Great Divide’s Annual Production Dropped for the First Time Ever This Past Year

Dear Client:Great Divide Brewing did something this past year that it hasn't done since opening its doors in 1994: record lower year-over-year production.The Denver-based brewery hit 35,300 barrels in 2016 that's 6,600 barrels shy of their 2015 output, reports Westword. The 16% decline is a massive shift for a brewery that had become accustomed to 25% to 30% growth on an annual basis."It was definitely a tough year," founder Brian Dunn told the publication, "and it stings."NEW BREWERY PUT ON