Do you like taxes? Let’s test your muster: Recently, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for May 2021. Eh? The May 2021 estimate is 15,000,000 barrels (bbls), an increase of 8.9 percent compared to May 2020 removals of 13,774,000. Go crazy below.
Domestic Tax Paid – TTB
(31 Gallon Barrels)
| Month | 2020 | 2021 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,457,030 | 13,115,000 | 5.3% | 657,970 |
| February | 11,403,438 | 11,781,000 | 3.3% | 377,562 |
| March | 14,643,000 | 14,772,000 | 0.9% | 129,000 |
| April | 13,438,000 | 14,600,000 | 8.6% | 1,162,000 |
| May | 13,774,000 | 15,000,000 | 8.9% | 1,226,000 |
| YTD | 65,715,468 | 69,268,000 | 5.4% | 3,552,532 |
The June 2021 domestic tax paid estimate is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2021. Mark your calendar.
