May/June 2022

Industry Review Issue

For the May/June 2022 The New Brewer, we present our annual Industry Review issue. Craft began its pandemic recovery in 2021, growing 8% overall. We look back at how each segment fared during the year, with taprooms leading the way at 21% growth.

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Industry Review Issue

2021 Overview

Craft brewers continue to show resilience through twists and turns of pandemic-related complications. After a 2020 of shutdowns and pivots, volume grew 8% in 2021.

Industry Review Issue

Featured Stories

Brewpubs

Jill Redding

With ongoing staffing challenges and supply chain issues, keeping a brewpub afloat during a pandemic recovery becomes a labor of love for many involved.

Micros

Gabe Toth

Microbreweries—those that produce fewer than 15,000 barrels annually and sell less than 25% of that production onsite—saw production volume increase by 11%.

Taprooms

Stephanie Grant

In taprooms across the country, customer service has become more important than ever as brewery owners continue to navigate the ebbs and flows of the pandemic.

Regionals

Greg Kitsock

With their high-speed packaging lines, tried-and-true brands, and greater penetration into supermarkets and chains, regionals were better equipped to withstand the pandemic.

Large Breweries + Imports

Harry Schuhmacher

All of the top five brewers—in off-premise scans, at least—canceled each other out as far as share growth goes: their 2021 dollar market share changes add up to exactly zero.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes most of our usual informative departments, plus brewery-generated news about the craft brewing community in the Brewery Updates, Distribution News, and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in Industry Supplier News. In our back-page interview, we highlight Bill Shufelt of Athletic Brewing, whose company focused on non-alcohol beer grew 177% in 2021.

Cheers, and we hope you enjoy this issue of The New Brewer.

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