Beer Institute Releases February 2026 Taxable Removals Estimate
WASHINGTON, Apr 02, 2026 — Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of taxable removals shipments by beer brewers for February 2026:
February 2026 estimate of 10,200,000 barrels, for an increase of 0.2% compared to February 2025 removals of 10,180,006.
| Taxable Removals Tax Paid – TTB | ||||
| (31 Gallon Barrels) | ||||
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 10,606,649 | 9,600,000 | -9.5% | -1,006,649 |
| February | 10,180,006 | 10,200,000 | 0.2% | 19,994 |
| YTD | 20,786,655 | 19,800,000 | -4.7% | -986,655 |
| Taxable Removals Tax Paid – TTB | ||||
| (31 Gallon Barrels) | ||||
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 11,574,099 | 10,606,649 | -8.4% | -967,450 |
| February | 12,127,576 | 10,180,006 | -16.1% | -1,947,570 |
| March | 12,493,927 | 12,395,293 | -0.8% | -98,634 |
| April | 12,486,146 | 12,075,972 | -3.3% | -410,174 |
| May | 13,557,611 | 12,927,928 | -4.6% | -629,683 |
| June | 14,383,503 | 14,175,272 | -1.4% | -208,231 |
| July | 12,742,009 | 12,317,012 | -3.3% | -424,997 |
| August | 13,037,756 | 11,266,533 | -13.6% | -1,771,223 |
| September | 12,106,781 | 11,930,460 | -1.5% | -176,321 |
| October | 11,442,533 | 10,518,708 | -8.1% | -923,825 |
| November | 10,379,155 | 9,359,808 | -9.8% | -1,019,347 |
| December | 11,473,334 | 10,588,871 | -7.7% | -884,463 |
| YTD | 147,804,430 | 138,342,512 | -6.4% | -9,461,918 |
The March 2026 taxable removals estimate is scheduled to be released on May 5, 2026.
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