California at a Whopping 900-Plus Breweries

Dear Client:California has more than 900 breweries now, the California Craft Brewers Association announced yesterday.That means that in the nation's top state for beer sales, more than 92% of its almost 40 million residents live within 10 miles of a brewery.In fact, per Brewers Association economist Bart Watson, a full "11% of the craft brewing industry's total $67.8 billion economic impact comes from California." The CCBA reports that local craft breweries generate a total economic impact of more than $7.3