The American microbrewing industry truly kickstarted in the 1980s. These pioneering
companies emerged with their passion and vision, providing their local communities a
taste of full flavored beer and old world European traditions; all with what was to become
a uniquely American character. Through extraordinarily difficult market conditions, the
microbreweries and brewpubs struggled to establish the foundation for what was to
become the proliferation of craft beer in America. Today, Americans are well known for
making some of the best beers in the world.
A trend to watch is the growth of craft beers in the United States. While this trend should
worry the big guys, American small & independent breweries are the one to benefit from
it. Despite the economic crisis and overall beer production declining 2.2 percent in 2009,
the 1600 U.S. craft brewers saw their volume go up 7.2 percent last year. Not enough, in
the first half of 2010 overall U.S. beer sales were down an estimated 2.7 percent by
volume, yet craft brews were up 9 percent. Even better for investors in craft brews: the
retail dollar share of craft brewers was up 12 percent. In fact, craft brewers are selling
more volume and getting a higher price for their product.
Globally today, craft beer continues to enjoy strong growth in the United States, Europe,
Australia and Japan.
We are truly proud to Introduce American Craft Beer to this part of the world!
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