On 2020-01-14 1:24 p.m., tert in seattle wrote:
> writes:
>> On 1/13/2020 5:39 PM, Jei? 1/2us wrote:
>> 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
Around here there were mostly sad jokes at first, making really bad
beer. Then they started getting good. The major breweries have been
making a lot of money selling bad beer for a long time. Then we started
to have better access to good imported beers and it set the bar higher
for some people. I live in an area where wine production has taken off
over the last 40 years and which now produces a lot of world class
wines. In the wake of that we have a lot of great craft breweries.