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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 first in the "Craft Beer and" series, this brief overview provides important context for BA members who are considering entry into other categories, as well as those who are simply trying to understand the changing beverage alcohol market. First, we explore the hard cider market.Read More
For those Brewers Association (BA) members who do not spend their day mired in macroeconomics, this quick post provides context on what the cut in the Federal Funds Rate on 9/18/24 could mean for the craft beer industry, both directly and indirectly. Read More
Step away from national averages and join us as we journey into your local context. This post explores the statistics behind variations in craft style sales and production by region, division, and state.Read More
Is now a good time to have a beer? It's not a rhetorical question. Explore the nuance of time of day and day of week onsite brewery trends pulled from Arryved point-of-sale data.Read More
Halfway through 2024, Bart Watson provides insights into the state of the craft beer industry. Exploring production and sales data, this post provides the context that explains where we've been so far this year and what it might mean for the months ahead.Read More
Step into the mind of craft beer (and other beverage alcohol) consumers to uncover what they're drinking, and where and why they're drinking it.Read More
How has pint pricing been affected in an inflationary economy? Explore magnitude, regional variation, and rate of craft brewery pricing changes in part two of this Onsite Trends series.Read More
Benchmarks on onsite versus distribution volumes by brewery size.Read More
Sales dynamics are evolving rapidly in modern taprooms and brewpubs. Keep up with part one of this series exploring draught-retail mix, item category sales breakdown, and average tab size. Your customers are speaking to you through data. Are you listening?Read More
U.S. hop supply and demand has bounced around in recent years. What do the latest numbers on production and stocks tell us about the market?Read More
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