Amazon Opportunity, Problematic Pricing and More on Taprooms

Dear Client:A provocative retailer/distributor NBWA panel touched on Amazon, taprooms, pricing and more -- with some surprising answers. The players: Falling Rock Tap House owner Chris Black; Crescent Crown Arizona EVP and GM, Joe Cotroneo; Albertsons' GVP of Wine, Beer and Spirits, Jim Blumling; Crossmark Chief Insights Officer David Newman; and moderator Travis Markstein of Markstein Beverage Co. They discussed hot topic issues, from Amazon (not a threat, says one distrib) to beer pricing (too high, says the retailer) to