Recently, I described the mechanics of developing growth numbers for our small independent craft breweries. Today I want to dig a little deeper into those numbers and try to describe the changing nature of craft growth in 2017. Anyone who has seen me present over the past few months will already know the main themes. […]
As the brewing community has grown, the number of lost kegs that have arrived at Microstar’s quality service facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Earlier this year, the Brewers Association funded a limited-time offer to pay a one-time freight charge to return kegs to brewers who had not previously participated in MicroStar’s Keg Repatriation Program. (MORE: […]
New categories include three styles of Juicy or Hazy Ales Boulder, Colorado. • March 20, 2018—The Brewers Association (BA)—the nonprofit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting small, independent craft brewers in the United States—released its 2018 Beer Style Guidelines today. each year by the BA, these guidelines serve as a model resource for brewers, […]
The Brewers Association today released its annual rankings of the 50 largest US beer companies based on 2017 sales volume estimates. Here’s how things went: Among craft beer producers defined by BA – companies that produce less than 6 million barrels per year and are less than 25% owned by a member […]
Boulder, Colorado.-The Brewers Association (BA) – the nonprofit trade group representing small, independent craft brewers – today released its annual lists of the top 50 producing craft breweries and all breweries in the United States, based on volume of beer sales. Of the 50 largest breweries, 40 were small independent craft breweries.1 (SEE ALSO: 2018 […]
Due to the easy availability of scanner data, most of what we read about the industry comes from outside. For handicrafts, on the other hand, nearly 40% of its market is done on site, a market that has been quite dynamic over the last decade. And while there have been recent articles in the popular […]