The term started to be replaced with craft brewer at the start of the 21st century.

Yet half of the top 50 craft brewers had double digit sales growth last year.

Many craft brewers make one beer in this style.

This prevented many craft brewers from having to reformulate recipes or go out of business.

North American craft brewers, likewise inspired by these beers, have made their own distinctive versions.

The beers' freshness, say the craft brewers, means richer flavor.

Ever creative and unbeholden to tradition, American craft brewers have made the brown-ale style their own.

His company is actively seeking to acquire new craft brewers through stock swaps that will give the current owners a minority interest.

In random drawings, the company selected 108 craft brewers to receive the 20,000 pounds of hops it could spare.

In less capable hands, however, the combination of a pot still and a craft brewer's unfettered imagination could be a recipe for disaster.