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There were no craft breweries. even good beer drinkers like mike here, were a little skeptical, but today, there's 2500 of us. it's still quite small, but that means we have room to grow and today, americans are appreciating good beer and we're creating a beer culture in the u.s. in the same way that a wine culture grew up 25 years ago. >> that's great. >> i got to tell you, even you know, the success of the company, but fwifing back to smaller companies through the lending program, thanks to you. >> cheers. >> thanks so much. >> breakfast of champions. >> for more information on brewing the a...

Engaged in a program called sam adams, brew iing the american dream, which makes loans to the very small businesses that are basically shut out of the lending system, then provides coaching and counseling so they can use the loan, grow their business, create jobs, succeed. >> what kind of businesses? >> we are in the businesses that we know because it's very high touch. we're coaching, food, beverage, hospitality and other craft breweries. we've made loans to about a dozen other craft breweries to help them grow. >> obviously in your backyard, we had a horrible tragedy a week ago. the one fund...

More educated and diverse. reporter: there is a lot more of a craft brewing boom. >> people in the midwest are grounded in that way. reporter: tony mcgee is the founder and ceo of a brewing company, is transferring this into a large remaking operation. >> this will serve people all the way from denver to key west. reporter: another new brewery, dry hop, also plans the same thing. >> it has absolutely been exploding. boater so much so, getting a complete count is tough. we have identified 46 craft breweries open or planning to open by next year, and that is just now.

In the craft beer business. >> a recent study reveals the craft brewing industry here is providing a 446-million-dollar boost to the state's economy. colorado has 6600 brewery related jobs and 139 licensed craft breweries? everywhere that's attracting business people's attention right now. >> denver beer co had to add fermenting space early on. >> i think it's all because of the denver consumers really taken ahold of craft beer. >> coloradoens consume the highest percentage of draft beer in the u.s. >> and the state brews an estimated 1 million barrels of craft brew every year. talk about an e...

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