The VinePair Podcast: Craft Beer Isn’t Booming, but it Isn’t Busting, Either
Even 15 years ago when craft breweries were popping up like daisies across the United States, some argued that the industry had telltale symptoms of a bubble.
While anyone who understands economic bubbles knows the craft beer industry isn’t set up for an impending nosedive, there is a kernel of truth there: Whenever there’s tremendous growth in a given industry, at some point, there’s going to be a pullback. What we’ve witnessed over the past few years is craft beer pulling back. However, when we look at the hard data, the overall decline in sales and increase in brewery closures is rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things — despite what some headlines suggest.
On this episode of the “VinePair Podcast,” Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair writer at large and Hop Take columnist Dave Infante to discuss his recent piece about the reality check craft beer got in 2024. With sales volumes flat or declining, and more closures than openings for the first time in decades, there’s been some doom and gloom surrounding the category, but is it deserved? Tune in for more.
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