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Article: Craft Beer Industry Enjoys Resurgence
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- March 27, 2006
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CLARKE CANFIELD, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-27-2006
Dateline: PORTLAND, Maine
Bottles head down the conveyor belt to be filled with Gritty McDuff's Pub Style Ale Monday, March 27, 2006 at the Shipyard Brewing Co. bottling facility in Portland, Maine. Production last year at Gritty McDuff's rose nearly 30 percent to more than 250,000 gallons. (AP Photo/Joel Page)
Like most small breweries, Gritty McDuff's went through a lull as sales of craft beer leveled off in the late 1990s. Now Gritty's and the craft beer industry as a whole are enjoying a resurgence, with sales growing at their fastest pace in a decade.
Production of craft beer _ those specialty brews typically made in small ...