The craft beer industry is segmented into three categories and them being
microbreweries, brewpubs, and regional craft breweries. In the United States, the craft beer
industry continues to show opportunities for owners of warehouse and retail spaces to purpose
their buildings into something that allows brewers to produce and sell their products. As
consumer demand is continuing to increase for craft brewing, it has fueled many new craft
breweries to open across the country. As the industry continues to grow, new breweries are
constantly producing more diverse, higher quality beer than traditional mass-produced
breweries. Last year, beer market sales were $101.5 billion nationally and now account for
almost one-fifth of the total beer market sales. From the year 2013 to 2014, craft breweries
increased by 19.4% and a 14.8% decline in non-craft breweries. From the years 2015 to 2020,
the number of breweries is looking to increase by 7.1% (Colliers, pg. 2). The growth of craft
brewing, and in contrast to traditional large breweries, it suggests a much more local, “grass
roots” movement, which means it is more geographically diverse and reflects an evolving
consumer bias and provides more opportunities for property owners to be part of the
movement. In 2014, Philadelphia was ranked 2nd in the nation for commercial real estate in the
craft beer industry, 4th with total breweries, and 8th in total breweries planned for the future.
(Colliers, pg. 3).
http://www.colliers.com/-/media/files/marketresearch/unitedstates/2015-brewery-
report/breweryreport2015-11–2-optimized.pdf
Philadelphia plans to have 25 breweries or brewpubs within the city limits and the next
