Inside the Mind of a Fast-Growing Brewer

April 11, 2013Dear Client: Planning, pressure, and split-second decisions. That's what defines the existence of the many small and regional craft brewers growing at breakneck speed. At Craft Brewers Conference, 3 of the hottest such operations shared the steps that have seen them through recent times: Tampa's Cigar City, Indianapolis's Sun King and Minneapolis's Surly. Each shared fascinatedly candid confessions of growth under pressure. Take Cigar City founder Joey Redner, whose brewery did around 17,000 barrels last year and has