Bart Watson We leverage household bank account data. At least in theory, we'd be able to identify on-premise alc consumption pretty well (we actually find some evidence suggesting it might increase (tho we dont isolate alc) bc it complements increased interest in sports and sports betting).

The graph you didn't know you needed today but you're getting anyway. States ranked by barley production from 2005-2024.

Cool new resource for BA members from the BA market development committee & our creative team: Sell sheet templates. Canva files that you can easily edit for your brewery and brands. If you've thought about sell sheets but never made one, now is the time! brewersassociation.org/educational-pu…

Brewers - 24 additional ingredients now exempt from TTB formula approval as a result of a BA petition. brewersassociation.org/government-aff…

Craft Brewers Conference Registration is now open! Come join us in Indianapolis. craftbrewersconference.com/register

There are going to be far too many of these, but I wanted to share the GoFundMe for Maria Pearman, who has been a friend and advisor to so many in the bev alc community. Please share and contribute as able. gofund.me/92247c7a

Congrats to Ken - well deserved. I've had the pleasure of interacting with him on multiple occasions as he's turned his sharp mind to the topic of beer.

Expensing is one of the most pro-growth tax reforms available. Altogether, permanent 100% bonus depreciation, permanent R&D expensing, and permanent structures expensing would boost long-run GDP by 1.8 percent.

RIP to the TTB's keg and can/bottle data. It's been fun.