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Ohio Craft Breweries' Economic Impact Holds Steady at $1.29 Billion

Despite economic turbulence, new report shows indicators of stable, mature industry. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The  Ohio Craft Brewers Association ’s  biennial  economic impact report  shows that Ohio’s craft brewing industry brewed 1.15 million barrels of beer and delivered $1.29 billion to the state's economy in 2024. Forty-six Ohio breweries opened in 2024, bringing the state total to  442 craft breweries  at the end of last year. Ohio’s  1.15 million barrels  of craft beer production volume last year ranks sixth among U.S. states, despite a 10.9% decrease compared to 2022 volume. The impact report details the regional and statewide contributions Ohio craft breweries make to the state economy: $1.29 billion  economic output (up from $1.27 billion in 2022) $128.6 million  state and local taxes ($141.5 million in 2022) $99.1 million  federal taxes ($85.8 million in 2022) 12,255  jobs (12,040 in 2022) $427.3 million  labor inc...

Beer Review: Sierra Nevada Family Values

Here is one more beer from the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp
Across America Series. Family Values is an 8.5% ABV Imperial Brown Ale that
also comes in with an IBU of 35. This is not one to be taken lightly as the
smooth taste impacted by honey can have you forgetting the strength of it.
Commercial Description:
Family Values showcases the cooperation and kinship of
Midwestern brewers. It features largely Midwestern-grown ingredients: Minnesota
wild rice, Indiana honey, Missouri oats, Michigan hops, and cocoa nibs from
Illinois as well as Sierra Nevada's estate-grown malt. This is our centrally
located collaboration celebrating the best of the Midwest.

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