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The Brewers Associated named five companies in Colorado among two top 50 breweries lists in the U.S. (Shutterstock)
Five companies in Colorado are among the top breweries in the nation, according to the Brewers Association.
The not-for-profit trade association released Tuesday two lists of top 50 breweries a ranking for craft breweries and a best overall breweries list. Both rankings are based on sales volume, the organization said. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed where Americans purchased alcohol in 2020, said Bart Watson, a chief economist for the association.
Subscribe Breweries who had established packaging and distribution capacity were best positioned to take advantage of the boom in off-premise sales and weather market uncertainty. These businesses also saw variation in performance based on geography and business model, with different parts of the country seeing very different beer trends, and draught-heavy
NC s craft beer scene has a diversity problem. Scholarship initiative aims to help.
Apr. 1 The American craft beer boom has not been a diverse one.
In a 2018 survey of its members, craft beer trade group the Brewers Association reported that 88% of brewery owners are white and that only 1% of breweries were Black-owned. At the time, there were around 8,000 breweries in the country.
But a new scholarship program among North Carolina s acclaimed beer scene aims to improve diversity in the industry.
Named the Many Faces Initiative, the program will host interns at four breweries and one cidery in North Carolina.
Casting a wide net
UpdatedThu, Apr 1, 2021 at 2:00 pm CT
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The Brewers Association released best brewery rankings on Tuesday. (Shutterstock)
ILLINOIS Illinois craft brewery scene is one of the state s best kept secrets. While lacking the smell of hops in the air like its Milwaukee or Iowa neighbors, three Illinois companies have ranked among the top breweries in the nation, with one also ranking in the top craft breweries category, according to the Brewers Association.
The not-for-profit trade association released two lists on Tuesday of the top 50 breweries a ranking for craft breweries and a best overall breweries list. Both rankings are based on sales volume, the organization said, though beer sales changed significantly over the past year.