The Brewers Association (BA)—the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers —today released annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry. The number of operating craft breweries continued to climb in 2023, reaching an all-time high of 9,683, including 2,071 microbreweries, 3,467 brewpubs, 3,900 taproom breweries, and 245 regional craft breweries. The total…

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore’s Food Science and Technology programme have created a method that extracts over 80 per cent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers’ spent grain. Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) is the solid residue from malted barley after brewing beer. It is the…

Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it. Arkansas grows about half of the rice in the United States, mostly long-grain. Meanwhile, climate change and international conflicts are leading to a shortage of the raw materials traditionally used for brewing…

The global craft beer market size is expected to be valued at USD 141.66 thousand units in 2024 and reach USD 272.75 thousand units by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 14% from 2024 to 2029. Global Craft Beer Market Report Scope: Market Size (2029): USD 272.75 thousand units Market Size (2024): USD 141.66 thousand…

A free smartphone app, Drink Less, can help people who would benefit most from reducing their alcohol consumption to do so successfully, according to a large randomised controlled trial led by UCL researchers and involving University of Bristol academics. The study, published in eClinicalMedicine and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research…

Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draught in pubs and bars may help people switch from alcoholic to alcohol-free beer, a new study published in Addiction today [21 March], has found. Pubs and bars taking part in the University of Bristol-led trial saw an increase in sales of healthier non-alcoholic draught beer. In partnership…