Events & Author Appearances

Jul
28
Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out
Meet the Author: Josh Noel
The Bool Stall, 811 Elm St. , Winnetka, IL 60093 (map it)
Saturday, July 28, 2018 - 3:00pm
Join author Josh Noel for a reading/Q&A for his book, Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out. There will also be a beer tasting led by Sketchbook Brewing (Evanston). 
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Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out
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By Josh Noel

Trade Paper

Published Jun 2018

In 2011 Goose Island, a family-owned Chicago brewpub, was sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev, the biggest beer company in the world. The sale forced the craft beer industry to reckon with its growing mainstream appeal and a popularity few envisioned. Anheuser-Busch InBev went on to buy nine more American craft breweries, each sale sparking questions anew. With Goose Island as its flagship brand, Anheuser-Busch InBev stood poised to the become the largest producer of craft beer in the United States, leaving the industry's original innovators to grapple with the transition from scrappy underdog to mainstream, co-opted sensation.