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2percent or more of its beer on site.%u201d5 Brewpubs serve fresh-made beer to their immediate, local communities. Microbreweries produce up to 15,000 barrels per year with up to 75 percent sold off-site at bars, restaurants, or stores, most often limited to their local area, home state, or nearby states. Regional craft breweries produce between 15,000 and 6,000,000 barrels per year and are (most often) available in multiple states and possibly multiple countries.6 Regional craft breweries often begin as microbreweries but increase their production and geographic reach over time.The number of breweries in the United States has deviated over time. In 1873 the number peaked at 4,131, serving 8.9 million barrels of beer to approximately 42 million people, averaging 1 barrel per 4.7 people and 10,167 people per brewery.7 Through aggressive brewery consolidation, changes in consumer preferences, and societal changes (notably the temperance movement leading to Prohibition), the number of breweries steadily declined.8In 1982, 93breweries operated across the United States, mostly regional breweries making a similar commodity good serving over 231 million people, or 2.5 million people per brewery. Craft beer has experienced explosive growth as consumers experience new and unique products. The number of US breweries surpassed the 1873 historic high of 4,131 in November 2015, with growth currently exceeding two breweries opening every day.9 Craft beer grossed $22,300,000,000 in 2015, or 21% of the total US beer market, a 16% growth over 2014. The industry produced 24,523,015 barrels or 13% of beer production in 2015, a 15% increase over 2014.10 Breweries and brewpubs employ over 115,000 people while auxiliary businesses (such as alcohol wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, farmers, and equipment and merchandise manufacturers) employ over 300,000 people.11 Craft beer is a major economic force in the United States.