Dick Cantwell on the “Elephant in the Brewhouse”

Dear Client: "We all belong to the same tribe," Elysian co-founder Dick Cantwell said to open his Craft Brewers Conference keynote yesterday. (Of course, he famously left Elysian after A-B acquired it.) "As independent craft brewers, we have a common brand and legacy to protect," he said. "Those little new brewers are part of that and those of us older and more established are, too."HALF THE BREWERS OPENED IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. In Dick's recent traveling for the BA,