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USA craft beer industry

The craft beer industry is defined by four distinct markets — brewpubs, microbreweries, regional specialty breweries and contract brewing companies.

  2002*  2001*  Vol. Change  % Change 
  Contract  1,148,374  1,016,478  131,896  13.00% 
  Regional Specialty  3,767,421  3,666,525  100,896  2.80% 
  Microbrewery  748,560  759,654  -11,094  -1.50% 
  Brewpub  656,373  669,853  -13,480  -2.00% 
  Overall  6,320,728  6,112,510  208,218  3.40% 

* number of barrels of beer produced  
1 barrel=31 U.S. gallons=2 "half=barrel" (15.5 gallon) kegs=13.78 cases (of 24 12-ounce bottles)
1 U.S. gallon = 3.785 litre
Publication date: 30 July, 2003