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tert in seattle

writes:
>On 1/13/2020 5:39 PM, Jei? 1/2us wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> I'm with you. My area chock full of breweries and they mostly produce
>>>> IPAs. If my idea was to consume something that bitter I'd eat unripened
>>>> persimmon.
>>>
>>> Unlike most commercial beers, IPA tends to have flavour. Personally, I
>>> like it and it is usually my first choice when I go to a craft brewery.
>>> My son managed a brew pub for a few years and met a lot of brewers. He
>>> remarked that IPA is the beer that brewers drink. However, he also
>>> noted that a lot of substandard beers get turned into IPA. The hops will
>>> cover a lot of mistakes.
>>
>> I like IPAs. But I think there's far too many 'artisan' and 'craft
>> breweries these days. Seem as though almost anyone can start a craft
>> brewery and think they have some sort of unique take on beer. I guess
>> give it another decade and with luck only the real deals will still be
>> in business.
>>
>A week ago I went to a restaurant that not only made their own beer but
>also their own soda. Since I was driving I had a root beer and it was
>good.
>
>I don't know if it is just the trend or if the cost of equipment has
>come done but yes, every town seems to have a brewery like they did in
>the 1800s. Brew pubs have become popular.

if you look at the growth of microbreweries you'll see it really
started taking off around 2010 - I suspect the great recession has
something to do with it - lots of laid off amateur brewers probably
decided to make a go of it commercially - just a guess