Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver had a quick op-ed in yesterday’s NYT about big beer vs. small beer. It begins thusly:
JUST 10 years ago, the proposed merger of SABMiller and Molson Coors into MillerCoors would have worried craft brewers. Back then, “American beer” was thought of as a cheap product with very little beer flavor. But today the United States has by far the most exciting beer culture in the world, and America’s 1,500 craft brewers are undaunted by the prospect of a juggernaut that would have 30 percent of the domestic market. The age of American industrial brewing is over.
Over! Pretty bold, Mr. Oliver. We GreenGroggers oughtta get out there and take the Saturday tour at the brewery soon. We heard they used to have an organic brew. Plus, we heard there’s beer there.