Lesson 4: Craft vs. Crafty
In North America, craft beer is ubiquitous and local distillers are also carving out their niche in the craft spirits world. As consumers, we want to support local craft products, but why? What does it mean to be a craft brewery or craft distillery? Microbrewers make beer in single batches to ensure that each recipe is achieving the most desirable characteristics of that one beer. By contrast, macrobrewers almost always make a high gravity beer where alcohol content is elevated (closer to that of wine) and then is cut with water until desired alcohol level is reached. A high alcohol …