Culture
The U.S. Now Has More Than 3,000 Breweries
The last time this happened was in the 1870s.
A few numbers illustrate the heady rise of beer in the United States. In 1983, there were only 80 breweries operating across the nation, the smallest count for at least 150 years. At the end of last year, that total had surged to 2,722 breweries.
And this June, the number of operating U.S. breweries reached an astounding 3,040, with nearly 2,000 more in the planning phase. Let all of America's beer drinkers now take a moment to lean forward and issue a joyful BRRAAAPPP over their favorite tipple's meteoric success.