Despite estimated production volume declines of 4%, craft brewers are feeling confident halfway through 2026, according to the Brewers Association’s (BA) mid-year report.
More than half (55.45%) of Brewers Association (BA) defined regional craft breweries beyond the top 50 recorded production volume declines in 2025, but there are still signs of improvement compared to 2024, according to annual data shared last week by the trade group.
The top 50 Brewers Association-defined craft breweries once again posted results as diverse as their portfolio mix these days, according to 2025 production data shared Friday by the trade group.
Domestic beer shipments drop back into the red in July, according to the Beer Institute’s (BI) latest monthly economic report.
It appears beer wholesalers are not very optimistic for an end-of-summer boost in sales, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Check out news items from August 25-26, initially reported in Insider editions of the Brewbound Newsletter.
Several bev-alc trade groups, including the Brewers Association (BA) and Beer Institute (BI), submitted comments to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) last week, raising concerns over notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding nutrition and allergen labeling on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages.
The Beer Institute’s (BI) monthly economic report bore a rare bit of good news for the industry: Domestic tax paid beer shipments increased in June.
In this week’s edition of A Round With – our Q&A with industry leaders, created exclusively for Brewbound Insiders – AHA executive director Julia Herz chats through the organization’s next chapter (including the return of Homebrew Con), why homebrewing is important for the industry and what’s still exciting her in beer.
Beer ordering remained in contraction in July, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). Total beer and all but one beer segment were in contraction in July, according to the survey, which asks wholesalers if they are ordering more or less product each month compared to the month before.
To entice Canadian beer fans to cross the border for the 32nd annual Vermont Brewers Festival, the Vermont Brewers Association (VBA) has created at-par ticket pricing, which offers northern neighbors a discount on the exchange rate.
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping omnibus package dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law on July 4. Included in the legislation are provisions that benefit businesses such as beer distributors.
Total beer supply in the U.S. was down 3.6% in May compared to the same month in 2024, marking continued declines but slight improvements for the industry, according to data from the Beer Institute (BI).
Domestic tax paid shipments fell back in the red in April, declining 3% year-over-year (YoY), to an estimated 12.1 million barrels, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing figures from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
BA president and CEO Bart Watson addresses the Trump administration doubling tariffs on imported aluminum and steel.
Director of member resources Dr. J Jackson-Beckham will leave the Brewers Association (BA) at the end of the month, after seven years with the trade group.
In Brewbound’s final feature coverage of the Brewers Association’s (BA) 2024 craft production numbers, we dove into trends amongst some of the smaller subsets: microbreweries, taprooms and brewpubs.
