Jason Abbruzzese is a freelance writer based out of New York. You can find him at jasonabbruzzese.com, on Twitter @JasonAbbruzzese, and in any bar that routinely cleans their taps.
Goodwill among brewers doesn’t stop at the occasional tank or piece of advice. It’s an industry-wide culture that can be found at every stage—from conception of a brewery or beer to execution, to, yes, even consumption.
As demand increases in newer markets, microbreweries are at a crossroads: take out large loans and expand, or sell stakes to larger brewers and distributors. Factor in that a generation of craft brewing legends is approaching retirement, and these questions become even more complicated.
