Save our suds from the big beer bullies
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Fountain">Fountain</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> — <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tsingtao">Tsingtao</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="experimented">experimented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="supping">supping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Yanjing">Yanjing</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>, <span word="rounded">rounded</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> — <span word="something">something</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="depth">depth</span>, <span word="flavor">flavor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tantalizing">tantalizing</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span> "<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="pull">pull</span>", <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manually">manually</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lustrous">lustrous</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cask">cask</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pub">pub</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cellar">cellar</span>.</p><p><span word="Strictly">Strictly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="cask">cask</span>-<span word="conditioned">conditioned</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="real">real</span> <span word="ale">ale</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="owes">owes</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backlash">backlash</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="lagers">lagers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> 1978 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breweries">breweries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> 42 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,750, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="attributable">attributable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="brewers">brewers</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="real">real</span> <span word="ale">ale</span>" <span word="brewers">brewers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brewers">Brewers</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $23.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.</p>
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