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Originally Posted by Rockport24
Agreed - what about Stone? Are they still craft? They are a huge operation as I understand it, yet their beers are better than most local beers if you ask me! (not trillium, but better than a lot of local craft brews IMO)
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Definition from the Brewers Association
An American craft brewer is small, independent and traditional.
Small
Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships.
Independent
Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.
Traditional
A brewer that has a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) are not considered beers.
In 2012 Stone only sold 177,000 barrels. Top Craft in volume is Sam Adams at 2.1 million barrels.
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