Post by Logan on Jun 5, 2016 5:31:17 GMT -6
Craft breweries have grown over the past decade from a cottage industry into a cultural phenomenon, now producing more than one out of every 10 beers Americans drink.
More than 40 breweries opened last year in Minnesota alone. Surly’s $30 million brewery and taproom in Minneapolis, one of the larger ones in the country, includes a kitchen, a gift shop and indoor seating for 600. New Minneapolis breweries Utepils, Wild Mind Artisan Ales and Venn Brewery will open soon.
But even as beer drinkers celebrate their constantly growing range of choices, caution signs are starting to appear. Some see a market nearing saturation. Liquor stores, the key sales outlet for brewers who want to expand, only want so much inventory. Bars, which give new brands exposure, can be choosy in what they’ll sell.
“We’re starting to see panic from breweries when we won’t put their beer on tap,” said Matty O’Reilly, co-owner of Republic bar in Minneapolis, which serves nearly 100 craft beers. “It’s not my fault that there are 100 breweries in Minnesota. But brewers get angry when I tell them their beer is not as good as the ones already on our list.”
Read more: www.startribune.com/thirst-for-craft-beer-showing-little-weakness/381849511/#1
More than 40 breweries opened last year in Minnesota alone. Surly’s $30 million brewery and taproom in Minneapolis, one of the larger ones in the country, includes a kitchen, a gift shop and indoor seating for 600. New Minneapolis breweries Utepils, Wild Mind Artisan Ales and Venn Brewery will open soon.
But even as beer drinkers celebrate their constantly growing range of choices, caution signs are starting to appear. Some see a market nearing saturation. Liquor stores, the key sales outlet for brewers who want to expand, only want so much inventory. Bars, which give new brands exposure, can be choosy in what they’ll sell.
“We’re starting to see panic from breweries when we won’t put their beer on tap,” said Matty O’Reilly, co-owner of Republic bar in Minneapolis, which serves nearly 100 craft beers. “It’s not my fault that there are 100 breweries in Minnesota. But brewers get angry when I tell them their beer is not as good as the ones already on our list.”
Read more: www.startribune.com/thirst-for-craft-beer-showing-little-weakness/381849511/#1