Bill Newlands on Constellation’s Craft Strategy

Dear Client: When we had Constellation chief Bill Newlands on the horn a few weeks ago to catch up on all things beer (and cannabis), we had to ask about Ballast Point.  According to numbers from The New Brewer, Ballast Point has lost about 25% of its volume since Constellation bought it at the very end of 2015: Its 2016 volume was 430,000 barrels. It finished last year at 320,000 barrels.  2019 has so far been a tough year for