Are Imports Choking Off Beer Growth

One contrarian theory being bandied about some corners of the beer industry these days is the notion that imports are actually choking off growth for the industry. The theory goes something like this: The domestic mainstream brands are basically flat, while high end craft and imports are growing like gangbusters...PERCENTAGE-WISE, but the increase in barrelage is still comparatively modest compared to the swings we see in domestic premium brands. So more consumers are trading up to imports, but naturally you