date:Mar 19, 2013
While total U.S. beer sales nudged 1% higher, craft brewers saw volume rise 15%, with a 17% increase in dollar sales in 2012, representing a total barrel increase of 1.8 million, according to recently released 2012 data on United States craft brewing growth from the Brewers Association (BA).
With production at 13,235,917 barrels in 2012, craft brewers reached 6.5% volume of the total U.S. beer market, up from 5.7% in 2011. Craft dollar share of the total U.S. beer market also reached 10.2% in 2