Craft Beer
Americans, (thankfully) have grown tired of sipping cheap swill like Pabst Blue Ribbon or Hamm’s, and drinkers are increasingly looking for better tasting microbrews. Since over 80 percent of the market is dominated by three companies – Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors – that’s good news for small independent breweries. National craft beer sales were up 12 percent last year and 2011 is expected to be a record breaking year. The number of breweries producing craft beer is swelling too – currently there are 1,759 breweries in the U.S., the most since 1900.
