The craft beer portion has become o...

The craft beer portion has become one of the bright marks in a challenging beer market. While the overall beer industry saw consumption declines last year, craft beers grew 34 percent And according to united industry source, specialty beers gained more than 14 percent market share in the first half of 2004 After slowing a bit in the late '90 while it pared itself down from an overwhelming number of companies and SKUs, it appear to bes the craft beer industry is rising again, this time as a more mature, more focused category.

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