IPA Sales Growing, But Decelerating and Changing
IPA continues to be the most important style for many brewers, but as category growth slows, understanding what is going on with sales in its subcategories is becoming more important.Read More
Displaying results 11-20 of 168
What’s Happening with Twelve Packs?
Bart Watson looks into how 12-packs have performed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide retail insights for craft brewers.Read More
2021 Midyear Craft Beer Trends
How did craft brewers do in the first half of 2021? Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into some of the measures of brewery performance.Read More
Could Recent Negative Scan Trends Be a Good Thing for Craft Beer?
Although craft appears to be dropping in scan data, it might be good news for many breweries if it means people are finally going out again.Read More
USDA Releases 2021 Hop Planting Report
The USDA-NASS has released their annual report on hop acres planted, which shows hop acreage up 4% in 2021. We provide some context.Read More
Restaurants Are Back, So Why Isn’t Draught Beer?
As consumers begin resuming some of their previous patterns, there are increasing signs that draught beer may be laggard in its recovery.Read More
Brewery Onsite Sales Dipped and Changed in 2020
Bart Watson recaps and drills down a bit further into the onsite sales data he shared in his recent state of the industry presentation. Read More
Scan Share of Craft Beer Remains Remarkably Steady
Chief Economist Bart Watson takes a look at scan trends in craft beer and discusses two conclusions about craft share.Read More
Financial Benchmarking Survey Opens with New Partner
For this year's financial benchmarking survey we've teamed up with Plante Moran to provide stronger financial benchmarks to BA members. Read More
Flagships Flying? Not So Fast
Are flagship beers selling better during the pandemic? This post dives into the data for the definitive answer.Read More
Displaying results 11-20 of 168
Resource Hub