![]() Small scale brewing operations on the island brewery, which Cisco retained in the deal, is reported separately and still considered craft by the BA. The brand and its distribution is now fully owned by CBA, who is partially owned by AB-InBev and therefore no longer meets the BAs definition of a craft brewer. Similarly, Nantucket based Cisco Brewers is not charted because it produced the bulk of its 21,500 barrels of beer at the Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. ![]() The rest is brewed at its large scale breweries in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Of note is that Boston Beer, better known by craft drinkers as Sam Adams, is not listed on our chart of the largest local breweries because it brews less than one percent of its beer at its local R & D brewery in Jamaica Plain. According to an employee at the brewery, its Boston headquarters only produces beer for festivals, exclusive local draft accounts, and tour & taproom consumption. Let’s start with some insight and analysis on the chart in the featured image above. The Bay State’s biggest breweries fared a bit better, but competition continued to stiffen and there were a few surprising numbers reported by some of the state’s leading brands. Of note was that many of the larger, so-called regional breweries (those who produce 15,000 barrels or more) struggled to grow or even retracted in 2018. The Brewers Association (BA) recently published its annual industry review issue, an examination of the previous year’s production numbers for the nation’s more than 7,300 independent craft brewers. Regionals: Mostly Growth, But A Few Surprises
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