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No brewery works in a silo. Brewers Association staff, including Chief Economist Bart Watson, keep close tabs on the statistics and trends that affect the entire craft brewing community. Keep up with the latest numbers to ensure the success and growth of your business using the resources in this category.

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Two Looks at Craft Prices and Elasticities man pouring draught beer in brewery

Two Looks at Craft Prices and Elasticities

Craft pricing is a hot topic in recent years. What can two data sets tell us about craft pricing and what your optimal strategy should be?Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

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Recap of 2023 Craft Beer Packaging Trends close up of canned beers packaged in yellow 15-pack

Recap of 2023 Craft Beer Packaging Trends

Take a deep dive into craft packaging in 2023 using scan data from both Circana and NIQ to understand the current facts and trends.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

Diving Into POS Data and Trends With Arryved group of young people enjoying beer outdoors

Diving Into POS Data and Trends With Arryved

Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into 300 million transactions from Arryved POS data to pull out the latest trends and insights.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

New BA Member Benefit: 3 Tier Beverages and Nielsen IQ Dashboard BA Tier Dashboard x

New BA Member Benefit: 3 Tier Beverages and Nielsen IQ Dashboard

In partnership with 3 Tier Beverages, the Brewers Association is pleased to announce a new syndicated data dashboard from Nielsen IQ.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles
May June 2023 The New Brewer Overview
The New Brewer: Industry Review Issue

2022 Overview

Paul Gatza and Bart Watson

Change is a constant in beverage alcohol, but the pace and scope of change today seems greater than at almost any point since Prohibition.

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