Large beer manufacturers, known colloquially as “Big Beer,” have been steadily losing market share to small, independent craft breweries. Big Beer wants its market share back, and in some cases will go to great lengths to try to defend its dominance—even anticompetitive conduct. Below-cost...

This article analyzes private enforcement of tied-house, unfair competition, and false advertising laws in the beer market. Private enforcement would help independent craft breweries maintain market share in an increasingly competitive environment