The EGC Group - STATE OF THE BREW - Infographic

EGC Group Infographic Series
Percentage by Volume
The EGC Group Research Team gathered hundreds of relevant data points and
translated them into a brewing industry overview that can be absorbed in just
minutes. Whether you’re in the Craft Brewing Industry or just craft-curious,
this helpful infographic will quickly educate you on THE STATE OF THE BREW.
Who's drinking beer?
OR
MI
NY
STATES WITH THE MOST
NUMBER OF BREWERIES
Indie Craft Brands
11.7%
Imported Brands
15%
$18 Billion
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
FASTEST GROWING
AB INBEV
MILLER-COORS
PABST BREWING
CAUCASIAN
TOTAL U.S. BEER INDUSTRY GENERATES
D G YUENGLING
75% 25%
Projected Indie Brand Share
$100 BILLION
CRAFT
90
%
6.3%
DOMESTIC
CONSUMER
PA
Projected Craft Segment Sales
$11 Billion
IMPORTS
Because there’s a lot of it
KNOW YOUR
Craft Segment Sales
CO
COMPETITION
Map visually
depicts the
U.S. beer industry
by market share
(percentage of the
market that each
segment controls
by volume).
286
WI
KNOW YOUR
CA WA
HEINEKEN USA
DIAGEO GUINNESS
MARKET SHARE
CROWN IMPORTS
KNOW YOUR
CRAFT BRANDS
Only half are indie craft beers
VICTORIA • CROWN IMPORTS
#1
SHOCK TOP • AB INBEV
BUD LIME • AB INBEV
DALES PALE ALE • OSKAR BLUES
43%
409
METROPOLITAN
Craft Breweries Opening
1,254
Craft Breweries In-Planning
43
Breweries Projected to Close
75%
HH INCOME $55K+
AGE
21
MILLENNIALS (21 - 33)
65
%
GENERATION X (34 - 48)
Highest total since Prohibition
Current Craft Breweries
BABY BOOMERS (49 - 67)
2,347
COLLEGE EDUCATED
LAGUNITAS IPA • LAGUNITAS
BEER CONSUMPTION
BY GENERATION
82%
35
Domestic Brands
Median Age
And skewing younger
each year as Millennials
enter the market.
91%
OF BEER DRINKERS
AGE
49
87%
of
Millennial
beer
drinkers
drank
a beer
last
week
Young beer drinkers, known as Millennials (21-33), are
abandoning traditional brands in favor of discovering
new brews with unique flavors and seasonal varieties.
Millenials outnumber their older Generation X by 2 to 1.
6/10
Millennials won’t buy a six pack of
craft beer until they’ve tried it first.
craft beer drinkers expressed
% of
interest in independently owned
and operated, locally-made beers.
Sources - Brewer’s Association (BA) • Beverage Media • Beer Pulse • USA Today • ADWEEK • Bloomberg • CraftBeer.com • LI Pulse • FORBES • Slingshot, LLC • Demeter Group • Symphony IRI Group (SIG) • CraftCan.com
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RANGER • NEW BELGIUM
TORPEDO • SIERRA NEVADA
SHINER LIGHT • GAMBRINUS
SELECT 55 • AB
Colorado’s Oskar Blues Brewery was selling craft beer in cans
over a decade ago, kick-starting a revolutionary industry concept.
Back in 2009, there were only 70 canned beers to choose from.
Today, there’s nearly 1,000 craft cans from 200 U.S. craft brewers.
TOP CRAFT
BEER STYLES
50
LEFFE • AB INBEV
1) Seasonal
2) India Pale Ale
3) Pale Ale
4) Amber Ale
5) Amber Lager
6) Wheat