Port City Brewing Co. on 'CBS This Morning'
Alexandria craft brewery featured in a story about the beer market and the growth of small, independent beer companies.
Alexandria's Port City Brewing Co. was featured Tuesday morning on "CBS This Morning" in a David-veruss-Goliath story about small breweries and the beer behemoths. Last week, the Department of Justice sued to prevent Anheuser-Busch InBev from acquiring Groupo Model, which makes Corona. The acquisition would have essentially given AB InBev control of more than 50 percent of the beer market in the United States, The Washington Post reported this weekend. The proposed acquisition brought to light the difficulties small, craft brewers have gaining a foothold in the market. Craft beers make up just 6 percent of the market in the United States by volume—but demand is picking up. Bill Butcher, founder of the of Port City Brewing Company, told CBS…
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Kerry Donley
1:47 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012
Bill did a great job and the City is proud of this small businessman who followed his dream. Good Job and Good Beer! more ›