Big changes over the past year at the family-owned Millers' Wharf, including diversification with a new co-op and a Luke's restaurant, have the wharf in Tenants Harbor going full speed ahead.
The current moderate-growth, low-interest rate environment in a historically fragmented sector adds pressure on banks to seek growth and efficiencies through mergers and acquisitions.
Millennials still are driving craft beer demand, with a thirst for new flavors and experiential tasting. But there is a slowdown in New England regionally — which, along with distribution, will be one of the challenges going forward for Maine's craft brewers.