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it's been a while since i did a link love sad day when i'm just too busy to even link to things [note to self:  must re-prioritize] will the big two be buying each other out? and is it craft beer's fault? craft brewers weigh in on what it might mean to them infographic on the rise of craft beer in canada first beer store growler station opens in ontario fda ruling means some craft breweries will have to publish nutritional info for their beers

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me, me, me all me, all the time vanmag's video of the behind the scenes beer judging for the international craft beer awards - no winners announced - just footage of the judges being all judgey cbc's follow up on my beer column on crafty beers    Craft beer credentials are not always what they appear Major breweries like MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev are cashing in on craft craze By Jason Proctor, CBC News Posted: May 19, 2015 5:00 PM PT Last Updated: May 20, 2015 7:32 AM PT Looks alone make it tough to distinguish between craft beer and beer made by major breweries, but aficionados claim all brew is not created equal. (CBC) Related Stories Beer sales guide to the provinces and territories Ontario craft brewers skeptical about Beer Store deal Manitoba's craft beer: Sales up, brewery tasting rooms edge closer Cra...

beer column

my notes from yesterday's on the coast beer column: The macrobreweries of Canada and the United States are losing market share to craft breweries.   The big guys are fighting back in several ways.   But I think they're going about it alllll wrong! One way the big Canadian breweries are trying to regain their market share lost to the increasing love of craft beer is by diversifying their products – for example to include cider in their line-ups.   MolsonCoors introduced a cider to Eastern Canada a couple of years ago.   It made its debut in BC very recently.   Labatt’s brought out its Alexander Keith’s cider in 2012.   Cider is becoming more popular, so it only makes sense to get into that market as well.   With all the craft cider available, that probably won’t be enough to stem the market share slide, but at least it’s an honest way to go. Another, not-so-honest way is to offer new beer brands that appear to be made by independent bre...

link love

may the fourth be with you! all about that stupid budweiser no campaign cuz they haven't pissed people off enough lately this is why bud lite had no problem  releasing offensive marketing campaign b udweiser's fall from grace a little background about how desperate the company is to hold on to marketshare but never fear, miller coors is in trouble too! shadowy brands from a shadowy brewery conglomerate ...