Karl Strauss Takes California

Dear Client: It's always worth revisiting -- California is an enduring goldmine for craft beer. On the top end, you have the original seat of the second largest craft brewery in America, and the share to show for it: Sacramento and San Francisco have craft dollar shares of 22 and 18, respectively, as of Nielsen numbers the 52 weeks to Feb. 4. That's a far cry from Los Angeles' craft share of nearly 7, which is actually up 40% vs.