While you were busy overdosing on Christmas ale and ham hock this holiday (we know you because we are you), the beer industry continued to motor. Just take example A: The Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers. The November 2015 domestic tax paid estimate is 12,127,000 barrels (bbls). November 2014 removals were 12,528,000 (revised) for a decrease of 3.2 percent. Please note that the estimates below for January through May of both 2014 and 2015 reflect revised estimates released by the TTB.
| Month | 2014 | 2015 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,760,966 | 12,926,000 | -6.1% | -834,966 |
| February | 13,402,263 | 12,436,000 | -7.2% | -966,263 |
| March | 14,768,256 | 15,215,000 | 3.0% | 446,744 |
| April | 14,930,890 | 14,986,000 | 0.4% | 55,110 |
| May | 16,019,434 | 15,511,000 | -3.2% | -508,434 |
| June | 16,656,962 | 16,637,000 | -0.1% | -19,962 |
| July | 16,327,202 | 15,965,000 | -2.2% | -362,202 |
| August | 15,427,347 | 15,754,000 | 2.1% | 326,653 |
| September | 15,181,772 | 15,464,000 | 1.9% | 282,228 |
| October | 14,225,000 | 13,855,000 | -2.6% | -370,000 |
| November | 12,528,000 | 12,127,000 | -3.2% | -401,000 |
| YTD | 163,228,092 | 160,876,000 | -1.4% | -2,352,092 |
That’s a lot of beer. >> Beer Institute domestic tax paid estimate December 2015 https://t.co/YwAt2oQu3O @CraftBrewingBiz @beerinstitute
RT @TheMattMcMillan: The brewing industry paid over $160M in taxes in 2015, accounting for 4.2% of the $3.8T Federal budget. #Beer https://…
RT @TheMattMcMillan: The brewing industry paid over $160M in taxes in 2015, accounting for 4.2% of the $3.8T Federal budget. #Beer https://…
The brewing industry paid over $160M in taxes in 2015, accounting for 4.2% of the $3.8T Federal budget. #Beer https://t.co/oIC0P5sVpx
Beer Institute releases domestic tax paid estimate (welcome back to work) https://t.co/E7lKw7qt4F
Beer Institute domestic tax paid estimate December 2015 https://t.co/l9f7kq3Q3K via @craftbrewingbiz
Wow, so if 15 taxes are less than 14, beer consumption actually decreased over 2 million bbls? Is this just craft beer or does it include big beer?
This includes all beer.