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Craft Beer Review #9 - BrewDog/Cloudwater Brew Co: BrewDog Vs Cloudwater New England IPA

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BrewDog Vs Cloudwater: New England IPA in can. The Brewery BrewDog [1] is a "craft brewery", founded in 2007 in Aberdeenshire, situated in the northeast of Scotland. I say "craft brewery", because the definition [2] of a craft brewery is that it produces 6 million US barrels of beer or less per year , which BrewDog actually do, as they only brew approximately 3.2% of that maximum amount. However, in terms of craft breweries, BrewDog have been wildly successful so far. In the thirteen years since they opened, BrewDog have: opened 82 bars world wide, opened brewing locations in Scotland (two), Germany, America and Australia (soon), and started an Airline [3] ! BrewDog are as well known for their beers, as they are for their bars. They have an excellent business model where they have their core beers on tap, as well as a few seasonal/special edition beers, and finally a number of (usually) local guest taps pour beers from other breweries [4] . However, Bre...