American Craft Beer Week Tops This Week's 5 Stories Over Beer

5 Stories Over Beer is a weekly article that presents 5 recent and thought-provoking stories about beer and the brewing industry that you should read. So sit down, grab a beer, and take a few minutes to read 5 thirst-quenching stories. Cheers!

American Craft Beer Week Tops This Week’s 5 Stories Over Beer

1. American Craft Beer Week (May 16-22, 2016): This week is American Craft Beer Week! America now has over 4,000 small and independent craft breweries. With the most breweries ever recorded for our nation, the American craft beer industry has great reason to celebrate. The vast array of breweries, beers, and beer events sweeping America are giving craft beer fans across the U.S. unprecedented opportunities to enjoy and share the beverage they love.

Craft breweries and beer businesses relish the opportunity to connect with their fans and industry peers. And each May, American Craft Beer Week celebrates the community and culture of craft beer. This year, over 100 breweries from all 50 states have brewed a single recipe – billed as the “Biggest Small Beer Ever” – in honor of American Craft Beer Week. Read more about the “Biggest Small Beer Ever” by clicking here and don’t miss the video below. Cheers to the American craft brewing industry!

Celebrate American Craft Beer Week

2. Top 10 states of the beer economy: On several occasions I have posted stories about the positive economic impact of breweries and beer. Today, 1.75 million Americans work in the beer business, according to the Beer Institute, with a total economic impact of about $253 billion. Check out the specific economic and jobs impacts for the top 10 states benefiting from the beer industry (according to the 2015 Beer Serves America Study by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association) by clicking here.

Beer Creates Jobs and Grows the Economy

3. The Global Booze Market Shrank For The First Time In 10 Years: Not all the news about the alcohol beverage industry was good. For the first time in 10 years, the worldwide demand for alcohol beverages decreased. Could the market be headed into a trending downturn? Read the full story here.

Can the Global Market for Alcohol Recover?

4. Women in craft beer industry forge ahead: Jill Davidson, regional sales manager of Pizza Port, was recently elected Vice President of the San Diego Brewers Guild. Learn about this craft beer industry leader by clicking here.

Jill Davidson – photograph courtesy of Pizza Port Brewing Co.

5. Brewmasters Name Their Favorite American Beer Cities: Want to find outstanding beer? Ask a brewer! Or in this case ask several brewers. Read which cities some of America’s best Brewmasters chose for the favorite spot to find great craft beer by clicking here.