Breweries in Delaware produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
In 2012 Delaware's 10 breweries and brewpubs employed 200 people directly, and 2,600 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[1][2] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Delaware's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Delaware's breweries and related industries was more than $66 million.[3] Consumer purchases of Delaware's brewery products generated another $16 million in tax revenue.[4] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Delaware ranked 14th in the number of craft breweries per capita, with 10.[5]
As of May 2014, there were eight breweries in the state of Delaware that are members of the Delaware Brewers Guild.[6]
For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.[7] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.[8]
Breweries edit
- Dogfish Head Brewery – Milton/Rehoboth Beach
- Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Newark/Wilmington/Rehoboth Beach
- Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company – Dover
- Twin Lakes Brewing Company – Newport
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Delaware". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Delaware". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Delaware". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Delaware Brewer's Guild". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.