Magic Hat, Pyramid Double Down on Original Home Markets

Dear Client:Recently an industry colleague remarked, "What happened to Magic Hat? It used to be cool."Apparently Magic Hat brass has caught onto that thinking. Mark Hegedus, who left his post as Blue Point president last year to head up Magic Hat, acknowledged to (Magic Hat parent company) NAB's distributor audience last week that 2016 was a "challenging year for craft."As growth for the entire category has slowed, "we lost a bunch of accounts" from West Coast breweries," Mark said. Their