NBWA: 4,526 Brewery Permits “An Astounding Figure”

Dear Client: NBWA recently reported that the TTB's brewery permit count reached 4,526 as of June. That's "significantly higher than the 3,040 reported by the Brewers Association," per note, "with the clear difference being the 1,486 breweries that may just be starting to brew, have not reported any production or may actually be brewing but flying below everyone's radar."Regardless, any way you look at it, the TTB's count is "an astounding figure." Permit counts have increased fourfold since 1995, when