Specialty Beer News - Sunday, April 3, 2011

20000 barrels of beer on the wall Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Hangar 24 enjoys a reputation as Redlands' hometown brewery, and craft brewers can sometimes have a tough time entering new markets where craft beer aficionados are loyal to their own local brands, Gatza said. He also said, however, that Hangar 24 has ...

Spirits soar as craft distilleries in Colorado surge Denver Post Swelling numbers of craft distillers are flooding Colorado with artisanal spirits, following a path first forged by storied bootleggers and more recently by craft brewers who have made the Rocky Mountains the beer belt of the nation. ...

Craig Lee / Special to The Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle DeBenedetti recently published a guide to US craft beer called "The Great American Ale Trail." I'm guessing he heard a lot of this kind of talk while researching. A few weeks ago, at a craft beer festival, I heard an American brewer telling the ... San Francisco Chronicle

Colorado liquor laws: The view of a brewer Denver Post When an oligopoly forms, the market contracts and prices rise and Colorado beer lovers lose. Thecraft beer they love may not be stocked on the shelf of an out-of-state-owned grocer. Why? Because the grocery focuses floor space on brands that it knows ...