Meet the Next Hot Craft Brewer

Dear Client:Distributors are always asking us about the next hot craft brewer. Well, here you go: A few months ago, we reported that Cincinnati's up-and-coming Rhinegeist Brewery was IRI's second-largest new BA-defined craft brand in national supers YTD. It's no wonder: Brewery founder and VP marketing Bryant Goulding told us that their flagship, Truth, is headed to be a $500,000 brand in Cincinnati Krogers by the end of the year. In fact, the Cincinnati-based retailer approached them. Bryant is a