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Article: CRAFT BEER SALES RISE IN 2007.(BUSINESS)(Financial report)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2008
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Byline: Barry Adams
The popularity of craft beers increased in 2007.
Information Resources, a Chicago company that tracks the sale of beer and other grocery products, said craft beer sales rose 16.7 percent from $493 million in 2006 to $575 million in 2007, marking the second straight year of double-digit increases.
Craft beers are made by independent brewers who make less than 2 million barrels of beer per year, according to the Brewers Association, based in Boulder, Colo.
The Great Lakes Region - comprised of Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio - saw a 28.1 percent increase in sales from $54.4 million in 2006 to $69.6 ...