Year in Beer: Some Craft Headwinds “Only Strengthened” in ‘25

Dear Client: Though final 2025 craft volume figures won’t be published until Q1 next year, the Brewers Association’s annual Year in Beer report today includes a grim prediction: the Association expects “contraction slightly beyond that midyear figure” of down 5% for the full year.  As such, the BA acknowledges that “the headwinds facing the industry did not diminish compared to a year ago, and in some areas only strengthened.”  SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR BREWERY CLOSINGS OUTPACE OPENINGS. This year is also