Tom McCormick

3 days ago | probrewer.com | Tom McCormick

Brewery booth registration opens today, May 13th for the 2025 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), taking place in Denver Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2025. New this year at the GABF is the Distilling Experience which will be a dedicated spirits-focused tasting area limited to 20 distilleries. The Distilling Experience is another new GABF feature beyond beer as the Brewers Association (BA) attempts to expand opportunities for its members and to broaden the customer experience.

4 days ago | probrewer.com | Tom McCormick

The Beer Institute estimate of taxable removals shipments by US beer brewers shows a slight upward tick of 0.7% for March 2025 compared to March of last year, but year-to-date is still down 7.5% in 2025 versus the same period last year. The March 2025 estimate is 12,500,000 barrels compared to March 2024 removals of 12,414,404 barrels. March of 2024 was a particularly weak month for the industry with sales down 19.8% compared to 2023, giving the month of March this year an easy comp.

1 week ago | probrewer.com | Tom McCormick

Texas craft beer production dropped by 8.7% from 2023, over double the national average. The state reported 29 craft brewery closings with 22 new brewery openings in 2024. The number of openings slowed by more than half since 2023. Texas is the #4 state nationally in craft beer product with a reported 1.369 million barrels in 2024. The 8.7% decline is craft beer production is more than twice the national drop of 4%, which is the largest drop in industry history outside the pandemic.

1 week ago | probrewer.com | Tom McCormick

The US wine and spirits market both had a tough first quarter of 2025 with a drop in volume and revenue. Spirits volumes suffered a drop in of 6.3% while revenue declined 5.1%. Wine had an even worse first quarter with volume declining by 9.9% and revenue down 10.5%. Where wine had previously seen revenue growth outpace volume, the latest figures show volume now leading revenue – a reversal that analysts say will be important to watch in the months ahead.

1 week ago | probrewer.com | Tom McCormick

Scientist have developed a smartphone-based colorimetry for the analysis of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in beer utilizing headspace sampling coupled with smartphone-based colorimetry. The technology allows for an inexpensive green analytical method for monitoring DMS in beer. As all brewers know, DMS contributes significantly to the flavor profile of beer. Its presence is desirable at low concentration levels. However, it becomes an off-flavor at high concentrations.