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Domestic tax paid shipments fell back in the red in April, reflecting beer momentum’s post-Q1 “speed bump,” the Beer Institute (BI) reported today.

Draft continues to claw back the share of total beer it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting on-premise closures and consumer shifts.

Beer shipment volume continued to rise in March, and there are signs that the category is reaching a point of “broad based stabilization,” according to Beer Institute (BI) chief economist Andrew Heritage.

U.S. beer shipments did a 180 in February, increasing 0.2% year-over-year (YoY) after a 1 million barrel loss in January, according to the latest report from the Beer Institute (BI).

U.S. brewers shipped nearly 1 million fewer barrels year-over-year (YoY) in January 2026, according to domestic tax paid shipment data shared by the Beer Institute. Shipments topped 9.6 million barrels in January, a 995,677-barrel decline from the nearly 10.6 million barrels shipped at the start of 2025.

The Beer Institute (BI) has tapped Chris MacArthur as its new director of federal affairs, the trade group announced Tuesday. MacArthur joins the BI from the office of Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) – who owns a hop farm and represents a district that includes Yakima Valley – where he served as a senior adviser. In that role, he supported Newhouse on appropriations, national security and agricultural policy.

The CHEERS Act is back for another round in Congress. The bipartisan legislation would provide a tax incentive to bars, restaurants and entertainment venues to invest in energy-efficient draft systems.

Domestic shipments declined 5.9% in 2025, a loss of more than 8.68 million barrels of beer, according to domestic tax paid shipment data shared by the Beer Institute (BI) Friday.

Domestic beer’s volume losses continued in November with a 3.6% decline in shipments, according to data from the Beer Institute (BI). Tax paid shipments from U.S. breweries declined by 371,854 barrels year-over-year (YoY), to an estimated 10 million barrels, according to data from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the BI shared Monday.

Adult non-alcoholic (ANA) beverages have been added to the Beer Institute’s (BI) Advertising and Marketing Code and Buying Guidelines (Ad Code), adding “responsible marketing” suggestions for the growing segment.

The wait is over: The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) have been released, and after months of uncertainty around how guidelines could affect the beverage-alcohol industry, trade groups are likely breathing a sigh of relief.

Hopes for continued beer volume gains following September’s positive trends were dashed with the latest report from the Beer Institute (BI). Domestic tax paid shipments returned to the red in October, declining 3.8%, to 11 million barrels of beer.

Beer industry members’ shoulders are heavy these days, weighed down by continued declines, rising costs and piling-on headwinds. But when you zoom out to see greater consumer trends, you discover the battle isn’t unique to beer, and the category is poised to have some of the greatest opportunities for growth, Beer Institute (BI) chief economist Andrew Heritage shared last week during the trade group’s Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Molson Coors president and CEO Rahul Goyal has plenty on his plate in his first month in the top spot, having taken over for Gavin Hattersley in October, but he’s added one more responsibility to his list: Beer Institute (BI) board chairman.