Brewers Association | 3 Plato once said,“He was a wise man who invented beer,” but that wisdom has phenomenally flowed throughout the market.Today, craft beer is undergoing such a renaissance in America that there are now more breweries inventing flavors of beer than any other time since the 1870s ( or a total of 2,528 as of June, 2013).One not-for-profit trade association serves to promote and protect small and independent craft brewers throughout America. As an industry trade group, the main goal of the Brewers Association is to promote and protect its more than 1,900 brewery members. It does this via a number of avenues, including annual craft beer events, government affairs work, and craft beer export development. The BA was not always organized as it is today. In 1978, Charlie Papazian (recognized as the father of modern home-brewing) formed the American
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