BA Survey Predicts Growth in Second Half, But Brewers Aren’t Out of the Woods

Dear Client: A few months ago, the majority of craft brewers anticipated they might not make it past three months of pandemic conditions [see CBD 04-07-20]. Five or six months into COVID-19's explosion in the US, where do they stand? Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association, just released his analysis of the results from the latest BA survey telling just that. The survey asked brewers how much they grew/declined in the first half, and what they expect to