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Do you expect more consolidation in the craft beer industry?
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Two of the largest Central Massachusetts craft breweries have been acquired this year. In January, FinestKind Brewing in New Hampshire acquired Central Massachusetts’ oldest craft brewery and fourth largest overall, Wachusett Brewing in Westminster. Then, Worcester staple Wormtown Brewery, the third largest Central Mass. brewery, was acquired by Jack’s Abby Brewing of Framingham, in a sale announced on Friday. Rising costs, competition, and shifting consumer preferences are putting pressures on craft breweries, which tend to be small businesses and operated by local ownership teams.

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