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Article: Brewers Association Announces Craft Beer Segment is the One to Watch.
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- Business Wire
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- April 11, 2007
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Fastest Growing in the Alcohol Beverage Industry
BOULDER, Colo. -- In 2006, while sales of large domestic brewers still lagged behind their 2004 peak, the craft beer segment continued to explode. Scan data from Information Resources Inc. shows craft beer with a 17.8 increase in supermarket sales for 2006--more growth than any other alcohol beverage category in the supermarket sales channel.
The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data, reports that in 2006 77.7 of the craft beer produced was made from the top 50 craft brewing companies. Additionally, 34 out of the top 50 brewing companies in the U.S. meet the Brewers Association's ...