The Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by brewers. The September 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 15 million barrels. September 2012 removals were 14.8 million (revised) for an increase of +1.7 percent. Year to date though, volume is down 1.8 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2012 and 2013:
| Month | 2012 | 2013 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,341,173 | 13,700,000 | 2.7% | 358,827 |
| February | 13,750,782 | 12,900,000 | -6.2% | -850,782 |
| March | 15,650,416 | 14,792,000 | -5.5% | -858,416 |
| April | 14,903,136 | 15,060,000 | 1.1% | 156,864 |
| May | 16,916,518 | 16,320,000 | -3.5% | -596,518 |
| June | 17,029,525 | 16,600,000 | -2.5% | -429,525 |
| July | 16,464,805 | 16,200,000 | -1.6% | -264,805 |
| August | 16,560,000 | 16,300,000 | -1.6% | -260,000 |
| September | 14,750,000 | 15,000,000 | 1.7% | 250,000 |
| YTD | 139,366,355 | 136,872,000 | -1.8% | -2,494,355 |
The Beer Institute is the trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.
If you’re interested in beer industry data, be sure to check out the Q3 earnings from Sam Adams, as well as this latest update on on-premise sales from GuestMetrics.
