BA Leaders Defend Importance of “Craft” Definition

Dear Client:At the Craft Brewer Conference's opening general session today, Allagash founder Rob Tod took the stage for the first time as Chairman of the Brewers Association Board. Predictably, he talked about the importance of the craft brewer definition, now more than ever. When Rob started Allagash in Portland, Maine, more than 20 years ago, there were 600 breweries in the U.S. Now, there's "over 4,000 of us. It's mind boggling. We've built market share from nothing to over 12%