Beer production in the U.S. 1860-2021

In 2021, approximately 181 million barrels of beer were produced in the United States. The country’s beer production numbers peaked in 1990 and have decreased overall in recent years.

On-premise and off-premise sales

On-premise retail dollar sales for beer in the United States amounted to roughly 28 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. U.S. off-premise retail sales have gained a lot of traction over the past decade, reaching over 73 million U.S. dollars that same year. On-premise locations, such as restaurants and bars, sell alcohol that is meant to be consumed on-site, while alcohol bought in off-premise establishments, such as grocery and liquor stores, is intended to be consumed elsewhere.

Supermarket alcohol sales

Alcoholic products most commonly bought in supermarkets in the United States were beer, malt-flavored beverages, and cider. This category generated over 11 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of sales in 2018. U.S. supermarket sales for spirits amounted to just over four billion U.S. dollars that year.