Increase in craft beer production
by Ufairah Akram
@ 07 Aug 2014
Looks like the trend of craft beer is not in a decline but rather, they are here to stay. According to the Boulder-based national industry group production of Memphis made beer has increase by 18% through the first half of 2014. Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association noted that the only time production increases have exceeded 18 percent were in the 1980s and early 1990s, when there were far fewer breweries to use as a base for comparison. This shows the sustainability of craft beer. The demand is strong and diffuse across the country. There were 3,040 total breweries operating in the States as of mid-year, with another 1,929 breweries in planning reported the Brewers Association.
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