad in the late 1970s swilling it by the grill as he tosses scraps to the dog, we have news: the Champagne of Beers is coming back in style.  … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

What Happens When You’re Acquired by World’s No. 2 Spirits Firm You grow, says John Little, ceo, Smooth Ambler, which produces Old Scout Single Barrel Bourbon, Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon and a variety of other spirits. “They have really enabled … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading –

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Your ‘Local’ Beer Might Be Made in Another State — Or Country People in the bev/al industry know, of course, that Samuel Adams isn’t mass produced in Boston and that Brooklyn Beer has been produced for years in Upstate New … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading –

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Your ‘Local’ Beer Might Be Made in Another State — Or Country People in the bev/al industry know, of course, that Samuel Adams isn’t mass produced in Boston and that Brooklyn Beer has been produced for years in Upstate New … Continue reading →

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