Craft Brewing Facts
Craft brewers currently provide an estimated 108,440 jobs in the U.S., including serving staff in brewpubs.
Growth of the craft brewing industry in 2012 was 15% by volume and 17% by dollars compared to growth in 2011 of 13% by volume and 15% by dollars.
Craft brewers sold an estimated 13,235,917 barrels* of beer in 2012, up from 11,467,337 in 2011.
The craft brewing sales share in 2012 was 6.5% by volume and 10.2% by dollars.
Craft brewer retail dollar value in 2012 was an estimated $10.2 billion, up from $8.7 billion in 2011.
As of March 18, 2013, the Brewers Association is aware of 409 brewery openings in 2012 (310 microbreweries and 99 brewpubs) and 43 brewery closings (18 microbreweries and 25 brewpubs).
2,347 craft breweries operated for some or all of 2012, comprised of 1,132 brewpubs, 1,118 microbreweries and 97 regional craft breweries.
Other U.S. Brewing Industry Facts
Overall U.S. beer sales were up an estimated 0.9% by volume in 2012.
Imported beer sales were up 1% in 2012 and up 1% in 2011.
Overall U.S. beer sales were approximately 200,028,520 barrels and imported beer sales were 27,712,665 barrels in 2012.
2,403 total breweries operated for some or all of 2012, the highest total since the 1880s.
* 1 barrel = 31 US gallons
Last updated on 3/18/2013
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