Thursday, April 12, 2007

Vermont Breweries Strong in 2006

Over on the Brookston Beer Bulletin I discovered that the Brewers Association had just released a list of the top 50 breweries (warning: PDF) by volume in 2006. I was pleased to discover that three Vermont breweries had made the list - Magic Hat at 24, Long Trail at 33, and Otter Creek at 50. Harpoon, which is based in Mass but has a big plant in Vermont, ranked 20th. Craft beer sales were up 17.8 percent as compared to 2.4 percent all beer and 5.1 percent for alcohol overall. Good news for beer fans in the Green Mountain state and beyond!

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