Craft Beer News (02/17/23) – Craft Beer Mergers and Acquisitions

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Ken discusses a bit about his trip to San Antonio and Austin to start the show including his fun tour at Shiner, then goes into the world of craft beer business as Athletic getting it's investment is a cause for concern in the future of craft NA beer with Athletic housing 20% of all NA Beer Sales total. Nick talks about direct to consumer delivery for craft beer in Illinois and why the craft beer fans want it, but those with money will try to stop it. And Rob ends the show talking about the mergers and acquisitions possible in the future as the craft beer crunch begins to rear its ugly head. Rob tells us what he will be up to at the end of the show after he parts ways including a podcast about Blaxploitation and reviews of the culture of that American Film Movement. Ken's Topic - Athletic Brewing Valuation Just Under $500 Million, Per Forbes Profile - https://www.brewbound.com/news/report-athletic-brewing-valuation-just-under-500-million-per-forbes-profile Rob's Article - EXCLUSIVE: Two legendary California craft breweries are merging - https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02/15/exclusive-two-legendary-california-craft-breweries-are-merging/ Nick's Article - New Illinois bill proposes legalizing direct-to-consumer craft beer delivery - https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/new-illinois-bill-proposes-legalizing-direct-consumer-craft-beer-delivery/526-cca0e85c-acf2-4d24-87a2-3e5e617d1413 Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Tavour - https://www.tavour.com/ Sign Up Code: BETTERONDRAFT Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https://discord.gg/vEEDyzwdjT Download the MI Beer Map - http://www.mibeermap.com Subscribe to Better on Draft - https://plnk.to/BOD Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AlzP1BH0iykayF856bGRc?si=xXZzdd3CTPqgUq_KYTnBKg iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-on-draft-a-craft-beer-podcast/id1091124740 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/betterondraft Untappd - https://www.untappd.com/user/betterondraft YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/betterondraft Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterondraft Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/betterondraft