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Article: Craft Beer Sales Jump 7 Percent in 2004; Fastest Growing Segment of Beverage Alcohol Industry, Says Brewers Association.
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- Business Wire
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- February 22, 2005
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BOULDER, Colo. -- America's craft brewers sold 7.0 percent more beer in 2004 versus 2003 making craft beer the fastest growing segment of the U.S. beverage alcohol industry, according to the Brewers Association, the Boulder, Colo.-based trade association for small brewers in the U.S.
"Craft beer volume growth outpaced that of imports, large brewers, wine and spirits in 2004," said Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association.
The Brewers Association estimates 2004 sales by craft brewers at 7,023,651 31-gallon barrels, up from 6,563,461 barrels in 2003, an increase of 460,190 barrels or 6.34 million case-equivalents. Spirits volume increased at 3.1 ...