Craft beer sales up 7.2% in 2009 and projecting ahead to 2010
(Boulder, CO) – The craft beer industry grew to 7.2% in 2009 according to a Brewers Association press memo released Monday. This success, amidst economic conditions that adversely affected the beer industry, surprised analysts.
All the 2009 industry stats have been updated at the Brewers Association website. A few of the highlights:
# The craft brewing sales share in 2009 was 4.3% by volume and 6.9% by dollars.
# Craft brewer retail dollar value in 2009 was an estimated $6.86 billion, up from $6.32 billion in 2008.
# 1,585 breweries operated for some or all of 2009, the highest total since before Prohibition.
Here are a couple of my previous recaps of 2009 by the numbers: Craft Beer up significantly says IRI, New Belgium Brewing growth and style/brand trends. Below are growth figures for ten breweries that have released their figures already:
Founders Brewing – Annual Production – 72% Increase
Oskar Blues Brewery – Annual Production – 2008: 17k, 2009: 29k 71% Increase
O’Fallon Brewery – Annual Sales – 36% Increase
Great Divide Brewing – Annual Production – 34% Increase
Dogfish Head Brewery – Annual Production – 2008: ~75k, 2009: 97k – ~30% Increase
Saint Louis Brewery – Annual Production – 28% Increase
Dragonmead – Annual Sales – 2008: 1.3k, 2009: 1.5k- 15% Increase
Saint Arnold Brewing – Annual Production – 2008: 22.7k, 2009: 25.7k – 13% Increase
Sly Fox Brewing – Annual Production – 2008: ~6k, 2009: 6.7k – 13% Increase
Boulevard Brewing – Annual Production – 6% Increase
Boston Beer Co. – Annual Production – 2% Increase
Looking ahead to 2010, a handful of craft breweries have released projections and goals in the media. Lots of breweries are undertaking major expansion projects with a couple of them listed below. If these are indicative of what other breweries are thinking, we should see more of the same good fortune for the industry next year.
Founders Brewing – Annual Sales – 2009: 11-12k, 2010: 28k – 51% Increase
Saint Louis Brewery – Annual Production – 2009: 30k, 2010: 45k – 50% Increase
Maui Brewing – Annual Production – 2009: 7k, 2010: 12k – 71% Increase
Mt. Carmel Brewing – Annual Production – 2009: 3.2k, 2010: 6k – 88% Increase
O’So Brewing – Annual Production – 2009: 1k, 2010: 2k – 50% Increase
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March 9th, 2010 at 12:50 am
These are fasinating figures in my opinion. Are sales numbers ever released by stores or distributors? It would be really interesting to see how many bottles of Old Crusty really sell per month at my local liquor super store. Someone must have this info, is it ever made available?
March 9th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
They’re not available. Probably as to not give competing stores too much information. It can be pretty random from what I have heard but if you know your local store owner well, you can probably just ask what sells well or how much Old Crusty they go through each month.
March 10th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
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June 25th, 2010 at 12:43 am
[...] the situation. Which is partly due to people having less cash, but also partly due to the rise in craft beer sales. I'm sure someone who has math skills can draw up a relationship (maybe a graph of some sort? [...]
March 8th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Craft beer sales up 7.2% in 2009 and projecting ahead to 2010 (w/ individual brewery figures) http://bit.ly/dc8mRI #craftbeer
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March 8th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Craft beer sales up 7.2% in 2009 and projecting ahead to 2010 http://bit.ly/aeyqmf
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March 8th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Amidst a downturn in overall US beer production/sales, Craft Breweries increase production by 7.2% in 2009. http://bit.ly/djIqzc
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March 9th, 2010 at 1:20 am
Report from @beerpulse that US Craft beer sales were up 7.2% in 2009 – http://bit.ly/dc8mRI – wonder how Canada compares?
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March 9th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Craft beer sales up 7.2% in 2009 and projecting ahead to 2010 http://bit.ly/9Dapcr #beer #craftbeer
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