This article examines the growth of the craft beer industry and it’s effect on other aspects of the community. The number of breweries in the U.S. has increased overall in the last couple years and is becoming evident in Nebraska. The author, Cole Epley, interviewed Ryan Penke, a small business owner in Omaha who started delivering beer to local business with one truck. After joining an agreement with Zipline Brewery in 2012, he now has nine employees who run two delivery trucks multiple times a day to meet the demands for craft beer. This is just a small example of the growing popularity of craft bears. In 2015, Nebraskans alone drank nearly 1 million gallons of beer brewed by in-state breweries. Nebraska Brewing’s Beer can even be found
