Readers Respond

BBD readers are our best reporters, and they respond to recent issues affecting the beer industry, like trading down, trading up, and the ever-present issue of fuel surcharges. Here is a smattering of emails we have received, edited for length and to protect identities:FROM CALIFORNIA DISTRIB: "Harry, the brewers basically discounted premium beer to budget beer levels. Now our premiums are up but budget beer is flat. It would have made more sense to let people trade down naturally to