Word: crafting
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...mean seeking out that hole-in-the-wall bar or discovering a local purveyor with a passion for barley and hops or even trolling eBay for bottles of Thomas Hardy's Ale, the Dom Pérignon of beer. Now some of the country's best restaurants are offering craft beers--produced by small, independent brewers--on the menu and often suggesting food pairings...
...Celebration Ale to $23 for a Thomas Hardy's Ale. Higgins Restaurant, an upscale bistro in Portland, Ore., even offers a short list of after-dinner beers. In March the Sheraton hotel chain Four Points named a chief beer officer to oversee its new lists of imported and regional craft beers. Meanwhile, waiters at the Michelin-starred Spotted Pig restaurant in New York City gently explain to patrons that cask-conditioned ales-- traditional British beers--are best se rved at a cellar temperature rather than ice cold...
...restaurant world's openness to artisanal beer is good news for the brewing industry. Overall, the beer business is flat, but sales of craft beers are booming, up more than 15% last year, according to the Nielsen Co. Brewers can thank the baby boomers for the shift. As people get older, they drink less; and as they drink less, they drink better. And twentysomethings who grew up on enhanced flavors (think Starbucks coffee) are opting for tastier brews to match their more developed palates...
...growth of craft beer also mirrors a broader focus on artisanally produced and local foods, from arugula in salads at McDonald's to increasingly popular 100-mile diets, restricted to food produced within a short radius of home...
...Launched in 2001, the Radiant was one of Scotland's newest fishing boats, with the highest safety rating available. But when its nets became tangled with a seabed obstruction, its powerful winches anchored it to the seabed, causing the craft to list and take on water, according to a government report. The lawsuit contends that the skipper failed to correct the problem, though he and the boat's owners all deny liability...