Magic Hat Gets an IPL, Plus More NAB Highlights

Dear Client: It seems the time of tropical moments in beer. Certainly, the straw hat clad distributors dancing barefoot at NAB's beach concert reception, wives and Imperials in hand, helped to solidify the "Pura Vida" state of mind. But craft got its shake too at NAB's annual distributor meeting -- this time in the home of parent company FIFCO, Costa Rica -- with some big reveals for Magic Hat. FIFCO chief Ramon Mendiola kicked off the meeting-party's general session Thursday