Stone Brewing Sold to Firestone Walker and Duvel USA
Firestone Walker and Duvel USA have inked a “definitive agreement” to acquire the Stone Brewing brand from Sapporo USA.
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BA Top 50: Sierra Nevada Overtakes Boston Beer at No. 2; Garage Beer, Outlaw Make Big Leaps
Beneath the surface of craft beer’s 2025 production decline (-5.1%, to nearly 21.86 million barrels) were power moves, usurpings and stumbles among the industry’s top 50 breweries, which the Brewers Association (BA) released today.
Brewers Association: Craft 2025 Production Volume -5.1%; 1,072 Brewery Closures in Last 2 Years
Craft brewers’ production volume fell a collective 5.1% in 2025, according to the Brewers Association’s (BA) annual Industry Production Report, published today.
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Brewers Association Releases 2022 Rankings of Top 50 Craft Breweries By Volume; Athletic Brewing, Fiddlehead Make Big Leaps Again
The Brewers Association (BA) has shared its rankings of the top 50 independent craft breweries by sales volume, with U.S. craft brewers under the trade group’s small and independent brewery definition collectively producing 24.3 million barrels of beer and gaining 0.1% share of the overall beer market by volume to claim 13.2% share.
Bart Watson: ‘Don’t Denigrate Where Consumers are Entering Craft;’ Early Craft Volume Data Tracking Below Expectations
Craft beer dollar sales and volume at off-premise retailers declined in 2022, and 2023 is not expected to be much better for the segment. If craft wants to win consumers and occasions, producers must meet new consumers on their level, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson shared last week at the New England Craft Brew Summit.
Craft Beer Posts ‘Steepest’ Declines of Any Segment in the Off-Premise YTD, Bump Williams Reports
Off-premise sales of craft beer are off to a rough start in 2022. Year-to-date through April 2 of 2022, craft dollar sales declines have accelerated to nearly -10% ( $1.24 billion in overall sales) compared to the -6% decline in calendar year 2021, according to Bump Williams Consulting, which shared the latest NielsenIQ (total U.S. — XAOC + Liquor plus Convenience) scan data.
Bump Williams: New Belgium, Firestone Walker Only Top 15 Craft Suppliers to Post Portfolio Dollar Sales Growth Versus 2020
Midway through 2021, just two of the top 15 craft beer suppliers have been able to generate off-premise dollar sales growth in NielsenIQ tracked channels compared to a year ago, according to Bump Williams Consulting’s latest analysis of the craft segment.