December 29th, 2007
Interesting mix of 2007 Stats
Happy belated New Year to all of our friends and fellow beer lovers. Ian and I expect 2008 to be a great year for us. We currently have plans to host a Belgian Beer Education night (on January 24th) and we are setting our schedules for the upcoming year.
2007 was kind to us. We accomplished our goal of creating a quality website with solid beer data. With the flurry of blogs, we have learned more about the beer industry. [we hope that you have enjoyed them -yeah… the ones that you have read] We have reached over 8000 website hits, reviewed microbrews from over 101 different breweries, and we are amazingly close to reaching out 500th beer review mark. It’s been a fun time and we are glad to have experienced it with many of you who are reading this now.
For the Belgian Beer tasting, there will be a separate blog with all of the details. It will cost around $25 and a bunch of different Belgian Beers will be had. If you are interested in attending [there is a limit of ~21 participants], please send us an email.
We are also thinking about the 500th beer review. We have been holding on to a mother load of Barley Wines and hope to have a blind style tasting. Our official 2 year anniversary occurs at the End of January and we hope to have the tasting around that time. If you are interested in participating, again – please send us an email or drop a comment on the feedback form.
Good Morning, Good Evening, and Good Night.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It.
p.s. I have collected some beer statistics from 2007 and posted them below.
Interesting mix of 2007 Stats
• 1.4 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product comes from beer making.
• Southern folks prefer a smoother, lighter beer that’s slightly sweeter, while West Coast residents like their beer with more of a hop flavor.
• You can get a smoother, less-bitter-tasting beer if you add your hops near the end of the brewing process.
U.S. BREWERIES AT A GLANCE
The nation’s 1,390 beer makers, big and small, produce more than 210 million barrels amounting to $94 billion in annual sales. A look at the industry:
– Regional craft breweries: 48
– Microbreweries: 375
– Brewpubs: 967
Total craft breweries: 1,390
– Large breweries: 20
– Regional breweries: 25
– Other non-craft breweries: 7
Total U.S. breweries: 1,442
CRAFT BEER SALES*
• Southeast: Up 33.9 percent
• Northeast: Up 18.9 percent
• Plains: Up 16.3 percent
• West: Up 8.1 percent
*Annual growth from July 2006 to July 2007
DO THE MATH
• 1 barrel = 31 U.S. gallons
• 2 half-barrel kegs = 13.78 cases (of 24, 12-ounce bottles)
• 50 barrels = 1 batch or 500 to 600 cases of beer