Ohio Loses 10% Shipments in January

March 6, 2012Ohio Loses 10% Shipments in JanuaryDear Client:Yes, that's right. After gorging consumers apparently with Yuengling in December, the state saw a shipment decline of 10% in January of all beers, likely due to excess inventory of beer from non-Yuengling brands sitting in distributors' warehouses. And remember, January was a record month for the beer industry nationally, growing 5% in Beer Institute estimates. Yes, we had good weather and an extra sell day and an easy comp blah blah