Scottish craft brewers Martin Dickie and James Watt are known as the Brew Dogs. They’re now bringing their experimental brand of American-inspired craft brewing to the United States with a new TV series called Brew Dogs, which launches on the Esquire network on September 24th.
The U.S. beer market is stable, not really growing, not really shrinking. But a specific subset of that market, the craft beer market, is seeing tremendous growth. It’s part of an increasing American culture of buying local — supporting businesses in your own back yard.
Cities like New Orleans and Pittsburgh have benefited from major economic investments and new business models. But writer Chuck Thompson thinks this isn’t always a good thing. He’s the author of “Better Off Without ‘Em.” His latest article in The New Republic is called “Take this Microbrew and Shove It.” In it, he argues against […]