Craft brewing industry grew 4.1%
The year 2000 saw the continued stabilisation of the craft-brewing industry for both packaging brewers and brewpubs alike, according to figures released by the Institute for Brewing Studies (IBS).
Overall the industry grew 4.1%, more than doubling 1999’s 1.9% increase over 1998. The net volume gain for 2000 was 235,000 barrels, bringing total sales to more than 5.9m barrels. Craft brewing’s share of the total U.S. beer market remained at 3%.
Last year’s performance renewed confidence among brewpubs and specialty brewers. More brewers today say they are truly optimistic, rather than cautiously so at the end
of 1999.8m barrels. Among reporting regional speciality brewers, sales increased by an average of 8.7% per company..
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