Fresh Craft Beer Stats
Sep 24, 2010 Beer & Food, Education & Training, Something To Think About
Alright – are you sitting down? Sitting down with a fresh craft brew is even better…
barrels of lovely American Craft Beer
Here are some fresh stats from the 2010 Great American Beer Festival program, courtesy of the Brewers Association.
- In 2009 9,115,635 barrels of craft beer was produced in the US of A
- Total of 1552 regional craft brewpubs (68), microbreweries (486) and brewpubs (998)
- Americans purchased $101 billion worth of beer
- Total growth of US Craft Beer by volume = 7%, by dollars = 10%
- US Craft beer is measured by number of barrels produced annually – 1 barrel = 31 gallons, 31 gallons = 2 half barrel kegs (what most people think of as a keg of beer), 3.78 cases (24 – 12ounce bottles or cans) = 1 barrel
Check out their site for accurate and up to date information on the craft beer scene.
As well – the companion site – CraftBeer.com – is a great resource on all things craft beer. From beer & food to recipes to road trips to news. It’s gorgeous, well done and easily navigable.
Why? Because like Julia says, American craft beer is full of substance and soul.
Amen, sister.
Tags: barrel, Brewers Association, craft beer stats, Craftbeer.com., Great American Beer Festival, production
Craft Beer is Growing – Mid Year Update ala BA
Sep 7, 2010 Beer, Education & Training, Something To Think About
The Brewers Association posted their Mid Year Report for Craft Brewers a short while back. Perhaps you’ve already read it. If you have not, here’s your opportunity.
Get a quality beer and read up.
Happy Beer People
Jul 5, 2010 Good People
My happy photo of the day
Ha! Why do these photos not surprise me??!!
Smart, engaged, happy, fun loving, sense of humor about themselves, beer & the world. It’s what makes my day!
What does your company photo look like?
Tags: Brewers Association, happy people, photos
3 C's
Jun 23, 2010 Education & Training, Good People, Something To Think About
3 C’s of Craft Beer, ala – one of my favorites (sharp, in the know, professional, etc.) – Julia. I’ll 
extrapolate the 3 C’s with some of my own meanings.
Complement – what goes well together?
Contrast – what really strikes a chord being different?
Cut – what can help make a pathway through (perhaps a hoppy beer through greasy foods)?
Sure – we could wheel of more starts-with-a-C words. How about clarity, color, content, context, carbonation, commodity, craft cleanliness, community, commitment.
Any others you care to share?
Tags: Brewers Association, complement, contrast, cut
Listen To Your Mother
Apr 27, 2010 Beer, Celebration Worthy, Education & Training, Events
Grand Teton Lost Continent. Mmmmmmmm!
Julia’s right, as usual.
The Mother Of All Beer Weeks is coming right up – in time for you to plan, educate and celebrate.
Be sure to sign your brewery up so everyone can see what’s going on, what they should anticipate from you for that week and then they can plan accordingly.
This is a HUGE OPPORTUNITY (almost as big as developing the female beer consumer). If you pass it up, you miss the boat. In a big way.
Get on board.
Thanks Mom.
Tags: American Craft Beer Week, Brewers Association, educate, Grand Teton, plan
Toasty Brewer
Apr 16, 2010 Celebration Worthy
Julia Herz (l) BA & Larry at the Craft Brewers Conference
I’ll take the opportunity today to highlight My Fine Husband, Larry Chase. He’s a professional brewer, is truly passionate about quality clean tasty beer and I love him for it (among other reasons).
The Brewers Association offers many benefits – among them featuring various members of the brewing community on site. Like here.
Good man, good beer, good dogs (see the picture). Good life.
Lucky me.
Tags: Brewers Association, Julia Herz, Larry Chase
Windy's Good
Apr 5, 2010 Beer, Beer & Food, Education & Training, Events, Good People
streets of Chicago
Here I am – in the Windy City – otherwise known as Chicago, Illinois, USA. Why?
The Craft Brewers Conference and Brew Expo happens Wednesday night through Saturday pm with the cherry on top being the World Beer Cup awards announced at the Gala Saturday night.
Already ran across – or rather intersected on the sidewalk – Bob Pease, Chris Pryor, (saw Paul Gatza) as well as the fabulous Simon and Roger, Alex, Stephen….who else? Well, there will be lots of opportunity to see all the fine folk of the brewing community.
There will be some we’ll miss – Jennifer, Rebecca, Rebecca (yes, two different ones), Brian, Rhonda, and others.
So I best get some good sleep tonight as the Briess malt plant tour leaves the city at 630 am, returns around 1030 tomorrow night.
Tough job, I know….
Tags: Brewers Association, CBC, Chicago
Talk and News From the BA
Mar 9, 2010 Education & Training, Something To Think About
Thanks to Julia for yet more good news. Here’s info per a recent press release from the Brewers Association.
*In a year when other brewers saw a slowdown in sales, small and independent craft brewers saw sales dollars increase 10.3 percent and volume increase 7.2 percent over 2008.
*The sales increase represents a growth of 613,992 barrels, equal to roughly 8.5 million cases.
*In 2009, craft brewers represented 4.3 percent of volume and 6.9 percent of retail dollars for the total U.S. beer category.
*Actual dollar sales figure from craft brewers in 2009 was $7 billion, up from $6.3 billion in 2008.
*The total number of U.S. craft brewers grew from 1,485 to 1,542 in 2009.
*Craft brewers produced 9,115,635 barrels, up from 8,501,713 barrels in 2008.
*Overall U.S. beer sales fell from approximately 210.4 million barrels to 205.8 million barrel (down approximately 5 million barrels) in 2009.
*The total U.S. beer industry, in 2009, had an estimated retail dollar value of $101 billion.
Tags: Brewers Association, press release
Toasting
Jan 8, 2010 Good People
Me & my sister Holly- She's toastworthy!!
Hats off to Jill and the Brewers Association for their new segment “A Toast To…”
It’s been fun reading about people I know and have yet to meet – she even decided to use my submission. Big thanks Jill!
Who is toastworthy to you?
It’s a good time to join the BA and take advantage of this feature as well as all the fabulous benefits they offer anyone who supports the beer community at large.
Tags: Brewers Association, membership, support, time to join
Yet Another Benefit
Dec 12, 2009 Beer, Good People
The Brewers Association is, in my humble opinion, a very worthwhile organization to belong to. They’re constantly looking at ways to advance beer, education, enlightenment and quality tasty beer.
Paul Gatza (BA, left) and Larry at CANFEST in Reno this year
They just rolled out another terrific component – It’s called “CraftBeer.com” and it’s available to all members.
They already have a plethora of reasons to support the greater cause through a variety of membership types and levels. As with any group you believe in, it’s very important that you extend that belief to monetary support.
No they didn’t ask me to post this. It’s simply something I feel strongly enough about to crow on periodically.
Take a look at the homepage, dig around, then choose your membership.
If you want high quality beer available at reasonable prices. If you want to support the economic base that brewers provide to your communities and to our country. If you want affordable luxury in your glass.
The time is now to join. You can have something to say about it when you’re fully engaged in it. Support is one form of engagement.
Consider it a double whammy present - to your little self and to the beer community as a whole.
Cheers!
Tags: Brewers Association, membership matters, value, voice
