The Big Three-Tier Loophole: 10% of US Draft Production Sold Direct

Dear Client:Beer industry economists Lester Jones and Bart Watson shared lots of evolving trends at the San Diego Brewbound Session. Some were known, some were new. But perhaps nothing was as dramatic as the rapid shifts the economists depicted in the beer industry's on-premise.On one hand, we've lost millions of bars and taverns over the last decade, said NBWA economist, Lester. Meanwhile, "premises use," how the TTB categorizes beer sold directly from brite tanks to consumer at breweries, is growing