What does a small craft brewery look like?

What does a small craft brewery look like?

Small
Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of government annual sales). Beer production is attributed to a brewer according to rules of alternating proprietorships.

Independent
Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by a beverage alcohol industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.

Brewer
Has a Brewer’s Notice and makes beer.

Defend Craft
Craft brewers face many challenges including access to market, cost of raw materials and ingredients and operation in a highly regulated and highly taxed industry. You can help defend craft by joining some associations.

Craft Brewery Quick Hits
Craft brewers are small brewers — very small.
More than 80 percent of adults of legal drinking age live within 10 miles of a brewery. Use the Brewery Finder to find a craft brewery near you.
The hallmark of craft beer and craft brewers is innovation. Craft brewers interpret historic beer styles with unique twists and develop new styles that have no precedent.
The Brewers Association currently recognizes more than 150 beer styles. Many of today’s craft brewers also stray from brewing to style completely. That is what makes their craft brewed beers so interesting.
Craft brewers tend to be very involved in their communities through philanthropy, beer donations, volunteerism and sponsorships.

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