Who’s up, who’s down by region

Dear Client:The annual industry review issue of Brewers Association magazine, The New Brewer, confirmed about 2016 craft trends what we've largely already covered: it's hardest to grow at the top."The most difficult and competitive segment of the craft industry is where the regional craft brewers reside," BA economist Bart Watson and executive director paul Gatza said about 2016 trend tallies.Regional craft brewers are those producing between 15,000 barrels and 6 million barrels annually (and meet BA criteria of independence and