
What’s Happening with Twelve Packs?
Bart Watson looks into how 12-packs have performed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide retail insights for craft brewers.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.
Bart Watson looks into how 12-packs have performed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide retail insights for craft brewers.Read More
Chief Economist Bart Watson presents the results of the BA's midyear survey, plus other trends and economic data from the first half of 2021.Read More
The BA has once again commissioned the annual Craft Beer Insights Panel survey to take the pulse of adults who enjoy drinking craft beer.Read More
Although craft appears to be dropping in scan data, it might be good news for many breweries if it means people are finally going out again.Read More
For the May/June 2021 The New Brewer, we present our annual Industry Review issue. The year 2020 was undoubtedly craft's toughest so far, with overall volume down 9%. We take a look back at how each segment fared during a tumultuous year, with taprooms leading the way at nearly flat growth and brewpubs taking the biggest hit, down 19.3%.Read More
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As bad as circumstances were for 2020, there are reasons for optimism. Many craft breweries took a direct hit with double-digit declines, but found a way to survive.
In this BA Collab Hour webinar with NielsenIQ and Headset, Inc. learn more about where cannabis and beer overlap.Read More
Bart Watson recaps and drills down a bit further into the onsite sales data he shared in his recent state of the industry presentation. Read More
Chief Economist Bart Watson takes a look at scan trends in craft beer and discusses two conclusions about craft share.Read More
Chief economist Bart Watson presents the big numbers from the 2020 BA annual production report for the U.S. craft brewing industry.Read More