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Insights & Analysis

Learn about craft brewery trends, including beer styles, packaging, brewery business models and market segments, demographics, and more from two of the craft brewing industry’s top economists, Dr. Bart Watson and Matt Gacioch.

Statistics & Trends

Written By Bart Watson , Vice President of Strategy & Chief Economist

Vice President of Strategy & Chief Economist

Bart Watson, Vice President of Strategy & Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

Written By Matt Gacioch , Staff Economist

Staff Economist

Matt Gacioch (he/him), staff economist for the Brewers Association, helps members make sense of the data that enable their businesses to thrive. He brings experience from market analytics, brewery operations, and consulting, along with an MBA, MS, and BS from the University of Michigan. Follow him on Instagram @craft_econ

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Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap, 2021

January 31, 2022

This year's annual packaging recap is a mix of the traditional recap looking at scan data with some broader thoughts about the packaging market and supply chain.Read More

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How Did Breweries Pivot During the Pandemic and How Have They Recovered?

January 25, 2022

One of the buzzwords of 2020 was “pivot,” as in small brewers survived the worst of the pandemic by “pivoting” to more to-go and packaged sales. Despite the concept of pivoting to to-go being mentioned in countless articles over the …Read More

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2021 Final Quarter Update and Beer Industry Production Survey Launch

January 6, 2022

The BIPS is the deepest statistical resource we have at the Brewers Association. If you can, please provide us with your 2021 numbers now.Read More

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The Bucket Is Still Leaking – Why Isn’t Craft Growing More?

November 2, 2021

The big beer market share bucket has continued leaking, but craft's cup has increasingly captured less of the volume. What are the keys to getting craft back to previous growth levels?Read More

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New Owner Demographic Benchmarking Data

October 5, 2021

The Brewers Association just completed a diversity audit of brewery owners. Here are the results by race/ethnicity and gender.Read More

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New Salary and HR Data Published, Plus Supplement

September 15, 2021

Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into our recently published human resources and salary benchmarking data.Read More

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IPA Sales Growing, But Decelerating and Changing

August 27, 2021

IPA continues to be the most important style for many brewers, but as category growth slows, understanding what is going on with sales in its subcategories is becoming more important.Read More

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What’s Happening with Twelve Packs?

August 23, 2021

Bart Watson looks into how 12-packs have performed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide retail insights for craft brewers.Read More

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2021 Midyear Craft Beer Trends

July 7, 2021

How did craft brewers do in the first half of 2021? Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into some of the measures of brewery performance.Read More

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Could Recent Negative Scan Trends Be a Good Thing for Craft Beer?

June 15, 2021

Although craft appears to be dropping in scan data, it might be good news for many breweries if it means people are finally going out again.Read More

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