Then, in early September this year, Harris and his colleagues, who were working with "a substantial array of craft" in the region, hit pay dirt.
The array of craft ales on offer protrude from the tiled wall behind the counter, with a brief description of the beers scrawled around the taps.
But the Colorado craft brewing industry says it would be impossible for chain stores to sufficiently feature the ever-growing array of craft products.
In addition to the usual corporate information and helpful hints (stain removal is one of them), there is an online tour of the Crayola Factory museum in Easton, Pa., and a wide array of craft and entertainment projects.
Cocktails from £8. 2 The Basement, Upper Byron Place, 0117-929 7007; hydeand.co Up top, Beer Emporium is a modest bottle shop, but down below its vaulted cellars stock a pleasantly bewildering array of craft beer.
However, while Wall Street and the City have been won over by promises of cost-cutting and geographical diversity, it will take more than talks about concepts such as deal synergies" to convince drinkers around the world to turn their backs on the array of craft beers that have appeared in the past few years.
As you might expect from the name, the Beer Emporium bar and bottle shop is home to a vast array of craft beers sourced from across the globe – from Phnom Penh (try the refreshing Cambodian Kingdom Pilsner) to Penryn (Cornish Rebel Brewery's Mexi-Cocoa chocolate vanilla stout is a bestseller).
Alongside the Heinekens and Budweisers, those with more adventurous tastes will find an array of craft brew ambassadors, including a pair of complex Allagash ales from Maine and California's own Green Flash Brewery's hop-heavy West Coast India pale ale.
There's a wide array of craft ciders and a focused selection of imported beers alongside one cooler's worth of the classic brands from the big brewing companies.
