March 26/Boulder, Colo./Business Wire -- The Brewers Association (BA) released 2011 data on U.S. craft brewing. Craft brewers saw volume rise 13%, with a 15% increase in retail sales from 2010 to 2011, representing a total barrel increase of 1.3 million.
In 2011, craft brewers represented 5.68% of volume of the U.S. beer market, up from 4.97% in 2010, with production reaching 11,468,152 barrels. Additionally, the BA estimates the actual dollar sales figure from craft brewers in 2011 was $8.7 billion, up from $7.6 billion in 2010. Increased retails sales represented 9.1% of the $95.5 billion dollar U.S. beer market.