BA Craft Brewer Definition Revised
Boston Beer to Remain “Craft Brewer”

Dear Client: The board of the Brewers Association voted last week to change the BA's designation of "small" in its official definition of a "craft brewer," changing the 2 million barrel volume cap to 6 million barrels. Recall that Boston Beer Co. is poised to blow past the 2 million barrel per year mark soon, which would have excluded Boston from falling under the BA's definition of a craft brewer, and thus reducing the size and market share of the