1.   And putting the Miller or Coors name on a specialty beer creates an unwanted link to those more established products.

2.   Belatedly, it brought out a line of specialty beers that have yet to find their audience and has also invested in Redhook, the Seattle microbrewery.

3.   But overall, the specialty beers have benefited the business.

4.   Heineken also has a cluster of specialty beers and a second mainstream brand, Amstel.

5.   In the United States, the two companies will unite their operations, focusing on specialty beers.

6.   Labatt, the Canadian unit of Belgian brewer Interbrew, said it will create this month a new subsidiary to launch specialty beers on the Canadian market.

7.   Liquor and grocery stores also are selling more specialty beers, including imports.

8.   Miller Brewing Co., for example, uses Plank Road Brewery on its specialty beers.

9.   One of the reasons for the rapid rise of specialty beer is that over the past decade Americans discovered many new varieties and styles of the drink.

10.   One was Wild Boar, like Simpatico, a specialty beer brewed under contract.