Craft brewers gain market share
Small-scale, independent craft brewers in the US are gaining alcohol market share, according to date released today by an industry association, on the back of increased support for local breweries and changing consumer tastes.
Information Resources, a Chicago company that tracks the sale of beer and other grocery products, said craft beer sales rose 16.7 percent from $493 million in 2006 to $575 million in 2007, marking the second straight year of double-digit increases.