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Learn about craft brewery trends, including beer styles, packaging, brewery business models and market segments, demographics, and more from two of the craft brewing industry’s top economists, Dr. Bart Watson and Matt Gacioch.
The release of the top-50 brewing companies this week is wonderful reason to toast the success of regional craft brewing companies. That said, in many ways, the release of the top-50 may be less essential to the craft brewing movement than it once was.Read More
For those hooked on both data and craft beer, like me, the 18% growth number announced today may come as a bit of a shock; it exceeds any of the previously published segment growth numbers 2013. Why?Read More
At the end of 2013, the number of breweries in the United States reached the highest level seen in the country since the early 1870s. At the end of December, the Brewers Association counted 2,722 brewing facilities in the US.Read More
January 1st, Colorado will become the first state in the nation to move forward with recreational marijuana sales. What if we adopted the same novel mindset as rule-makers in Colorado and created a new set of regulations for beer from scratch?Read More
Although the category has been increasing in popularity for years, based on IRI Group data through 12/1/13, it appears that 2013 will be the year that IPAs are the most popular craft beer category in the off-premise channel.Read More
One frequently asked question in the craft brewing industry these days is: Read More
It was a good Fourth of July for craft beer. In the July 14th four-week scan data released by the IRI group on July 25th, craft volume accelerated, showing an 18.4% increase from the same period a year ago.Read More
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