Infographic: The Growth of Craft Beer

Craft Beer is nothing short of a craft. With a 20 percent growth in the dollar value since 2012, the retail dollar currently sits at $14.3 billion. But with 2,768 craft breweries in the U.S., a 15 percent increase since 2012, that number doesn't seem so surprising.

Courtesy of the Brewers Association
May 28, 2014
Mnet 135610 Brewers Lead

Latest in Operations
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile sits outside the the Oscar Meyer headquarters, Oct. 27, 2014, in Madison, Wis.
The Wienermobile Is Back
September 22, 2023
Ap23263672669457
First Private U.S. Passenger Rail Line in 100 Years to link Miami and Orlando
September 21, 2023
The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at a company's building in Kawasaki near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, 2022.
Toshiba to Delist After Takeover Succeeds
September 21, 2023
Automation
Rockwell Automation Opens Registration for All-New Automation Fair
September 21, 2023
Related Stories
Nam
Operations
North American Manufacturing Associations Reaffirm Manufacturing Agenda of the Future
Thomasnet
Operations
Xometry’s Thomas Introduces “Build America, Buy America” Category on Its Sourcing Platform
Turbo Fil Production Space Expansion
Operations
TurboFil Expands Development and Demonstration Facility
These are the world's brightest-known fluorescent materials. They are called small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices, or SMILES, and were created in a laboratory at Indiana University and supported by NSF's Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program.
Operations
NSF Invests $72.5M to Design Revolutionary Materials
More in Operations
Security Breach Podcast
Sponsored
Security Breach Podcast
A new video series from Manufacturing.net - Security Breach, looks to offer the insight and tools needed to ready your company's defenses. Stay up-to-date on today's vital cybersecurity topics by subscribing here.
August 18, 2023
Ap23263672669457
Operations
First Private U.S. Passenger Rail Line in 100 Years to link Miami and Orlando
It will reach speeds of 125 mph.
September 21, 2023
The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at a company's building in Kawasaki near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, 2022.
Operations
Toshiba to Delist After Takeover Succeeds
They paid the equivalent of $14 billion for the troubled electronics and energy giant.
September 21, 2023
Automation
Automation
Rockwell Automation Opens Registration for All-New Automation Fair
The annual event will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, November 6 – 9.
September 21, 2023
Nam
Operations
North American Manufacturing Associations Reaffirm Manufacturing Agenda of the Future
The MOU calls for the organizations to share information on services and activities.
September 21, 2023
Low Res 4 Wedge Shaped Wood
Operations
Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Wooden Structure
Early humans shaped and joined two large logs to make a structure.
September 21, 2023
Thomasnet
Operations
Xometry’s Thomas Introduces “Build America, Buy America” Category on Its Sourcing Platform
The addition allows domestic manufacturers to signal their compliance with the BABA initiative.
September 21, 2023
Turbo Fil Production Space Expansion
Operations
TurboFil Expands Development and Demonstration Facility
The expansion addresses increased demand for syringe filling and capping machinery solutions.
September 20, 2023
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Zahm speaks in front of the top of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missle shroud at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Aug. 16, 2023.
Operations
Inside the Delicate Art of Maintaining America's Aging Nuclear Weapons
It's been almost eight decades since a nuclear weapon has been fired in war.
September 20, 2023
These are the world's brightest-known fluorescent materials. They are called small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices, or SMILES, and were created in a laboratory at Indiana University and supported by NSF's Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program.
Operations
NSF Invests $72.5M to Design Revolutionary Materials
The NSF supports 37 teams to create novel materials to address grand societal challenges.
September 20, 2023
Semiconductors
Operations
NSF and Partners Invest $45M in Future of Semiconductors
New research and education awards will engage talent in semiconductor design and manufacturing.
September 19, 2023
Maintenance
Operations
ITT, Hexagon Join Forces to Enhance Industrial Equipment Monitoring Solutions
The companies share data to create a holistic view of potential disruptions.
September 19, 2023
Microsoft's Chief Product Officer Panos Panay holds a Surface Duo, left, and Surface Neo at an event, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in New York.
Operations
Microsoft's Chief Product Exec to Step Down
He was behind the Surface devices and Windows 11.
September 19, 2023
Glass
Operations
Press Glass Will Invest $155M to Expand Virginia Plant
The expansion will add 335 jobs.
September 18, 2023
A Chevron LNG processing plant is under construction on Barrow Island, Western Australia, April 11, 2016.
Operations
Chevron Says Australian LNG Plant is Back to Full Production after 3 Days at 80% Output
A turbine tripped at the plant last week.
September 18, 2023