Surly, the 34th Largest BA Craft Brewer, Just Now Hitting 6 Packs

Dear Client: How did Minnesota's Surly Brewing Co. jump from 39 to 34 on the most recent Top 50 Craft Brewers list? It wasn't new markets. We caught up with Bill Manley, now the brewer's VP of Marketing, who came over from Sierra Nevada at the beginning of last year (where he'd spent about a decade). He told us their jump may have had a bit to do with other brewers' consolidation. It wasn't just that. Bill conceded: "we're just