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		<title>Is It About Beer Or Beer Politics: The Brewers Association&#8217;s Baby Step&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brewers Association today released news that it had once again changed its definition of the term &#8216;craft brewer.&#8217; The change relates to the association&#8217;s use of the word small to refer to its qualifying members. As the press release noted: In the BA’s craft brewer definition, the term “small” now refers to any independent [...]<!-- Easy AdSense V2.82 -->
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		<title>The Washington Post Sends A Shot Across The Brewers Association&#8217;s Bow&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Craft Beer And The Recession and Sam Adams No Longer Qualifies As A Craft Brand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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