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Insights & Analysis

Learn about craft brewery trends, including beer styles, packaging, brewery business models and market segments, demographics, and more from the craft brewing industry’s top economist, Dr. Bart Watson.

Statistics & Trends

Written By Bart Watson , Economist

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Midyear Survey and Market Check-In

July 5, 2023

The BA midyear survey is now live. Here are some numbers from other sources on how the craft market performed in the first half of the year.Read More

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New BA Member Benefit: 3 Tier Beverages and Nielsen IQ Dashboard

June 12, 2023

In partnership with 3 Tier Beverages, the Brewers Association is pleased to announce a new syndicated data dashboard from Nielsen IQ.Read More

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Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap – 2022

January 25, 2023

What happened with craft packaging in 2022? Dig into pack counts, sizes and formats for craft beer in 2022.Read More

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Mixed Signs at Midyear for Craft Beer

July 11, 2022

Scan data showed a weak first half for craft in 2022, but on-premise data sources suggest draught was stronger. Where did craft end up?Read More

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2021 Beer Industry Production Survey: FAQs

April 5, 2022

The Brewers Association released its annual production survey today. These are the frequently asked questions about this report.Read More

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Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap, 2021

January 31, 2022

This year's annual packaging recap is a mix of the traditional recap looking at scan data with some broader thoughts about the packaging market and supply chain.Read More

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How Did Breweries Pivot During the Pandemic and How Have They Recovered?

January 25, 2022

One of the buzzwords of 2020 was “pivot,” as in small brewers survived the worst of the pandemic by “pivoting” to more to-go and packaged sales. Despite the concept of pivoting to to-go being mentioned in countless articles over the …Read More

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2021 Final Quarter Update and Beer Industry Production Survey Launch

January 6, 2022

The BIPS is the deepest statistical resource we have at the Brewers Association. If you can, please provide us with your 2021 numbers now.Read More

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The Bucket Is Still Leaking – Why Isn’t Craft Growing More?

November 2, 2021

The big beer market share bucket has continued leaking, but craft's cup has increasingly captured less of the volume. What are the keys to getting craft back to previous growth levels?Read More

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New Owner Demographic Benchmarking Data

October 5, 2021

The Brewers Association just completed a diversity audit of brewery owners. Here are the results by race/ethnicity and gender.Read More

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