Those in the craft distilling world (including our own Wine & Spirits Daily) have lately been following the Balcones Distilling saga, wherein founder Chip Tate holds that his return to the company he founded in 2008 is “unlikely if it remains under the majority ownership of PE Investors LLC, an Oklahoma equity firm that entered the scene in February 2013,” he told Waco Tribune earlier this week.

Talks of an Atlantic Coast Pipeline have left one Virginia craft brewer in strong opposition while situating another between a rock and a hard place. The idea of fracking presents a number of potential problems for craft brewers whether it be water pollution, earthquakes, or a decrease in tourism. But when the fracking is taking place to unearth an essential source of energy for your brewery, choosing a side can become very difficult.

A little over a month ago, we caught up with J.J. Taylor Florida president, Jay Martin. That was a few weeks before they won the Craft Beer Distributor of the Year award during GABF

Since recent reports surrounding Stone’s imminent Richmond, Virginia, operations, and the roughly $30 million in bonds the city will reportedly issue to help fund them, several Truth Squadders have written in with strong opinions about that setup’s implications for craft.

Back in 2012, Virginia-based Devils Backbone Brewing Co. moved into a 15,000-square-foot “custom built brewery” in Lexington, featuring a 30-barrel brewing system, bottling line and taproom. “Our business plan was to hopefully produce 30,000 barrels in 10 years, and now in just two and a half years, we will be producing 60,000 on an annual capacity ,” said brewery chief Steven Crandall.

You hear about the call to “quality” everywhere in beer these, days: As a concern, as a promise, as an area of focus in our business. But it can be hard to quantify exactly what “quality” means.

Yesterday we filled you in on Dann Paquete’s recent outburst on Twitter [see CBD 10-15-2014 ]. Recall the co-founder of the Somerville-based Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project lambasted Boston Bars for succumbing to bribes offered by other brewers or distributors.

In early September, we polled our top 50 BA-defined craft brewer sources on a host of topics, from growth, to new markets, succession, pricing and more. Almost half answered.

In Pennsylvania, there are 170 breweries up and running and that number is growing, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. “This fall, at least a half dozen microbreweries are joining the central Pennsylvania craft beer scene,” per report by Pocono Record.

Boston law firm Bowditch & Dewey is capitalizing on craft’s increasing popularity with a “specialty practice” centered on craft brewers, per weekend report by Boston Herald.

We recently caught up with Wynne Odell, co-founder of the Fort Collins-based Odell Brewing Company, to congratulate them on their 25 years in the business and ask about prevalent industry trends.

It’s been the worst-kept secret of the last two days, and now Stone has officially announced Richmond, Virginia as the location of its new East Coast facility.

As we reported after last month’s Dogfish Head distributor meeting, 11-year Dogfish vet and most recently their COO, Nick Benz, is now CEO of the Delaware brewery.

At NBWA and GABF, we often heard the questions: Are there enough beer distributors for all these brewers? Do craft brewers have sufficient distribution protections?

Another year, another GABF goes down in the books. The event has come a long way since its inaugural year back in 1982, which saw only 22 breweries participating. And at this year’s media luncheon we got the skinny on just how massive the event has become.