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Brewers Association Economist Matt Gacioch: 2025 Craft Beer Trends & Industry Data | Episode 91
The Brewers Association is a nonprofit trade organization based in the U.S. that supports and promotes small and independent American craft brewers.
In this episode of Brewery Underground, Steve and Scott sit down with Matt Gacioch, staff economist at the Brewers Association, to dig into the numbers, trends, and future of craft beer.
Matt breaks down the Brewers Association’s role in supporting independent breweries, shares insights from the 2025 mid-year production survey, and explains how consumer shifts, tariffs, and “beyond beer” products are shaping the industry.
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