BA Leadership Admits “New Normal” at CBC Opening

Dear Client: At today’s General Session, BA leadership encouraged their membership to maintain “an air of civility in these very competitive times." Bob Pease took the stage to paint just how competitive this industry has become. In the year 2000, there were 1,566 small and independent craft breweries, he said.  Ten years later, that number grew roughly 50% to 2,343; then over the next five years, it grew almost threefold to 6,080. This past year, 7,346 craft breweries were in