Did You Know These 15 Craft Beer Facts?

Craft beer is the heart of The Half Wall, so we compiled a list of 15 craft beer facts to share. How many did you already know?

1. The most popular type of craft beer in the U.S. is IPA (India Pale Ale).

2. California has the most craft breweries in the U.S. – 330 and counting.

3. There are over 150 beer styles recognized by the Brewer’s Association.

4. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Barack Obama all brewed beers at home.

5. The imperial stout has the most calories at 300, followed by pumpkin ale at 240.

6. Beer color is directly related to malt content. The higher the content, the darker the beer.

7. Shaker pints are the least recommended glass to serve craft beer due to its poor job of bringing out the flavor.

8. An American craft brewer is defined as a small, independent, and traditional producer of beer.

9. The Weihenstephan brewery in Freising, Bavaria is believed to be the oldest existing brewery with a traceable history back to 1040 AD.

10. The science of fermentation is known as zymurgy.

11. The reason beer doesn’t have high alcohol content? Yeast can only survive alcohol concentrations of 14% to 18%.

12. In ancient Egypt, workers living in Giza often received rations of beer three times a day as payment.

13. In 2010, the world’s oldest drinkable beer was found on a Baltic Sea shipwreck. The ship is believed to have sailed over 200 years ago.

14. The United States is the second largest hop producer in the world (behind Germany).

15. Craft breweries have now averaged 10.9 percent growth over the last decade.