Here to Stay

Lots of reader feedback to yesterday's story regarding the fate of high end. You'll recall that we believe the WSJ's assessment that affordable luxuries may have peaked wasn't particularly applicable to beer. After all, above-premium beer, as a percentage of total beer sold, is still far below the respective shares of premium wine and spirits in their categories.One thing everybody agrees on is that high-end beers is not a bubble because it will never burst. Consumer choice is here to