/tags/craft-beer Craft Beer en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:43:04 GMT /news/2024-12-16/craft-brewers-brace-for-challenging-2025 More breweries closed than opened in 2024, and the Boulder-based Brewers Association, a trade group for small and independent American craft brewers, is forecasting another tough year in 2025. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:43:04 GMT /news/2024-12-16/craft-brewers-brace-for-challenging-2025 Lucas High, BizWest /news/2024-10-13/great-american-beer-fest-puts-the-hops-back-into-a-flat-outlook-on-the-industry The Great American Beer Festival in Denver drew tens of thousands of people to try more than 2,500 types of beers. But the industry has recently struggled with production and sales. Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-13/great-american-beer-fest-puts-the-hops-back-into-a-flat-outlook-on-the-industry Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-11-28/colorado-brewers-have-a-sour-mood-about-the-future-of-the-industry-amid-challenges Colorado craft breweries are facing a number of different challenges, including inflation, distribution issues and changing consumer habits. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:16:04 GMT /news/2023-11-28/colorado-brewers-have-a-sour-mood-about-the-future-of-the-industry-amid-challenges Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-10-30/kernza-the-climate-friendly-grain-enticing-craft-brewers-and-distillers-in-colorado Kernza is the new, perennial grain trying to win over Colorado's craft beverage industry. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:17:30 GMT /news/2023-10-30/kernza-the-climate-friendly-grain-enticing-craft-brewers-and-distillers-in-colorado Rae Solomon /regional-news/2023-04-29/is-the-craft-beer-industry-going-flat A new report suggests that as the craft beer industry's growth slows and competition increases, breweries in the region will have to work even harder to stand out. Sat, 29 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-29/is-the-craft-beer-industry-going-flat Emma VandenEinde /2020-09-04/beer-to-go-is-fueling-a-can-shortage-and-stressing-out-colorado-brewers The switch to to-go sales has been a lifeline for local breweries, but it's also exacerbating major supply chain issues within the industry. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:29:56 GMT /2020-09-04/beer-to-go-is-fueling-a-can-shortage-and-stressing-out-colorado-brewers Matt Bloom /2020-07-07/what-beer-sales-tell-us-about-the-recession Cheap beer sales are surging but are still losing ground to craft beer. Yet craft breweries are still suffering. What is going on? Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:30:31 GMT /2020-07-07/what-beer-sales-tell-us-about-the-recession Greg Rosalsky, Greg Rosalsky /npr-news/2020-02-12/beer-waste-helps-montana-town-save-money-on-water-treatment Brewery waste, fed at the right time at the right dosage to a wastewater treatment plant's bacteria, can be used to treat water. One Montana town is doing just that. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:06:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-12/beer-waste-helps-montana-town-save-money-on-water-treatment Rachel Cramer, Rachel Cramer /business/2019-12-14/new-belgium-execs-meet-with-protesters-as-employees-weigh-brewerys-sale Protesters hoping to stop New Belgium Brewing’s pending sale to a subsidiary of international beer conglomerate Kirin Holdings made their case to top… Sun, 15 Dec 2019 05:28:18 GMT /business/2019-12-14/new-belgium-execs-meet-with-protesters-as-employees-weigh-brewerys-sale Matt Bloom /business/2019-12-11/will-locals-lose-their-taste-for-new-belgium-after-sale-to-beer-giant Mary Collins, a lifelong resident of Fort Collins, didn’t expect to feel so nostalgic. During happy hour at Road 34, a local bar just west of Colorado… Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:17:58 GMT /business/2019-12-11/will-locals-lose-their-taste-for-new-belgium-after-sale-to-beer-giant Matt Bloom