Beer production volume is down according to the Brewers Associations’s annual beer production report for 2024.
The Brewers Association, the trade association representing America’s small and independent craft brewers has released the annual production numbers for the United States. In Continue Reading →
Tilray Brands has acquired Terrapin Beer Company, Atwater Brewery, Revolver Brewing, Hop Valley Brewing Company from 98 Coors, officially announced today.
Tilray Brands is expanding their beer and beverage portfolio again by acquiring four breweries from Molson Coors, including Terrapin Beer Continue Reading →
Jekyll Brewing will close all locations and cease operations on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Jekyll Brewing will close all their locations and cease all operations as of May 11th, according to founder Michael Lundmark.
Jekyll Brewing, opened their first location in Alpharetta, Georgia in 2013, a taproom dubbed the “Marconi Taproom.” (Presumably named for Marconi Drive on which it resides, not Guglielmo Marconi known for radio waves.) That brewery is the birthplace of one of Georgia’s well-known IPAs – Hop Dang Diggity.
In 2018, Jekyll opened their second location on Academy Street in downtown Alpharetta. The location hosted a larger taproom and brewery with 14 taps, food kitchen, plus a rooftop bar.
Gainesville, Georgia was the home of the brewery’s third location in February of 2020 on Larry Lane. The location was home to 20 taps, event space as well as a full-service kitchen.
In February 2025, Jekyll ceased all keg production, launching an industry rumor mill of impending closure. On Cinco De Mayo 2025, Lundmark made the official announcement on a local Facebook group that all locations would officially close on May 11th after 12 years.
Below, a Beer Street Journal video shot shortly after Jekyll Brewing opened in 2013.
Schlafly releases passionfruit spin on ‘Tasmanian IPA’
Schlafly Imperial Passionfruit Tasmanian IPA debuts as April winds down.
St. Louis, Missouri-based Schlafly Beer has released a passionfruit-infused version of their Tasmanian IPA to kick off summer 2025.
By our best recollections, Tasmanian IPA was first released back in 2010 using Galaxy hops after brewery members to a trip to Tasmania. According to David Schlafly, brewery CEO, “this release builds on the legacy of our ground-breaking Tasmanian IPA, which is one of the first in the nation to showcase Australian-grown Galaxy hops, by adding vibrant passionfruit for a tropical twist, he says.
Schlafly Imperial Passionfruit Tasmanian IPA is 9% alcohol by volume, available in 12-ounce cans and draft through the end of the summer
Brewers Association releases Top 50 production list
Beer production volume is down according to the Brewers Associations’s annual beer production report for 2024.
The Brewers Association, the trade association representing America’s small and independent craft brewers has released the annual production numbers for the United States. In short, beer production is down.
Production.
Craft brewers (read the footnote below on the current craft brewer definition) across the U.S. produced 23.1 million barrels or (or 716.1 million gallons) of beer in 2024. That’s a down 4% from the 2023 production volume. The overall beer market (which includes non-craft designated breweries like AB InBev and Coors) fell 1.2% overall.
Craft market share stayed flat at 13.3%
The 10,000 brewery mark is still far away.
10,000 operating breweries in the United States is milestone many in the beer industry wanted to see crossed, somehow proving the country’s love affair with beer- a goal that is slipping away from us.
As of today, the U.S. has 9,612 breweries – including 1,934 microbreweries, 3,389 brewpubs, 3,695 taproom breweries, and 266 regional craft breweries.
2024 was the first year since 2005 (1,447 breweries) where the overall number of operating craft breweries declined nationwide. The total number of breweries in the U.S. dropped to 9,680, down from 9,747 in 2023.
434 breweries opened, 501 closed.
The 2024 Top 50 Highlights:
Tilray has jumped to #3, especially after acquiring brands like Shock Top, Terrapin Beer, and Blue Point. are driven by SweetWater, Alpine and Green Flash as well.
Stone Brewing, Bell’s Brewery, and Founder’s Brewing exit after acquisitions.
Additions:
Barrel One Collective formed in 2024 from the merger of Mass. Bay Brewing Company and Finestkind Brewing LLC
Craft ‘Ohana (Maui/Modern Times) : Reflects Modern Times’ acquisition by Maui Brewing.
Hendler Family Brewing Company, emerging in 2024 as the parent company Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers (started in 2011), growing with acquisitions of Wormtown Brewery (April 2024) and Night Shift Brewing (October 2024). Collectively Massachusetts largest craft beer producer, projecting 100,000 barrels in 2025.
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery- 1st appearance at #47, Burlington, Vermont.
New Trail Brewing Co., based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at #46.
Monster Brewing Co. is the new name of former CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective, at #9. The name change to Monster Brewing Co. occurred in January 2024, after Monster Beverage Corporation announced that CANarchy would operate under the new name.
Tilray acquires Terrapin Beer, Hop Valley, Atwater, & Revolver from Molson Coors
Tilray Brands has acquired Terrapin Beer Company, Atwater Brewery, Revolver Brewing, Hop Valley Brewing Company from 98 Coors, officially announced today.
Tilray Brands is expanding their beer and beverage portfolio again by acquiring four breweries from Molson Coors, including Terrapin Beer Company, Atwater Brewery, Revolver Brewing, and Hop Valley Brewing. This deal comes exactly a year after Tilray bought Shocktop, Breckenridge Brewing, 10 Barrel Brewing, and Blue Point Brewing among others from Anheuser-Busch.
Most notably with this deal, SweetWater Brewery and Terrapin Beer Company – both Georgia companies, will be owned by the same owner for the first time.
Financial details of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
