(Courtesy of World of Beer)

The beer business never sleeps when it comes to American craft beer, and here’s just a small portion of what happened while you drank your way through the weekend.

World Of Beer files for bankruptcy

The World of Beer franchise chain, founded in 2007, thrived during the boom years of craft beer. But craft beer sales declined, and on August 2^and The company has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.

“Over the past 12 months, the chain has closed 14 locations,” Restaurant Dive said, “eight of which were company-owned. According to a joint summary of the Chapter 11 proceedings, 16 company-owned locations and 17 franchise locations remain.”

Words to drink

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.” – Steve Jobs, American businessman and inventor.

The 15 best US cities for beer lovers

Summer is here and beer tourism is booming. And Tasting Table, a modern food and drink website with a global audience of 18 million monthly visitors, recently compiled a list of the best cities in the US for beer lovers in 2024.

Their top beer destinations were evaluated and ranked based on four different criteria: number of breweries per capita, number of bars per capita, beer tasting tours offered, and average price of a beer.

According to Tasting Table, these are the 15 best US beer cities…

1. Asheville, North Carolina
2. Pensacola, Florida
3. Las Vegas, Nevada
4. Portland, Maine
5. Greenville, SC
6. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
7. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8. Cincinnati, Ohio
9. New Orleans, LA
10. Portland, Oregon
11. Denver, Colorado
12. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
13. Rochester, New York (State)
14. St. Louis, Missouri
15. Austin, Texas

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