The Florida Breweries Report – September 2020
While showing positive monthly sales growth in September 2020, Florida breweries were still almost 10% below September 2019’s numbers.
Monthly Highlights
- The Florida Breweries Report reflects data published by the Florida ABT, which is available online here. The ABT monthly publishes the taxpaid sales for each brewery and distributor. Unfortunately, the ABT does not publish breweries’ sales to distributors. This means that the Florida Breweries Reports reflects only breweries’ taxpaid sales, which are generally made in its taproom.
- Seven new Florida breweries in September 2020: Woven Water Brewing Company (Tampa), Magnanimous Brewing (Tampa), Southern Fields Brewing (Campbellton), Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co. (Orlando), Motorworks Brewing (Orlando), Florida Avenue Brewing Co. (Wesley Chapel), and Hyderhead Brewery (DeLand).
- No breweries upgraded from a brewpub license (CMBP) to a production brewery license (CMB) this month. Breweries with a CMB license can start fill growlers, sell bottled or canned products for consumption off premises, and sell to licensed distributors. Where a brewery upgrades its license, the tables below denote the CMBP license with * and the CMB license with ^.
- In September 2020, the total number of licensed breweries stood at 415. Of those, 380 breweries reported taxpaid sales in September.
- Month-to-month taxpaid sales rose by 6.02% in September 2020. Total taxpaid sales during the rolling last-twelve-months (LTM) fell by 0.74%. Compared to September 2019, LTM taxpaid sales were down by 10.92% in September 2020.
- For reporting breweries, the average taxpaid sales per brewery in September 2020 was 21.16 barrels, a monthly increase of 1.10 barrels per brewery.
- In September 2020, Florida breweries’ taxpaid sales accounted for 0.71% of all beer sales in Florida (7.1 out of 1,000 beers sold).
Would you like The Florida Breweries Report as an Excel spreadsheet? Reports for this month and all months back to January 2015 are available at this link: https://brwlng.co/FLBreweries.
Florida Breweries Monthly Taxpaid Sales
The next table shows each Florida brewery’s taxpaid sales volume for the month. Not every Florida brewery makes retail sales in a taproom or brewery.
Florida Breweries Report – Reported Monthly Taxpaid Sales for September 2020
wdt_ID | Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 3 Daughters Brewing | St. Petersburg | 181.47 |
2 | 2 | -1 | Annheuser Busch | Jacksonville | 155.11 |
3 | 3 | 16 | Coppertail Brewing Co. | Tampa | 147.54 |
4 | 4 | 4 | Twisted Trunk Brewing Co. | Palm Beach Garden | 129.70 |
5 | 5 | -3 | Crooked Can Brewing Co. | Winter Garden | 126.41 |
6 | 6 | 7 | Wicked Barley Brewing Company | Jacksonville | 111.61 |
7 | 7 | 13 | Intracoastal Brewing Company | Melbourne | 102.97 |
8 | 8 | 353 | The Waterfront Brewery | Key West | 95.23 |
9 | 9 | 12 | Big Storm Brewing Co. | Clearwater | 89.34 |
10 | 10 | 1 | Fort Myers Brewing Co. | Ft. Myers | 85.78 |
Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
Florida Breweries’ LTM Taxpaid Sales
Our next table shows retail sales by each brewery for the last 12 months (LTM) ending this month.
Florida Breweries Report – LTM Reported Taxpaid Sales for September 2020
wdt_ID | Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | Annheuser Busch | Jacksonville | 2,385.19 |
2 | 2 | 0 | Crooked Can Brewing Co. | Winter Garden | 2,240.29 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 Daughters Brewing | St. Petersburg | 2,013.84 |
4 | 4 | 0 | Wicked Barley Brewing Company | Jacksonville | 1,182.39 |
5 | 5 | 0 | Intracoastal Brewing Company | Melbourne | 1,179.05 |
6 | 6 | 1 | Cigar City Brewing | Tampa | 1,167.52 |
7 | 7 | 1 | The Tank Brewing Co. | Miami | 1,160.62 |
8 | 8 | 2 | Fort Myers Brewing Co. | Ft. Myers | 1,127.99 |
9 | 9 | 0 | Swamp Head Brewery | Gainesville | 1,100.49 |
10 | 10 | -4 | Funky Buddha Brewery | Boca Raton | 1,090.29 |
Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
Florida Breweries’ LTM Growth in Taxpaid Sales
Our next table looks at the change in each brewery’s LTM taxpaid sales from last month. This provides an estimate of a brewery’s growth rate from one month to the next, at least to the extent of retail sales. The rightmost column identifies breweries that have less than 12 months of reported taxpaid sales.
Florida Breweries Report – LTM Reported Taxpaid Sales Monthly Growth Rate for September 2020
wdt_ID | Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Monthly Growth Rate | Less than 12 Months Reported |
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1 | 1 | 1 | Strange Colt Brewery | Niceville | 190% | * |
2 | 2 | -1 | Lost City Brewing Company | North Miami | 123% | * |
3 | 3 | 35 | American Icon Brewery | Ft. Lauderdale | 91% | |
4 | 4 | 2 | Gulfport Brewery + Eatery | Gulfport | 75% | * |
5 | 5 | 131 | Oil Well Craft Beer | Ava Maria | 56% | * |
6 | 6 | -3 | Double Branch Artisanal Ales | Wesley Chapel | 49% | * |
7 | 7 | 9 | Clermont Brewing Company^ | Clermont | 42% | * |
8 | 8 | 177 | Half Wall Brewery | New Smyrna Beach | 42% | |
9 | 9 | 23 | King Maker Brewing | Jacksonville | 38% | |
10 | 10 | 23 | Wet Dogs Brewing | Lake Placid | 34% | * |
Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Monthly Growth Rate | Less than 12 Months Reported |
Florida Breweries With No
Reported Activity
Each month, a number of breweries report no retail sales or other taxable activities. The next table lists the licensed breweries that reported no activity for the twelve months through this month.
Florida Breweries Report – No LTM Taxable Activity through September 2020
wdt_ID | Brewery | City |
---|---|---|
1 | Cocoa Beach Brewing Co. | Cocoa Beach |
2 | Hollywood Brewing Co. | Hollywood |
3 | Yeasty Brews | Lauderhill |
4 | Raw Brewing Company | Pompano Beach |
5 | Premiere Brewery | Ft. Lauderdale |
6 | Holy Mackerel | Wilton Manors |
7 | Krome Brewing Company | Miami |
8 | The Blind Rabbit Brewing Company | Jacksonville Beach |
9 | Coquina Coast Brewing Co. | Flagler Beach |
10 | Oyster City Brewing Co. (15 Ave D) | Apalachicola |
Brewery | City |
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