The term "Craft Beer" is largely without meaning (IMO) in the UK and despite it trying to be defined and also protected as a meaningful term, on the most part (maybe excluding London based breweries) it has lost its way. Everyone's opinion on what it means is somewhat different, should size matter? What about how the breweries start up costs were funded? Does everyone working there have to have a beard?
'Craft brewing' is a more encompassing term for developments in the industry succeeding the microbrewing movement of the later 20th century. The definition is not entirely consistent, but it typically applies to relatively small, independently-owned commercial breweries that employ traditional brewing methods
Yakima Valley made by Arbor Ales is just stunning. Arbor are another example of a good local brewery who started out doing real ales and have branched out into IPAs. They do both brilliantly with great variety.
Anyway, back on track.Been enjoying the Cairgorm Gold latelyhttp://www.cairngormbrewery.com/index.php?com=ecom&func=view&id=1As well as Black Isle Red Kite. In fact not had a bad beer from therehttp://www.blackislebrewery.com/beer/Red-Kite-Ale.html#.VtgerfmLRQIno idea if these are classed as Kraft, Micro or Nano.
More Moor love from me. Shame I can't get hold of them in the barren beer wasteland around here.