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Article: Craft Beer Growth Leads All Adult Beverages for Second Year; Volume Up 9 Percent in 2005, Says Brewers Association.
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- Business Wire
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- February 16, 2006
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BOULDER, Colo. -- America's craft brewers sold 9.0 percent more barrels of beer in 2005 versus 2004, making craft beer the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. beverage alcohol industry for the second consecutive year, according to the Brewers Association, the Boulder, CO-based trade association for U.S. craft brewers.
"Craft beer volume growth far exceeded that of large brewers, wine and spirits in 2005," said Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association. "And even though imported beer grew nicely in 2005, craft beer grew at a faster rate."
The Brewers Association estimates 2005 sales by craft brewers at 7,112,886 31-gallon barrels, up from an ...