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After countless pivots by restaurateurs and their short-handed workforces, customers are returning, but they are doing so on a new set of terms requiring even more adjustments.
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After countless pivots by restaurateurs and their short-handed workforces, customers are returning, but they are doing so on a new set of terms requiring even more adjustments.
Microbreweries—those that produce fewer than 15,000 barrels annually and sell less than 25% of that production onsite—are shifting focus to their immediate customers.
Taprooms—breweries that sell over 25% of their beer onsite and don't offer significant food services—were up 9% by volume in 2022 over the previous year.
The Regionals category underperformed, down 2% in volume, even as craft beer as a whole held its own in a volatile market.
Large breweries and importers largely faced one of their tougher years in 2022 as nine of the top 10 suppliers' shipments declined.
For the May/June 2023 The New Brewer, we present our annual Industry Review issue, focusing on how each segment of the craft brewing industry fared the previous year. Taprooms drove growth in 2022, up 9% in a flat industry. The pace of change is accelerating in craft beer with increasing numbers of beverage options for adventurous consumers. Read More
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