Craft’s 2023 Tallies Are In: Volume Down 1%; Dollars up 3%

Dear Client:    The Brewers Association dropped its Annual Craft Brewing Industry Production Report this morning, giving us a look not only at volume movement for BA-defined craft in 2023, but also dollar trends, brewery count, openings/closings, and how the Top 50 brewers of this bunch shook out.  Let’s dive in… CRAFT VOLUME DOWN 1% IN 2022. As it pertains to production, BA-defined craft brewers produced 23.4 million barrels of beer in 2023, which is down 1% from 2022. The 1%