Across the nation’s media landscape, food & drink writers seem eager to declare the death of craft beer. Some of those bylines actually make a good argument.
As Tampa Bay Business Journal reported yesterday, a dozen local breweries have closed over the last year, with just five (including the extremely popular Late Start Brewing) opening in the same time frame.
“However, the area is still home to just over 100 breweries,” TBBJ added, “which sold a combined 29,000 barrels, or 900,000 gallons, in retail sales last year.”…