Bart Watson, Author at Brewers Association https://www.brewersassociation.org/author/bart-watson/ For Small and Independent Craft Brewers Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:41:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 D.C. Update from the President & CEO https://www.brewersassociation.org/government-affairs-updates/dc-update-from-the-president-and-ceo/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:45:06 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=173639 I was in Washington D.C. again this week and want to provide three updates on what we're doing to support small and independent brewers.

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]]> Craft Beer and Cannabis (and Hemp) https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/craft-beer-and-cannabis-and-hemp/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=169542 This post runs through some of the history, data, and current debates over cannabis to try to give a sense of how these markets have interacted with craft in the past, and how they might in the future.

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]]> 2024 Midyear Survey & Market Check-In https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/2024-midyear-survey-market-check-in/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=167135 Halfway through 2024, Bart Watson provides insights into the state of the craft beer industry. Exploring production and sales data, this post provides the context that explains where we've been so far this year and what it might mean for the months ahead.

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]]> 2023 Onsite Sales and Distribution Benchmarks https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/2023-onsite-sales-and-distribution-benchmarks/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=166466 Benchmarks on onsite versus distribution volumes by brewery size.

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]]> Understanding Hop Supply and Demand https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/understanding-hop-supply-and-demand/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:53:34 +0000 https://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=162943 U.S. hop supply and demand has bounced around in recent years. What do the latest numbers on production and stocks tell us about the market?

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