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Indie brewers ditch ‘craft beer’ tag as drinkers are ‘misled’ by global brands

www.theguardian.com 22-10-2024 05:00 1 Minutes reading

Survey shows many consumers unaware that previously standalone businesses now owned by big corporations

Small breweries in the UK are ditching the term “craft beer” in favour of “indie beer”, warning that global corporations have bamboozled many drinkers into believing that formerly independent brands are still artisanal hidden gems.

In a survey by YouGov that marks a new phase of the bitter war over what constitutes “craft beer”, consumers were asked to say whether 10 beer brands were made by “independent craft breweries”.

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