
Small & Independent Brewers Continue to Grow Double Digits
Brewers Association Releases Annual Growth Figures for American Craft Brewers Boulder, CO • March 22, 2016—The Brewers Association (BA), the trade association representing small and independent1 American craft brewers, today released 2015 data on U.S. craft brewing2 growth. With more breweries than ever before, small and independent craft brewers now represent 12 percent market share of the overall beer industry. In 2015, craft brewers produced 24.5 million barrels, and saw a