Has craft beer recovered since the start of the pandemic?
Craft beer sales grew 8 percent last year, recovering after the industry came to a standstill during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Craft beer sales grew 8 percent last year, recovering after the industry came to a standstill during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Next Draft: Craft beer on road to recovery in 2022
The Brewers Association has released its annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry and Bell's Brewery in Comstock, Mich. in ranked among the top ten for beer sales by volume.
While U.S. beer production overall was nearly flat last year, craft beer makers turned out 8% more than in 2020. They also increased their hiring by double digits. Two Portland-based brewers ranked among the country's 50 largest craft companies.
The Cleveland-based company jumped a few spots up a ranking of the largest craft breweries by sales volume in 2021, according to an annual report by the Brewers Association. The only other Ohio brewery on that list fell a couple of spots. GLBC also ranks as the 28th-largest brewery by sales among all companies, including Anheuser-Busch Inc. and MolsonCoors.