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Deschutes County brewers see sales slip slightly, following a national trend

Art Watson lost 50 of his shipmates when his Merchant Marine ship, the SS Oklahoma, was torpedoed by a Nazi submarine in 1945. He and 21 other survivors scrambled to lifeboats, realizing it was their only hope of survival.

Also this week, what's new on the Karl Strauss Brewing beer garden in San Marcos, plus beer events and Drink or Dump reviews.

Each time he tells a story, someone might leave having learned something about the value of life.

How Modelo overtook Bud Light's spot as America's bestselling beer

Breckenridge Brewery was not “craft," per the the Brewers Association and the Colorado Brewers Guild, when Anheuser Busch InBev acquired it in 2015. But that’s poised to change following Breckenridge’s sale to global cannabis company, Tilray Brands.

In a maturing market, US craft brewers are up against rising costs and supply chain disruptions. But the Brewers Association says its midyear survey indicates optimism for the second half of the year.

Craft beer was supposed to be the antithesis of the “fizzy yellow beer” doled out by big brewers, but a new round of lagers is putting that thesis to the test. My father-in-law, a longtime Seattle-area homebrewer, still has a “Life Is Too Short For Yellow Beer” bumper sticker on his truck. At one point,

Current employees at the breweries and brewpubs associated with the brands are part of the deal.

(Press Release) Boulder, Colo. — The Brewers Association (BA), the trade organization representing small and independent American craft brewers, today released results from its midyear survey, shedding light on the state of the craft beer industry and indicating optimism for the second half of the year. Midyear 2023 survey results are on par with 2022 annual trends, with