The State of the Craft Brewing Industry in North America
A presentation given by Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson at the Congrès des microbrasseries du Québec. Read More
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It can be easy to forget that every brewery is also a business that requires strong leadership, a positive company culture, stable finances, and more. This section is for everything beyond the brewhouse, including regulation and government affairs; promotion of diversity and inclusion in the craft beer industry; establishment of best practices for human resources, management and leadership in breweries; maintaining healthy finance and accounting practices; and understanding the statistics and trends that are affecting the indsutry overall.
A presentation given by Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson at the Congrès des microbrasseries du Québec. Read More
I’ve written extensively about the importance of taprooms for many breweries’ business models. What I’ve never written before is how important they are becoming for overall craft growth. Through the first six months of the year, the TTB recorded 851,142 …Read More
Dan Wandel takes a detailed look at craft beer performance in 2016 through the important July 4 holiday period and into late summer.Read More
Despite a decade of success, I STILL get calls asking if the current growth in the craft industry is a bubble. Since apparently no number of “non-bubble” posts can dispel this notion, for this post I decided to take a …Read More
As craft beer continues to rise, so does the amount of data to digest. The ever-present question is, "Who is the craft beer lover and what makes them tick?"Read More
The Nielsen team shares insights from the 2016 Craft Beer Insights Panel survey, providing insights about what the craft consumer is really thinking.Read More
Craft Update: Q2 2016 The results of the Brewers Association mid-year survey were announced today, with an estimate of 8 percent growth in the first half of the year. Although the top level number is interesting in its own right, it …Read More
In preparation for the BA’s annual mid-year release, I’ve been evaluating various data sources to fill in gaps in our survey collection. Because we typically receive fewer responses to our mid-year survey, it becomes more important to extrapolate from other …Read More
As the value of "craft" has grown, it's gotten harder to navigate the data that claims to represent it. Julia Herz digs in to this dilemma. Read More
So as not to bury the lede–if you are a brewer, please fill out our very brief mid-year survey. Link to Survey How fast is craft brewing growing in 2016? Over the past few days, there have been a rash of media stories …Read More