“You do amazing!… I love what u do independently and as a community!” exclaimed Charlie Papazian, President of the Brewers Association, in his opening remarks of the 2011 Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, March 24. The General Session/Keynote Speech featured the current growth of craft beer and the early days of craft beer. 10% of the 3900+ attendees were from outside the US – an indication of the small but present interest of American craft beer outside of the US.
