2018 Beer Production Remains Sluggish
After declines in barrel output for the first three months of 2018, United States brewers have rebounded in its April 2018 production.
The Beer Institute, a national trade association for the American brewing industry, just published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for April 2018. Each month The Beer Institute releases financials on the amount of beer that is produced by all brewers within the U.S. These numbers include barrel production from breweries of all sizes.
The April 2018 estimate is 14,575,000 barrels that results in an increase of 1.3% versus April 2017 production of 14,394,000 barrels.
| Month | 2017 | 2018 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,893,449 | 12,167,000 | -5.6% | -726,449 |
| February | 11,607,408 | 11,202,000 | -3.5% | -405,408 |
| March | 15,073,083 | 14,570,000 | -3.3% | -503,083 |
| April | 14,394,000 | 14,575,000 | 1.3% | 181,000 |
| YTD | 53,967,940 | 52,514,000 | -2.7% | -1,453,940 |
Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
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DJ
D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.