MICROBREWING, THE NEW JERSEY INDUSTRY: WILL MICROBREWING PROVIDE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR NEW JERSEY?

The state of New Jersey, and the United States in general, are experiencing a microbrewing boom. Microbrewingis the fastest growing segment of the $223.8 billion American beer brewing industry. In 2011, 1,970 microbreweries were operating in the United States.By June of 2013, 2,483 microbreweries were operating in the United States.That is a growth of twenty-six percent in two years5 World industry leader and Heineken CEO Jean-François Van Boxmeer says Heineken, “cannot directly compete with a craft beer sector that the company’s flagship brand, has hogged U.S. beer growth over the past decade.” View More