Although import beer makes up about 20% of the U.S. beer market, almost none of it is packaged here. Instead, the expensive task of shipping bottles, cans and kegs continues to be the norm. But with thousands of kegs “stuck” at closed on-premise businesses, the idea of shipping beer from other countries in bulk and… Read More…
Memorial Day Holiday is Second Biggest Weekend for Beer Sales
Memorial Day weekend is #2 only to Fourth of July for beer sales. But the spike in sales is almost certain to be smaller than usual this year due to the pandemic. According to an article in CNBC, consumers are drinking more at home, but that isn’t enough to offset lost sales of beer at… Read More…
Domestic Beer Shipments Down 4.9% in April
The Beer Institute has posted their estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for April 2020. The April 2020 estimate is 13,500,000 barrels, a decrease of 4.9% vs. April 2019 removals of 14,200,000. Monthly reports for the year posted here.
California Allows Expanded Premises onto Sidewalks, Parking, Streets
The California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has issued a new temporary permit that will allow breweries and other on-premise licenses to serve alcohol beyond their licensed premise. See story Eater Los Angeles.
Some States Reopening On-Premise in Time for Memorial Day
The summer kick-off Memorial Day holiday is here, and leading up to one of the biggest beer sales weekends of the year, more and more states have allowed some on-premise hospitality businesses to reopen. Although most states have capacity and physical distancing requirements in place, even a partial reopening will be a boost to on-premise… Read More…
On-Premise Begins to Reopen. What Will It Look Like?
The on-premise is beginning to reopen to business in pockets across the country, and Bart Watson, economist for the Brewers Association takes a look at new data points from consumer surveys in his latest blog post to predict what business might look like over the next few months.
Colorado Breweries Allowed To Deliver In-State, Finally
Last Friday, March 20, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order, permitting additional Colorado liquor licensees to deliver alcohol beyond those traditionally allowed to deliver alcohol until April 18. Also noted, ColoradoBeer.org has a list of the breweries offering delivery.
Colorado Brewers Guild and Left Hand Brewing announce “Colorado Strong Fund”
Colorado Brewers Guild and Left Hand Brewing have announced a local take on the All Together beer collaboration — the “Colorado Strong Pale Ale.” It’s a beer to support Colorado craft breweries, suppliers while raising funds for healthcare, hospitality, service industry, and gig economy workers across Colorado.
Slow Opening Begins, But Survivability is Unknown
The hospitality business has been hit so hard by the pandemic that a quarter of restaurants in America may go out of business according to an article in The Drinks Business. Given that the “long-tail” of craft breweries in the country rely on the on-premise tap room sales, the predictions could portent a drop-off of… Read More…
How Many Craft Beer Drinkers Actually Like Hoppy Beers?
And the answer is….. According to a new YouGov survey of craft beer drinkers, 45 percent like hoppy beer compared to 24 percent who say they dislike it. Another interesting tidbit that came out of the survey as that the attributes that drive a consumers choice when purchasing a craft beer. More than… Read More…
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