Imports Showing Signs of Growth

July import shipments were up 6.1%, according to data from the Beer Institute released Friday. That puts year-to-date import shipments up almost 4%. That is good news for a skittish industry as we go into the October price increase, as consumers clearly are willing and able to continue to trade up to higher priced products.On the American specialty beer panel Sunday at the NBWA Convention, Gary Fish of Deschutes noted that brewers and distributors are probably leaving money on the