Meh. I've had great beer from pseudo-craft brands and awful beer from small independent craft breweries. I know for a fact that some independent craft brewers

Meh. I've had great beer from pseudo-craft brands and awful beer from small independent craft breweries. I know for a fact that some independent craft brewers make an IPA, even though the brew master doesn't like them. It's obligatory. Some of this is on the knowledge and standards of the consumer. My experience with espresso in Tuscany in the 2000's, was that even ordinary corner store espresso there was better than fancy espresso in most places in the US. Why? Simply because the population in Tuscany has higher expectations.