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Brewers Association Announces 2009 Craft Brewer Sales Numbers |
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Written by Henry Bentley
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
Craft brewer sales grow 7 percent in a year of decreased beer sales for other brewers
Boulder, CO • March 8, 2010—The Brewers Association, the trade association that tabulates production statistics for US breweries, today released 2009 data on the U.S. craft brewing industry. In a year when other brewers saw a slowdown in sales, small and independent craft brewers (see definition)1 saw sales dollars increase 10.3 percent and volume increase 7.2 percent2 over 2008, representing a growth of 613,992 barrels equal to roughly 8.5 million cases.
Overall, U.S. beer sales were down approximately 5 million barrels (31 gallons per U.S. barrel) in 2009. Read More
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