Texas craft beer industry pours more than $2 billion into state’s economy

Texas craft beer brewers, hamstrung until recently by restrictive legislation, have continued to gain significant ground on their competitors in other states over the last several years. A new study released by the Brewers Association shows that Texas’ craft beer industry contributed more than $2.3 billion to the state’s economy in 2012. As a result, Texas outperformed 48 other states last year in terms of the economic impact from brewing and selling of craft beers. Texas ranked No. 2 last… Reported by bizjournals 3 hours ago.