Report: Beer Industry Booming In North Carolina, $12.8B Economic Impact

RALEIGH, N.C. — The beer industry is booming in North Carolina.

According to the Beer Serves America report, the beer industry has a $12.8 billion economic impact in North Carolina and generates $1.8 billion in tax revenue.

The report also states the industry employs more than 75,000 North Carolinians.

The report comes out every two years.

Brian Crawford is the President and CEO of the Beer Institute, which partnered with the National Beer Wholesalers Association on the report. He said the industry’s jobs range from brewers to farmers, to bottle and can manufacturers.

“So, there’s sort of an endless amount of jobs,” Crawford said. “There are a lot of hands that touch the beer before you get to enjoy it.”

The report comes out every two years.

According to The Beer Institute, in 2020 North Carolina had 491 permitted breweries recognized by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, growing to 578 in 2022.

Tap Yard is one of Raleigh’s newest beer gardens that opened in late March. It focuses specifically on North Carolina Beers. The owner, Zach Medford, is proud to serve dozens of local beers.

“The beer industry in Raleigh, in North Carolina as a whole, is huge,” Medford said. “We have people that come in from across the state looking for very specific North Carolina beers. We’re able to get so many different cool things and put them on tap. We always keep it fresh. There’s always something cool and creative coming out of North Carolina.”

This article first appeared on CBS17.