About 2-4 times a month I send out a newsletter of interesting beer news and articles that I've read during the week. The newsletter usually contains less than 10 articles all about craft beer. You can subscribe to Beer47 Weekly if you like but I'll try posting it here on Steemit as well. If you enjoy the newsletter and it becomes moderately popular, then I'll keep posting it. Enjoy!
I'm starting at #9 because that is the current newsletter issue. 🍻
Craft Beer Is the Strangest, Happiest Economic Story in America
www.theatlantic.com
Corporate goliaths are taking over the U.S. economy. Yet small breweries are thriving. Why? ... In the last decade, something strange and extraordinary has happened. Between 2008 and 2016, the number of brewery establishments expanded by a factor of six, and the number of brewery workers grew by 120 percent. Yes, a 200-year-old industry has sextupled its establishments and more than doubled its workforce in less than a decade.
Why All Beer Once Tasted Like Smoke
www.atlasobscura.com
Those were the days. Today’s brewers can add any number of flavors to their beers. Some are newfangled, such as chili pepper or pumpkin; others are …
Craft Beer Vocabulary 101 – How To Impress Any Beer Geek
303magazine.com
Craft beer been has become a culture all its own...Just like with any other cultural takeover, certain things happen...and then you notice that people start talking differently.
Which Countries Drank The Most Beer In 2017?
www.americancraftbeer.com
Statista just released a new study which revealed how much beer people in selected countries consumed last year and it was sobering. And we probably shouldn’t say that Eastern Europe has a problem…But Eastern Europe does drink HUGE amounts of beer.
California Breweries Collaborate on 10 Beers for SF Beer Week
www.brewbound.com
Independent craft breweries throughout the greater SF and Monterey Bay Areas are joining forces to create ten special beers to celebrate the 10th SF Beer Week, February 9-18.
Untappd releases the Top 10 most checked in beers of 2017
beerstreetjournal.com
Popular beer rating app Untappd has released the top 10 beers consumers checked into in 2017. One style continues to dominate the list.
Why Are Midsize Brewers Struggling? Green Flash Is a Textbook Example
www.foodandwine.com
This week, San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing Company announced a significant “streamlining” of its business. Green Flash decided it was in over its head, choosing to pull distribution from a whopping 33 states and instead focus on 17 key markets. As a result, the company also axed 15 percent of its workforce.