Everyone else's 2016 sucked. But not for craft beer. Not at all …

Here it is, the end of the line. It's December again, which means for the next 30 days the world will be force-fed stats, numbers, graphs and lists rounding out the biggest news of the last year. For most, 2016 is a time to forget ever happened. Not so for the craft beer industry. It's a market still kicking ass and taking names along the way.

Reflecting on the significant impact of small and independent craft breweries in 2016, the Brewers Association — the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers — looked back on the defining beer moments of 2016.