Some 93% of all locations are open and pouring beer, BeerBoard said. It’s the first time since May that 93% of locations have been open, although the open rate has consisted registered at 90% or above since late January.
Average Number of Taps remained at 20 per location nationally for the sixth consecutive report, with six of the states tracked also holding firm. New York was the only state tracked to add a handle, adding one to climb to 21 per
location. Georgia (17), Michigan (23) and Nevada (21) all dropped one handle each.
But the percentage of taps pouring eased to 74% from 75%. Four of the states tracked saw nominal gains — Illinois (70%), Michigan (77%), Minnesota (79%) and South Carolina (75%). Nevada was down 3.7%, erasing the gains it realized last period.
Volume continued to yo-yo, falling 5.8% on the weekend. After a period of growth (+6.1% on Nov 4-7), Volume fell back to levels last seen in late October. Georgia saw the biggest decline, falling 19.1% on the period, followed by Nevada (10.1%) and Illinois (8.2%). Tennessee (+9.4%), Minnesota (+7.9%) and New York (+3.2%) were the states tracked to see gains.
Like Volume, Rate of Sale took a dip on the period, falling 1.3% on the weekend — the second decline in the last three reports. Georgia (-14.9%) and South Carolina (-9.9%) were among six states tracked to fall on the weekend.
Tennessee (+9.1%) and Minnesota (+6.9%) paced a group of four states to see increases.
In terms of volume share, domestics fell almost a full point, while imports gained half a point and craft gained 0.4%. Tap share was flat, BeerBoard said.