Episode 40: I’m Gonna’ Wife You

Josh, Jeff, and Lindsay are back again to finish what they started last week. This episode we discuss:

Oskar Blues are tweaking their water supply

Craft beer sales have been growing by double digits, even as overall beer sales have flattened. And several independent craft beer makers — all based in the Western U.S. — are expanding production to the East. But to keep the flavor true, they have to tinker with beer’s main ingredient: water.

Is too much beer  a good thing or a bad thing?

A recent report by NBWA Chief Economist Lester Jones states that the number of brewery permits has topped 4,500. For many, I’m sure this begs the question: what if all of those breweries open? Can the US take 4,500 breweries?