Breweries in Delaware produce a wide range of

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s in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. In 2012 Delaware's 10 breweries and brewpubs employed 200 people directly, and 2,600 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Delaware's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Delaware's breweries and related industries was more than $66 million. Consumer purchases of Delaware's brewery products generated another $16 million in tax revenue. In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Delaware ranked 14th in the number of

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per capita, with 10. As of May 2014, there were eight breweries in the state of Delaware that are members of the Delaware Brewers Guild. For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822

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in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237

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, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. In that same year, according to the

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, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.

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* Dogfish Head Brewery –

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Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (Iron Hill) is a scratch brewery and craft restaurant founded in 1996 in Newark, Delaware. The company is recognized for their craft kitchen concept and award-winning beers. History Iron Hill was founded in 199 ...

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Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company, founded in 2007 in Dover, Delaware, is a brewery that produces a variety of craft beers and craft sodas. The brewery produces two brands, the Fordham brand and the Dominion brand, under one operation. Since 20 ...

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* Twin Lakes Brewing Company –

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Breweries

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