The Brewers Association (BA) defines a craft brewer as small, independent and traditional. The definition exists to provide a clear set of guidelines as to what breweries are included in the industry statistics published by the BA. In lieu of listing domestic non-craft breweries that fall outside of this definition, the Brewers Association will post a list of 2012 craft breweries that meet the small, independent and traditional criteria, along with a press release on craft brewing industry statistics, in the first quarter of 2013.