Slipky Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Gerald Stadt, 32, avid homebrewer, founder and brewmaster of Paleto Brewing Co. , a craft beer company located in Paleto Bay. In the late 1980s/early 1990s, craft began to cross over from homebrewing hobbyist appeal into the mainstream. This early momentum gave way to two waves of massive growth. The first wave crested in 1999, just as the dot-com bubble was getting ready to collapse into a recession. After a half decade shake-out, an even greater boom began, one we're still enjoying today. Gerald Stadt is another one of many, many beer freaks looking to leave their mark on their local beer scene by opening a brewery. For nearly every currently operating brewery, as of 2016, there is currently another brewery in planning. Of course, they won't all see the light of day, but the sheer number of licensed but not yet active breweries cannot be ignored. At the end of 2016, that number was over 2,000. To put that in context, there were only 1,813 active breweries as recently as 2010. This is a story about beer, love, and love of beer. Stay tuned. 2 Link to comment
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