Time for a good old-fashioned debate. This week, we dive into the now-infamous New York Times opinion piece by famed journalist Mark Robichaux, “Wacky Labels and Silly Names are Killing Craft Beer”.

With a few prominent craft beer industry leaders already having responded, we figured we should throw our expert opinions out there as well, just in case. With Bethany being a professional brewer for much of her career, Ron and Phaedra coming at it from the retail perspective, Matt as a distributor, and Doug as an avid consumer, we share our takes and see where things make sense and what parts fall flat, like those half-cans of Rainier you used to save for breakfast.

Crack a fresh one, tune in, and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Are silly names and wacky labels really killing craft beer?

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