AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK
Beer weeks are giving craft beer fans across the U.S. ever-increasing options to enjoy and share the beverage they love. Beer weeks celebrate the culture and community of craft beer, and give breweries and beer businesses the opportunity to connect with the fans.
The Brewers Association, the national non-profit association on behalf of the majority of today’s U.S. breweries, and publishers of CraftBeer.com, celebrate the culmination of these events each May with American Craft Beer Week (ACBW).
American Craft Beer Week May 11-17, 2015
ACBW will be recognized May 11-17, 2015 and offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.
The growth of the Craft Beer segment continues to be strong and New York State’s share of that growth has exceeded that of breweries on the national level. Several statistics of note:
The number of New York State breweries grew from 95 in 2012 to 207 in 2014¹
New York State craft beer is currently 3rd in the country with an Economic Impact of $3.5 Billion dollars²
In 2012, New York State was the 6th largest beer producing state behind California, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Ohio and Oregon ²
New York State craft breweries increased production by 26% from 557,436 in 2011 to 859,536 barrels in 2012³
Nationally, the craft beer segment grew by 15% in the same period ²
¹ New York State Brewers Association ² The Stonebridge Research Group ² The Brewers Association 2013 ³ The Brewers Association New Brewer Industry Review 2013 ² The Brewers Association 2013
The outlook for breweries in New York State remains strong with more breweries-in-planning than ever, continued barrelage increases and growth in distribution in and out of state. In addition, with tremendous support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislators throughout the State, breweries in New York are enjoying great success and are poised to continue making great beer, increase market share, and create more jobs.
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