Which Regionals Did the Heavy Lifting on Growth Last Year?

Dear Client: ​​Growth was hard to come by last year in craft, and sizable growth doubly so. Stats from the latest edition of the Brewers Association’s New Brewer magazine (the Industry Review issue), shows that of the 180-plus participating regional craft breweries submitting data, just 15 of them managed to grow beer volume by 5,000 barrels or more in 2023. Recall, in 2022 we counted nearly 25 regional craft brewers growing production by 5,000 barrels or more, so it would