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It was the first year craft beer had not grown market share. Ignoring 2020, a year when almost every industry suffered anomalous results, craft beer had grown…

Ignoring 2020, a year when almost every industry suffered anomalous results, craft beer had grown every year for as long as anyone can remember. Until now.

Anchor Brewing is being discontinued, officials said Wednesday.

Anchor Brewing, a beloved San Francisco company that is considered the oldest craft brewery in the United States, announced on Wednesday that it would close after 127 years of business.

San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing will turn off the taps and draw a close to the century-old brewery whose contribution to "American beer history cannot be overstated," it said Wednesday.

Bevana Partners is taking a page from the tech industry and creating a portfolio of partner brands that very well could provide a successful roadmap to other brands moving forward.

James Dietenhofer, left, and his son Jaime Dietenhofer co-founded Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. in 2010. Editor’s note: This story is the final in a series meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Spirit of Small Business Awards, presented by the Business Times and the Small Business Administration. This story features a previous Spirit of Small

Adding new locations and kitchens have been strategies for finding new customers and keeping others in tasting rooms longer.

A trip down GABF memory lane and into the current beer scene for Sierra Hieronymus and Daria Labinsky. This is their story.

In a recent post on “The Drinking Classes,” Jon Urch made the provocative case that IPAs are “doomed.” The most insightful part of his case was this: The modern IPA is so loaded with delicate hop oils it can barely go a few weeks without losing its complex,