The report reveals that 89% of consumers now prefer ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. RTDs offer convenience and appeal to a broad audience. Escoffier’s analysis projects that the RTD cocktail market ...

Non-alcoholic beer continues to post big gains in 2025. New data from the Beer Institute shows that the NA beer category is up 22.2% year-to-date and 16.4% over the past 12 months. The top growth ...

The Brewers Association’s latest report confirmed what many in the industry already sensed: production dropped again. U.S. craft brewers produced 23.1 million barrels in 2024, down 4% from 2023. It ...

The Brewers Association’s 2025 Year in Beer review, published December 15 right here, confirms what many independent brewers already felt on the ground. Craft beer remained under pressure. Volume ...

The metaphorical craft beer pipeline. The Brewers Association’s 2025 Midyear Report shows an industry still facing strong headwinds. Yet, pockets of growth remain — especially for the smallest on-site ...

The taxable removals estimate reflects beer volumes shipped from U.S. breweries and subject to federal excise tax. These numbers are a reliable gauge of overall industry health. Throughout 2025, those ...

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Yesterday, the Brewers Association (BA) — the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers (defined here) — released annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing ...

The Brewers Association has released its annual rankings of the top 50 U.S. craft brewing companies by beer sales volume. The 2024 list reflects a changing landscape, where resilience, regional power, ...

Sports events, like breweries, are gathering places geared toward fun and entertainment and food and drink, so it’s no wonder both beer and sports are old teammates. In the sprawling landscape of ...

You’ll need more info than this. Photo credit: Shablon. A beer label tells consumers more than just what the bottle or can contains (e.g., brewed hops, grain, yeast and water). Labels inform consumers ...

In another sign of consolidation within the independent beer world, Great Divide Brewing Co., one of Colorado’s original craft breweries, has been acquired by Wilding Brands, a fast-growing family of ...