PRESS RELEASE – 2022 American Craft Beer Week

American Craft Beer Week®, the annual national beer holiday celebrated since 2006 by millions of beer lovers, breweries, and retailers, will be observed May 16-22. The event provides an opportunity for beer lovers to connect safely with each other while supporting local microbreweries, taprooms, brewpubs, and regional craft breweries. Hosted by CraftBeer.com, a website published by the Brewers Association, this year’s celebration is all about turning your beer world upside down.

Small and independent craft breweries have never been shy about trying new things. Mixing it up. Popping the proverbial hood and rebuilding classic styles with a unique twist.

Back in the day, the pioneering craft breweries turned the beer world upside down, believing that beer-drinker palates were ready to branch out from industrial lagers and explore deeper, bolder flavors.

This revolutionary ethos persists. It’s part of the craft brewing community’s DNA. And this year’s American Craft Beer Week is all about celebrating the iconoclastic, rulebook-tossing spirit that craft brewers share.

The call for beer lovers is to get on board and experience something new. Something different. Something daring. It’s a time to “drink outside your comfort zone” and “turn your beer world upside down.” Try special beers. Lean into a new style. Whatever captures the dynamism of the American craft brewing movement.

So get out and visit you local breweries, brewpubs and taprooms. Show that you care about the craft beer industry and your local brewers. And don’t forget to turn your beer world upside down!