[Paul Leone] The New York State brewing industry
really didn't start to pick up until
around 2003 when the association was
founded. Once there was a Board of
Directors keeping an eye on things, you
really started to see a growth of the
brewing industry. So you know, around
2003 there might have been 60 breweries.
Now there's well over 200. A great stat
that I love to tell everybody is that
before prohibition there were over 350
breweries in New York State with a
population of 5 million. We have a little
over 250 now with a population of 20 million.
So as long as the quality stays
good, you could end up seeing six to
seven hundred breweries in New York
State before really levels out.
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