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On 25 September, Bill Owens turned 79. In case you have never heard of Bill (shame on you), in the course of his life he has worn many hats: he was a homebrewer, campaigner, brewpub operator, accidental inventor of the IPA style (his Alimony Ale was billed “the bitterest brew in America”), founder of the Alpha King Challenge, publisher of the American Brewer magazine and author of “How to build a small brewery”. Last but not least he was and still is an acclaimed photographer.
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Never underestimate the money men’s powers of persuasion. While Boston Beer, the number two craft brewer in the country, is busy implementing its turnaround plans after years of falling beer sales, analysts and other commentators are pushing hard for Mr Koch to sell his company.
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You’d think the number three brewer in the US, Constellation Brands, would have done the research before paying USD one billion for San Diego craft brewer Ballast Point.
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Is it really in response to changing consumer lifestyles, or is it just a secret ploy to save on excise?
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It really is KISS. KISS is nothing untoward. It’s just one of those acronyms that keep changing their meanings. In this case it stands for Keep It Simple and Small.
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You have to give it to Scottish punk brewer BrewDog: they don’t lack in imagination. Their latest whacky idea, revealed to the world in early August 2017, is to open a craft beer bar that straddles the US-Mexican border.
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How do you measure success? In less than two months, the Brewers Association’s “independent craft brewer seal” has been embraced by over 1,700 breweries.
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Tony Magee, the founder of Lagunitas Brewery, has made his enthusiasm for cannabis very well known. So it was only a matter of time before Lagunitas would launch a cannabis beer. Before you rush over to California to try it, be warned: the beer does not get you high. However, if you drink enough of it, the alcohol may.
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This must be the Summer of Love for brewers. Or why are they snapping up San Francisco craft breweries? First Brooklyn Brewery bought into 21st Amendment brewery, then Sapporo took over Anchor and, on 10 August 2017, New Belgium agreed to purchase the assets of Magnolia out of bankruptcy for USD 2.7 million.
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Given the agitation over Anchor’s sale to Japan’s Sapporo, which was announced on 3 August 2017, it makes you wonder if craft beer lovers are in denial over private equity’s game: buy a company, build it up and then sell it on.
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