date:Apr 01, 2013
aft brewers was estimated at $10.2 billion, up from $8.7 billion in 2011.
Beer is a $99 billion industry to which craft brewers are making a significant contribution, with retail sales share hitting double digits for the first time in 2012, BA director Paul Gatza said.
The number of operating breweries increased 18% in 2012, reaching 2,403. The count includes 409 new brewery openings and 43 closings.
On average, we are seeing slightly more than one craft brewery per day opening somewhere in t