LCBO Ontario Craft Beer sales

Bullzie · Post by **Bullzie** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:34 am

It would seem that these numbers look promising for Ontario Craft Brewers...

LCBO on track for record booze sales

Bullzie

sstackho · Post by **sstackho** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:24 am

Craft beer sales up 54% in a year! That's quite a feat.

Ralphus · Post by **Ralphus** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:20 pm

Craft beer sales up 54% in a year! That's quite a feat.

That is good news. And it's not just craft beer - it's Ontario craft beer up 54%. I'm guessing a total volume is $10M is still small but hopefully its an indication that 1) buying habits in the general population are changing 2) Ontario craft brewers are doing a better job of marketing, distributing and creating products that consumers want.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:31 pm

That's good news... but only 10.5 mil? I assume that's just the LCBO and doesn't include the Beer Store?

The Ontario Craft Brewers represent 30 breweries, so that's roughly an average of 350k in sales (some a lot more, some a lot less). Subtract the government tax and the cost of doing business... and man, they must really love their job!

detritus · Post by **detritus** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:09 pm

Derek wrote:That's good news... but only 10.5 mil? I assume that's just the LCBO and doesn't include the Beer Store?

Doesn't include the Beer Store, or (more importantly) sales directly out of the brewery (including restaurant/bar sales).

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:13 pm

still incredible numbers

the 5 year trend must have shot the lights out

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:28 pm

5 year is completely unpredictable given the growth provincially. Eventually it'll reach a point where new breweries start effecting the sales of old ones. That's why it's so important to get the message out now.