date:Jul 04, 2014
Fourth of July is the biggest holiday of the year for big beer companies, but craft beer companies have plenty to celebrate.
Craft beer makers have experienced huge jumps in market share while the overall beer market size has shrunk. The Census Bureau announced yesterday that the number of breweries in the in the U.S. doubled in five yearsan increase largely due to craft beer. On average over the past two years, 1.2 craft breweries opened each day, contributing to a total of 15.6 million barrel