BA’s Mid-Year Numbers

August 8, 2011BA's Mid-Year Numbers Dear Client:The numbers keep climbing - are we at almost 1,800, 1,900 or 2,000 breweries? The BA has your answer. The U.S. now boasts 1,790 breweries--an extra 165 breweries since June 2010. And breweries-in-planning? There are 725 of those today vs. 389 a year ago. Additionally, the count of craft brewers was at 1,740 as of June 30, 2011. CATEGORY SALES TRENDS. Dollar sales were up 15% in the first half of 2011, excluding brewers