What makes a beer local? Is Long Trail?

[JoeBass]

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it employs Vermonters. But I don't like the idea of an outsider using Vermont's hard won brand and using it to syphon off profits to another place. Couple of months ago a group came in from out of state, stared buying up hundreds of acres of maple sugar stands to be the "largest maple producer in the country" His quote in the local paper... "Thanks for the best brand...Vermont!" . What if Bud buys Long Trail? Still local? Like Blue Moon? Shock top?

[DZ]

Originally Posted by JoeBass

What if Bud buys Long Trail? Still local? Like Blue Moon? Shock top?

Like Dad Fisherman says then you get into the discussion whether it is still considered a craft beer. By definition not... but if the locals still brew it without changing the recipe... then what? For the record I never really enjoyed drinking beer until I HAD A REAL BEER from a craft brewery. I could not believe what I had been missing.