Beer Institute Releases January 2026 Taxable Removals Estimate Report

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WASHINGTON, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of taxable removals shipments by beer brewers for January 2026:

January 2026 estimate of 9,600,000 barrels, for a decrease of 9.4% compared to December 2025 removals of 10,595,677.

 

Taxable Removals - TTB
(31 Gallon Barrels)
Month 2024 2025 Percent Change Volume Change
January 11,571,405 10,595,677 -8.4% -975,728
February 12,125,150 10,157,478 -16.2% -1,967,672
March 12,488,266 12,386,603 -0.8% -101,663
April 12,482,666 12,076,013 -3.3% -406,653
May 13,554,865 12,924,237 -4.7% -630,628
June 14,375,842 14,157,179 -1.5% -218,663
July 12,738,023 12,316,232 -3.3% -421,791
August 13,035,157 11,265,822 -13.6% -1,769,335
September 12,102,560 11,887,799 -1.8% -214,761
October 11,442,533 10,512,773 -8.1% -929,760
November 10,379,155 10,000,000 -3.7% -379,155
December 11,467,838 10,800,000 -5.8% -667,838
YTD 147,763,460 139,079,813 -5.9% -8,683,647

The February 2026 taxable removals estimate is scheduled to be released April 2.

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Caitlin Harder
Beer Institute
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charder@beerinstitute.org