Top Craft CEOs On Taprooms, Aspirations Overseas, and Picking a Partner Brewer

Dear Client:CEOs from three of the top craft brewing companies -- Artisanal Brewing Ventures, Lagunitas Brewing, and Stone Brewing -- took the stage at the Beer Insights Conference last week to discuss a number of topics including the difficulties in running a taproom, international goals or lack thereof, and M&A opportunities.All three chiefs agree: consumers want experiences nowadays, and one of the best ways to give them one is through a taproom. Still, they said operating a taproom isn't as