Press Releases

WASHINGTON — The Beer Institute — one of the nation’s oldest trade associations representing brewers, beer importers, and beer industry suppliers — announced it named Annie Starke as senior director of federal affairs and Jeff Guittard as senior manager of communications. Annie Starke joins the Beer Institute from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where she worked extensively on federal tax policy. Annie is a former congressional staffer for the House Ways and Means Committee and spent two years working at the National Beer Wholesalers Association.

Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for January 2022: The January 2022 estimate is 12,300,000 barrels, a decrease of 6.2% compared to January 2021 removals of 13,115,000.

WASHINGTON – In response to the Biden Administration’s release of the Treasury report on alcohol, Beer Institute President and CEO Jim McGreevy released the following statement: “We are disappointed by the Administration’s mischaracterization of the thriving American beer industry. The American beer industry is one of the most vibrant industries in the country.

WASHINGTON — A majority of registered voters – 55 percent – in six key battleground states support a repeal of the 232 aluminum and steel tariffs, according to a recent poll conducted by Bully Pulpit Interactive and commissioned by the Beer Institute. Driven by soaring inflation, 55 percent of voters name the cost of living as a top concern and 86 percent of voters say the cost of living is headed in the wrong direction.

Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for December 2021: The December 2021 estimate is 13,900,000 barrels, a decrease of 4% compared to December 2020 removals of 14,474,000.

Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for November 2021: The November 2021 estimate is 13,000,000 barrels, an increase of 2.8% compared to November 2020 removals of 12,640,000.

According to the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey of adolescent alcohol, drug, and tobacco use—funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health—teen alcohol use has reached historic lows.

WASHINGTON –The Beer Institute, a national trade association for the American brewing industry, announced internal staff changes today. “I am extremely proud of the team we have built at the Beer Institute.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for October 2021: The October 2021 estimate is 13,900,000 barrels, an increase of 2.8% compared to October 2020 removals of 13,521,000.

Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for September 2021: The September 2021 estimate is 14,800,000 barrels, a decrease of 5.1% compared to September 2020 removals of 15,603,000.