We've written about the local beer wars in the past, the competition for tap handles between the local beer distributors for taps, shelf space and sales. It's long been no secret that, between the distributors and some of the bars, a sense of "Ubi Est Mea" exists. Craft breweries get lost in the shuffle. Unable to compete with what the major breweries can offer a bar, they either lose out on sales or, in the case of Bell's a few years back, pull out of the market altogether. Anat Baron's Beer Wars covers this trend nationally, but she really only scratched the surface. more ›

Hard to imagine that Chicago, a city who's seen its major breweries go belly-up decades ago (save for a brewpub or two) could become the homebase for the offices of both the Silver Bullet and Purveyors of the High Life. But it could happen. Crain's reports today that the joint beer venture MillerCoors are eyeballing locations in both Chicago and Dallas for their headquarters and offices. more ›

Was clued in to this interesting article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal about the Brew Blog, a beer and brewery industry blog sponsored by Miller Brewing Co. Written by former Advertising Age reporter James Andorfer, Brew Blog reports on industry news when it happens, as it happens. more ›