Jamie Bogner

In a challenging market, Alvarado Street Brewery is preparing to open a new 45,000-barrel production facility in Monterey County, California, later this year. Here, cofounder and brewing director J.C. Hill shares what’s feeding that vision for the future, informed by lessons from the past.

• Q&A
• Growth
• Bay Area

Last year was another tough one for beer sales, though there’s been a gap between retail and on-premise sales. Let's take a high-level look.

• Infographic
• Selling Beer
• Sales

It seems like everything is getting more expensive these days, but what about the price of alcoholic beverages? Let’s take a closer look.

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• Beer Prices
• Alcohol Prices

With a looming ban on hemp-derived THC products set to take effect in months, the leading advocate for hemp beverages talks about their future, their similarities to craft beer, and what happens next.

• Hemp Beverages
• Hemp-Derived THC
• THC Beverages

Is it true that younger people are drinking less beer? And are there fewer beer drinkers than there used to be? Let’s consider some numbers that might undermine those assumptions.

• Infographic
• Trends
• Selling Beer

The most prestigious beer competition in the United States is open to breweries from across the country, but some states tend to win more than others for reasons that include population size (i.e., more breweries) and proximity. Let’s take a closer look.

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• Beer Competitions
• GABF

There’s no beer without the farmers who grow its ingredients, and there’s no sugar-coating the impact of beer’s current pullback on what they need from those farms. Here we map the year-over-year changes in barley and hop production based on data from the USDA.

• Infographic
• Hops
• Barley

Based on some of the latest economic data, here are a few visuals on the recent growth in nonalcoholic beer.

• Infographic
• Nonalcoholic Beer
• NA Beer

Store shelves are crowded, and great packaging can help brands connect with customers amid the competition. Here we look at some findings from a study that tracked customers’ eye movements when shopping for beer.

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As chief economist of the group that advocates for beer’s middle tier in the United States, Lester Jones is a respected voice known for being armed with fresh data and an informed, overhead view on the market for craft beer.

• Q&A
• Distribution
• Wholesalers

In this yearly update, we plot the moves in the Brewers Association’s top 50 craft brewers by production volume, from 2007 to the present.

• Infographic
• Top 50 Craft Breweries
• Brewers Association

Based on some recent research, here’s a visual look at the connection between consumer satisfaction and profit at smaller breweries.

• Infographic
• Customer Satisfaction
• Taprooms