As US craft beer industry goes flat, NYS bubbles with optimism
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
After decades of growth, craft beer nationwide is in its worst-ever slump, with negative production for the second straight year and more craft brewery closures in 2023 than ever before. But the graph for New York state hasn't wobbled, with 539 craft breweries and counting, ranking it second in the nation.
"We are holding steady," said Paul Leone, executive director of the New York Stat . . .
After decades of growth, craft beer nationwide is in its worst-ever slump, with negative production for the second straight year and more craft brewery closures in 2023 than ever before. But the graph for New York state hasn't wobbled, with 539 craft breweries and counting, ranking it second in the nation.
"We are holding steady," said Paul Leone, executive director of the New York Stat . . .