
Are Americans Drinking More? Probably Not.
Are Americans really drinking more? The answer: possibly a tiny bit, but these answers are much less clear than many articles have made them out to be.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.
Are Americans really drinking more? The answer: possibly a tiny bit, but these answers are much less clear than many articles have made them out to be.Read More
The Brewers Association released our topline 2019 craft growth numbers today. This post is just a reminder about how we collect our data and a few thoughts.Read More
Last week, the Brewers Association launched a second survey designed to gauge the impact the current crisis on small brewers. Here are the results.Read More
Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson delves into some of the potential short- and long-term economic impacts of the novel coronavirus on craft beer.Read More
The hops market has distinct cycles driven by supply and demand. A brief look at the history of American hops can help brewers understand this pendulum. Read More
Chief Economist Bart Watson takes another look at Arryved's aggregated POS data to explore pricing elasticity, seasonality and trends in formats.Read More
Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson takes a look at 2019 trends in craft beer packaging and makes some projections for 2020.Read More
Although 2019 is officially over, we're still analyzing all of the data about how the year unfolded in craft brewing. Let's take a look at 2019 scan data. Read More
Chief economist Bart Watson has new data to analyze average beer prices at brewpubs and taprooms. Here's the first look at what he's learned.Read More
Seltzer has exploded and BA chief economist Bart Watson thinks they're here to stay. Here's the data on what this means for your brewery.Read More