American Craft Beer Newswire

ACB covers craft beer news, entertainment and lifestyle 24/7, and we’d like to think we do a decent job. But there’s a lot of great craft beer journalism out there – and were constantly running into articles that we wished that we’d written.

So welcome to another ACB Newswire – recent articles that we’ve enjoyed – and thought you might as well.

 

The Craft Beer Capital Of Thailand

Craft beer is fast becoming a force around the world. It seem like every week we learn about another exciting new craft beer destination. And while Thailand has garnered a reputation for all kinds of attractions, craft beer isn’t the first one that comes to mind. But now it appears that the craft beer scene is gaining considerable footing in Thailand’s most populous city – and Chris Kennedy has The Most Comprehensive Guide To Bangkok’s Craft Beer Bars for you – and you need to check it out!

Don’t have time to make it out to Thailand? There’s always Flagstaff, Arizona.

 

5 Big Beer Mistakes You Don’t Want To Make

Hey no one’s perfect, not even hugely successful brewing mavens like Boston Beer’s Jim Koch.  He recently sat down with Esquire’s Aaron Goldfarb to talk about his new memoir   Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two, which covers his massive successes over the past three decades and also delves into The Five Biggest Beer Mistakes Sam Adams’ Jim Koch Ever Made.

Plus, this dude still enjoys a good time, and you can read all about that in Jim Koch Stealing the Show At Boston Calling.

 

The Brewers Association Prepares For War

It’s been a volatile time for craft beer, and for the Brewers Association’s CEO Bob Pease, who speaks for our industry. Besieged by Big Beer, in a time of spectacular change and unprecedented growth, Pease has become a regular visitor to Washington’s halls of power and his counsel on behalf of this nation’s small and independent breweries is proving essential.

Jason Notte recently sat down with Pease and they talked about the legislative fights that our industry is now facing…And you can read all about it in a Brewers Association CEO Prepares Craft Beer For Battle.

And if you want to learn more about Big Beer’s strategy to upend craft beer, you definitely need to check out “If You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them”