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Michael Roper

Michael Roper has been the owner operator of the Hopleaf Bar in Chicago since he opened it in 1992.

 

Michael Roper Interviews
Michael Roper
Aug 4 2018
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On sell-outs and shut-downs in the late-stage craft beer market.

Michael Roper
Dec 23 2017
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The smokey, sour, confusingly-named year in craft beer.

Michael Roper
Aug 5 2017
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How craft beer's vertical integration could kill the beer bar.

Michael Roper
Dec 17 2016
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US beer spills overseas: A 2016 craft beer year in review.

Michael Roper
Aug 6 2016
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Cider is booming and craft beer investor coups are brewing.

Michael Roper
Apr 2 2016
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The corporate consolidation of craft beer hits the bar scene.

Michael Roper
Dec 19 2015
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Mergers, bubbles and buyouts: Reviewing 2015 in craft beer news.

Michael Roper
May 30 2015
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Craft brew news and a warm beer from the Hopleaf on the other side of the Atlantic.

Michael Roper
Jan 17 2015
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Craft beer giants stumble under the influence of their own success.