Raising the Bar: The Rise of Microbreweries and Local IPA Beers
Breweries and Bars have been huge hubs for beer enthusiasts and foodies for decades. With the rise of the Millennial generation becoming of age, as well as, the growing popularity of social drinking, the community of breweries and bars have grown right there with it. With so many places popping up, it is difficult to be different. That is how microbreweries, like the Tap Dance, a new microbrewery in the Durham area, were born. Microbreweries are breweries that produce a significantly smaller amount of beer and are usually independently owned. Microbreweries started appearing when businesses realized that they needed to do something different in terms of the brewing industry. Microbreweries created craft beer at lower volumes. These amounts of beer are too low for the brewery to be considered a craft brewery by not meeting national craft brewing standards, thus the birth of microbreweries. With these new types of breweries growing in popularity, so did the atmosphere that cam...
