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. […]
Month: March 2018
Brewers Association Releases 2018 Beer Style Guidelines
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, […]
Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Brewing Companies of 2017 by Sales Volume
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 […]
Tasting rooms are part of the solution
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 […]