As 2022 got underway, 89% of beer-pouring locations were open and pouring beer the weekend of Jan. 6-9, according to BeerBoard. But that didn’t long, BeerBoard reports, noting that it has returned to 90% or better.
The number of taps pouring also fell in the last period, but climbed back to 19 per location nationally, up 27% from the 15 average number of taps pouring in each location. Nine of the 10 states tracked added at least one handle, paced by Tennessee (19) which added three and Michigan (24) which added two. Minnesota remained at 21 handles per location.
But the percentage of taps pouring continued its decline, dropping to 75% of the average number of taps per location. Only Nevada of the 10 states surveyed showed a gain the percentage of taps pouring, rise 1.3%.
Volume, however, shot back up after two consecutive periods of decline, climbing14.7% from Jan 27-30. Each of the 10 states tracked were up double-digits on the weekend, led by Illinois (+24.2%), Georgia (+23.7) and Florida (+21.2%).
Like Volume, Rate of Sale bounced back to see a +6.7% return on the weekend. Prior to Jan 27-30, it had declined in three of the four previous reports. Florida (+14.7%), New York (+14.7%) and Georgia (+14.6%) were the leaders among all 10 states tracked seeing growth on the weekend.