“ Local and national craft beer markets have continued to boom, but with the massive influx of new breweries over the past decade, some now wonder whether 2019 is a good time to open one. And yet, it’s never been more tempting. There are now more than 7,000 breweries operating in the United States. In Louisville and Southern Indiana, there are 21 microbreweries, and 14 of them have opened in the last five years. In that half-decade timeframe, not a single brewery in Louisville has closed its doors.”