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Craft beer industry sees record openings — and closings — in 2017

A record number of breweries opened or went out of business in 2017, according to statistics released this week by the Brewers Association.

An estimated 997 new breweries opened, and 165 closed, the Colorado-based craft beer trade group announced. Both are highs since the American beer industry was jolted by the

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