Bars open and pouring beer reached 93% last weekend (Feb. 24-27) reached the highest level in two years, BeerBoard reports. The open rate last hit 93% the weekend of Dec. 16-19, 2021, but immediately fell back to 89% in early January.
While the open rate hit a high, volume and rate-of-sale declined slightly, BeerBoard said.
Volume saw a -7.1% decline on the weekend, after being up +14.7% the prior period. In fact, Volume has seen
declines in three of the last four periods reviewed. Nevada (-16.6%), Florida (-15.9%), Georgia (-14.2%) and California
(-14.0%) all saw double-digit declines. Tennessee (+3.5%) was the only state tracked to see a lift on the weekend.
With a -3.9% decline on the weekend, Rate of Sale has now seen a fall in four of the five previous reports. California
(-13.3%), Nevada (-13.2%) and Georgia (-11.3%) were among 10 states tracked to see a decline. Tennessee was
again the only state tracked to see an increase, though a nominal +0.6%.
The Average Number of Taps held firm at 19 per location nationally and six of the 11 states tracked remained the same
as compared to the prior period. California was the only state to add to its total, climbing to 21 handles per location.
Percentage Taps Pouring stopped its multi-period decline and held steady at 72%. Four of the 11 states tracked saw
an increase over the weekend, led by California (75%), Illinois (67%) and New York (70%).