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Four Of The Fastest-Growing U.S. Craft Breweries Are In One Popular Beer City

The Chicago region continues to dominate aspects of the brewery landscape as the Brewers Association (BA) announced the area hosts the nation’s highest concentration of fastest-growing craft breweries as of 2018. Read the full article.

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The Chicago region continues to dominate aspects of the brewery landscape as the Brewers Association (BA) announced the area hosts the nation’s highest concentration of fastest-growing craft breweries as of 2018.

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