US Beer Market Explodes in the 2000s
There are seven times more breweries in the United States than there were in 2001, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In 2016, there were 2,843 breweries nationwide, with the biggest growth coming in 2013 and 2014. Both Colorado and California, which were on the forefront of the craft brewing renaissance, […]
Craft Brews Create American ‘Beer Snobs’
Even though it was part of the job, I have to confess that a recent assignment for voanews.com, Craft Beer in America, was a true labor of love. That’s because I’m a craft beer devotee, a “beer geek,” and have what I like to call a weekend “hobby job” at Washington D.C.’s newest craft brewery, Hellbender. […]