People are drinking more beer.
That’s the obvious conclusion from BeerBoard’s latest report on the locations it services.
After climbing 13.7%, 10.8% and 3.8% in the three prior periods, volume at locations monitored by BeerBoard was up 4.7% in the weekend of Oct. 7-10, BeerBoard reports. The two prior periods were Sept. 23-25 and Aug. 28-29.
Some 91% of locations were open. That’s the fifth consecutive period that 91% of all locations were open, and the average number of taps remains at 20 per location. Michigan was the only state to gain on the weekend, adding one handle (24). South Carolina dropped a handle to check in at 17 total.
The percentage of taps pouring also stayed at 74%. Five states tracked tallied the same percentage as last period, while three saw a one-point increase (Georgia, Illinois and Texas). Nevada and Tennessee each fell one percentage point on the weekend.