The beer industry is clearly changing. “All American” beers are moving overseas – and craft brewing companies are making bold moves despite much speculation outside of the beer industry that it was just a phase. In fact, two of the top ten craft brewing companies also ranked in the top ten overall brewing companies by sales in 2007 according to a report issued by the Brewers Association (BA) earlier in the month.
According to the BA, the Top 10 Craft Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume
for 2007 were:
1 Boston Beer Co.
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. …read more

Interesting, one has to wonder whether Magic Hat Brewing Company’s announced acquisition of Pyramid Brewery is the start of consolidation in the microbrew industry or just a blip on the radar. It seems to me that increasing costs (including hops, barley, and oil) combined with a slowing economy might make some of the less profitable breweries look at their options a bit more closely, but I guess we’ll find out over the next few years,