Product Description Product Description The American craft beer industry is unlike any industry ever seen before in America. It began its rise during the worst economic crisis in America since the Great Depression. In 2012, as the craft beer movement was sweeping the country, a team of visionary young filmmakers with a passion for both documentary film and craft beer, set out to tell the story of how the American Dream is alive and well. The feature-length documentary film, Crafting A Nation, is the result. Crafting A Nation profiles a wide range of breweries, from a few still in the construction phase, to some of the most established craft breweries in the nation. To make a craft beer you need four ingredients: water, barley, hops and yeast. But perhaps the most essential ingredients are the passion, creativity and determination to start a business and in the process, to return the heart and soul to a local community that is what truly defines a craft beer. Craft brewers are truly rebuilding the American economy from the ground up. While making great beers they are also creating jobs, tax revenue, and helping rebuild cities. Their vision and entrepreneurship is building a better tomorrow for their families and communities. Filmed in California, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota and North Carolina, Crafting A Nation features breweries, small businesses, and individuals across America. Individuals with passion and dedication. Individuals with the single-minded focus and determination needed to beat the long odds presented by the economic downturn. Crafting A Nation is about the craft brewing movement, but it s much more than that. It s about entrepreneurship, vision, and the American Dream. Review When the young director of Beer Culture, a documentary about the success of Colorado breweries, saw how well the film was received, he decided to tell the larger story: that American craft breweries are buoying the national economy. Crafting a Nation takes the viewer into the cold storage and barrel rooms of a slew of breweries, large and small, across the country. --Beer Advocate MagazineThe film is inspiring and you ll find yourself rooting for Chad, Carissa, and Branden from Black Shirt Brewing each step of the way as Kolicko, Harris and the rest of the film crew capture their story with artful cinematography, soulful interviews, and a touch of empathy. --Growler Mag
