Craft Volume Down 2% At Mid-Year, BA Estimates

Dear Client:   After spending the past couple of months analyzing mid-year survey results, scan data, TTB data, and point of sale data, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson is out with his half-year check in on craft. In a BA-hosted webinar today, Bart shared that he figures BA-defined craft is down about 2% in volume thru the half mark of 2023. He noted that he’s been doing these check-ins for a while now, “and with the exception of 2020 (COVID),