Craft beer boon from Budget 2015

Craft breweries will benefit from an expansion of the limit for excise relief from 20 hectolitres to 30 hectolitres.

The limit adjustment reflects ambitions by the sector to expand production and reach into a broader market.

Craft beer lobby group Beoir had been pushing for the current excise relief to be extended to craft cider producers but they do not benefit from the expansion.

The craft market in Ireland has grown substantially over ...