Dissecting Craft Brewer Data
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
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No brewery works in a silo. Brewers Association staff, including Chief Economist Bart Watson, keep close tabs on the statistics and trends that affect the entire craft brewing community. Keep up with the latest numbers to ensure the success and growth of your business using the resources in this category.
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
Most of the data reported in the beer media comes from off-premise. This makes sense for a couple of reasons. First, off-premise is more than 80 percent of overall beer volume. Secondly, the data is easier to obtain, thanks to the magic …Read More
One of the most interesting developments in craft business models in recent years has been the increasing importance of on-site beer sales, particularly for small production breweries. On-site sales at the brewery are not new to craft. Until the last …Read More
For the May/June 2016 The New Brewer, we present our annual industry review, recapping the statistics and highlights for 2015 for the craft brewing industry. This marks our biggest-ever issue of The New Brewer, with 264 pages of industry analysis broken out by categories, brewery barrelage numbers, and 2015 brewery openings and closings, and photos from the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® and World Beer Cup® in Philadelphia. Read More
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Here is the latest on the state of the craft brewing industry. Topics Growth Styles NBWA’s Beer Industry Review State Reports: Illinois Brewery Numbers What’s Next? Growth Another year has come and gone and brought with it another year of double-digit production growth. The final annual production total came to …Read More
Plenty of sales data is available in the beer business; the question is how to make sense of all the numbers. Where do they come from? What do they mean? How do they impact your business? What should you be …Read More
The 2015 craft brewing growth numbers were released today. Since I know that a lot of Brewers Association brewery (and brewery-in-planning) members rely on these numbers to benchmark performance, apply for loans and a variety of other statistical purposes, I …Read More
By Tim Brady Popping into a popular craft beer bar in an unfamiliar California city, I found myself overwhelmed by forty draft lines. “I’m looking for something dank and aromatic, preferably citrusy,” I told the barkeep. “Being from the east coast, I …Read More