Bart: Craft Numbers “Not Bad” but “Not Good” Either

Dear Client:  Finding growth in the current “challenging” craft landscape was the topic du jour during Brewers Association VP of strategy and chief economist, Bart Watson’s, annual state of the industry address today at the Craft Brewers Conference held in Las Vegas.  While craft beer production was down 1% in 2023, as Bart reported in the BA’s Annual Craft Brewing Industry Production Report last week [see CBD 04-16-2024], he noted there are “some positive and some negative” highlights from “a