A brief scan of the crowd at just about any beer fest tells the tale (and the numbers back it up): the craft beer community tends to be very, very white.

The latest wave of the craft beer revolution has been a surge of true “microbreweries,” many of whom produce fewer than 100 barrels of beer per year.

There are still a few atavistic maltsters and brewers who are trying to recreate the beer flavors from the 19th century for us to taste today using floor-malted heirloom barley.

Nine states have amended their beer or all-alcohol “franchise” laws during the past year, many in response to the looming distribution consolidation of Miller and Coors products.