There are now more U.S. breweries than ever trying new ways to refresh the consumer. There were 4,269 operating breweries in the country at the end of 2015 There were 4,269 operating breweries in the country at the end of 2015 Big-name beer companies still churn out more barrels, but small and independent breweries comprise 99% of the total breweries in operation by count The number of new flavored offerings breweries are rolling out to the marketplace has exploded by 80% over a five-year period, cheers to that!
