Grizzly Growler

Raise your glasses, lager lovers: Craft beers have more than just weathered the recession. While other segments of the economy – and the hospitality industry, specifically – have slumped, sales of craft beer have skyrocketed. In fact, sales of craft beers have increased by about 50 percent over the last five years. Consider these interesting bits [...]

Ninkasi Brewing Co. out of Eugene, Oregon, is a rising giant in the West Coast brewing scene. It’s partly marketing, brewer/owner Jamie Floyd is a marketing master and because the huge, highly hopped beers are extremely popular with many craft beer lovers. I think I’ve tried 90 percent of their beer styles, but I was [...]