Association -- show the industry
grew 16- percent last year.
There are more than 6-thousand
300- breweries across the U-S.
So is that too much? First
News Reporter Tyler Trill talked
to a
local beer maker to find out if
he is concerned.
He is in the newsroom to tell
us more.
The craft beer industry
generated 26 billion dollars
last year.
And with the industry booming, a
lot of people want to get in.
The owner of a Warren brewery
that's opening up in 2 weeks say
over saturation of
the market is a concern, but the
way drink beer is shifting.
Beer is in the process of
fermenting at Modern Methods
Brewing Company in
Warren. Adam Keck is preparing
for the
brewery's grand opening on April
14th.
KECK: REALLY WE'RE JUST STOCKING
UP ON BEER AND
WORKING OUT THE KINKS WITH OUR
SERVING STAFF
Keck's been making beer for
eight years, he started at
home.
When hehe wrote a business
plan for Modern Methods two
years ago, the US was
home to a little over 4,500
breweries. Now there's over
6,300.
KECK: WARREN IS IN A REALLY GOOD
SPOT WITH NOT A LOT OF
SATURATION. THAT SAID, I THINK
THE MARKET IS SHIFTING TOWARDS
MORE SMALL BREWERIES, MORE LOCAL
BREWERIES.
JUSTIN HOMER: BREW KETTLE IS SO
NEAT Justin Homer owns the
Casual Pint in Boardman.
Local and independent beer
makers are a big part of Homer's
business.
He marks Youngstown area beers
with a special symbol on his
menu.
Also, Homer says people come in
and examine cans for more than
just the
type of beer and alcohol level.
Homer: WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE
INDEPENDENT BEER LABEL, IT'S AN
UPSIDE DOWN BOTTLE, IT HAD
INDEPENDENT IN THERE, PEOPLE
LOOK FOR THAT. The craft beer
market grew 8% from 2016 to
2017. And that surge in sales
within the last
few years played a big role in
Homer opening the Casual Pint 9
months ago.
HOMER: IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT'S
GOING ON RIGHT NOW. I CALL IT A
BEER REVOLUTION.
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