Draft beer accounted for 9.6% of US beer volume in 2025, its highest share since before the pandemic, according to the Beer Institute's 2025 packaging mix report released June 3, 2026. The number points to a real, continued rebound in on-premise draft.
The report breaks the year's packaging mix into three buckets: aluminum cans at 63.4%, glass bottles at 27.1%, and draft at 9.6%. Draft's share has climbed 3.8 percentage points since 2020, a steady recovery as bars, taprooms, and restaurants brought drinkers back to the tap.
"Aluminum remains the industry's primary packaging material while draft beer continues to gain momentum," said Beer Institute president and CEO Brian Crawford. The group's chief economist, Dr. Andrew Heritage, added that "draft beer's packaging growth shows the continued strength that I've seen in on-premise channels this year."
For anyone running or supplying draft accounts, the takeaway is simple: more beer is moving through tap lines, which means more couplers, faucets, and shanks in service, and more wear on the parts behind them. If you are repairing or expanding tap stations to keep up, our draft faucets and shanks cover the common builds, and we are glad to talk through what fits your system before you order.
