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Why is the craft beer industry slowing down?

There are nearly 100 active craft breweries in Idaho — about four times as many as in 2012. But the industry is facing challenges.

Broadcast on:
24 Sep 2024

A line of cans going through a machine to get labeled with a yellow and white sticker with a barcode.
(Troy Oppie / Boise State Public Radio )

There are nearly 100 active craft breweries in Idaho — about four times as many as in 2012. But the industry is facing challenges. Changing tastes, discerning drinkers and rising costs have many local breweries on a financial razor’s edge — and tough times are spilling into Idaho’s hop fields, too.