This statistic shows the results of a survey question asking cask ale drinkers and publicans in the United Kingdom (UK), what they believe characterises craft beer. Of respondents, 19 percent of drinkers and 32 percent of publicans selling ales characterised craft beer as very hoppy, American style, ales. Over half of drinkers and publicans however agreed craft beer can be characterised as beer from a small brewer and/or beer produced in small batches or as limited edition.
What characterises craft beer?
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- Mexico: craft beer sales distribution 2018, by beer type
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Cask Matters. (September 24, 2014). What characterises craft beer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325940/perception-of-craft-beer-characteristics-united-kingdom-uk/
Cask Matters. "What characterises craft beer? ." Chart. September 24, 2014. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325940/perception-of-craft-beer-characteristics-united-kingdom-uk/
Cask Matters. (2014). What characterises craft beer? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325940/perception-of-craft-beer-characteristics-united-kingdom-uk/
Cask Matters. "What Characterises Craft Beer? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325940/perception-of-craft-beer-characteristics-united-kingdom-uk/
Cask Matters, What characterises craft beer? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325940/perception-of-craft-beer-characteristics-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
What characterises craft beer? [Graph], Cask Matters, September 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325940/perception-of-craft-beer-characteristics-united-kingdom-uk/