American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) Celebrates Small and Independent Craft Breweries

Boulder, Colo. • April 28, 2020 — American Craft Beer Week®, the annual national beer holiday celebrated since 2006 by millions of beer lovers, breweries, and retailers, will be observed May 11-17. Hosted by CraftBeer.com, a website published by the Brewers Association, this year’s celebration will feel different, but the spirit of  supporting craft breweries who have supported their communities and country remains the same.

American Craft Beer Week provides an opportunity for beer lovers to connect safely with each other while supporting – and possibly even saving – local microbreweries, taprooms, brewpubs, and regional craft breweries. These small businesses are undergoing unprecedented challenges due to the global pandemic. U.S. craft breweries are job creators and community gathering places—providing more than 161,000 direct full and part-time jobs¹ and hosting nearly 68 million²  unique brewery visitors in 2019 alone. Additionally, craft breweries donated more than $82 million to local charities last year³, approximately $3.10 for every barrel of beer brewed.

Boulder, Colo. • April 28, 2020 — American Craft Beer Week®, the annual national beer holiday celebrated since 2006 by millions of beer lovers, breweries, and retailers, will be observed May 11-17. Hosted by CraftBeer.com, a website published by the Brewers Association, this year’s celebration will feel different, but the spirit of  supporting craft breweries who have supported their communities and country remains the same.

American Craft Beer Week provides an opportunity for beer lovers to connect safely with each other while supporting – and possibly even saving – local microbreweries, taprooms, brewpubs, and regional craft breweries. These small businesses are undergoing unprecedented challenges due to the global pandemic. U.S. craft breweries are job creators and community gathering places—providing more than 161,000 direct full and part-time jobs¹ and hosting nearly 68 million²  unique brewery visitors in 2019 alone. Additionally, craft breweries donated more than $82 million to local charities last year³, approximately $3.10 for every barrel of beer brewed.