Craft brewing equals about 4.6 percent of all beer brewed in Colorado, but of the 6,600 brewery-related jobs in the state, 4,200 involve craft beer.

The federal excise tax on beer originally was collected to pay for the Civil War. However, the tax has never been repealed. In 2011, Colorado brewers paid about $100 million in federal, state and local taxes.

Just more than 10 percent of Colorado craft brewers export their product internationally.

The Front Range is the largest craft-brewing market in the United States, with 74 breweries in operation.

Durango ranks first for breweries in the nation per capita, with one brewery for every 3,480 people.

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