72791Market_Data193171752/Articles/Market_DataMarket Data43574180BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000278181Craft brewer sales continue to soarCraft-brewer-sales-continue-to-soar1204665000000Brewers Association announces retail sales up 16 percent
<br> false5763215729051BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000278182435741800<p> In what has become a true American success story, the craft beer
market again grew by double digits in 2007, leading all other segments
in the beer category. The Brewers Association reports estimated sales
by independent craft brewers up 12 percent by volume and 16 percent in
dollars for 2007. Craft brewers' share of the beer category is 3.8
percent of production and 5.9 percent of retail sales.<br>
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<p>The Brewers Association annually polls the country’s craft
brewers to estimate the total volume of beer sold by brewpubs,
microbreweries, and regional craft breweries in the United States, and
uses scan data to estimate sales. Results show that the United States
had 1,449 total breweries in operation in the U.S. during 2007,
including 1,406 small, independent, and traditional craft brewers.
Nearly 70 percent of craft breweries are brewpubs that sell most or all
of their beer on-premises. </p>
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<div>The Brewers Association<br>Boulder, Colo.</div>
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