17.4: Percent—the increase of craft beer sales over 2012. The IRI Power Hour conference hosted by the Brewers Association reported this number. Read a Brewbound recap of the event.
5: Dollars—the cost to purchase a Fat Tire at 30,000 feet. The infamous amber ale from New Belgium is now available on all Southwest Airlines and AirTran flights. Read our web post.
50: Percent of the global beer market that is represented by 5 companies—Anheuser-Busch InBev (20.6%), Miller (9.7%), Heineken (9.2%), Carlsberg (5.7%), and China Resources Enterprise (5.6%). These statistics from Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research were published in a Business Insider article.