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CA Craft Beer Summit: Do Small Craft Brewers and Distributors Still Need Each Ot

Dear Client:One thing that stood out to your editor at the recent California Craft Beer Summit is how distributors seem to drift further and further into irrelevance at these types of craft conferences.Distributors are no longer a necessity for craft brewers, they're an option. And in a state like California with hundreds upon hundreds of tiny craft breweries and relatively lax beer legislation, distributors can sometimes seem like an afterthought.Allow me to explain: the single biggest crowd for any event

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