A Wide Look at Retail Consumer Spending Trends

Dear Client:  Considering the current tough times for craft, exacerbated by at least some consumer belt-tightening -- and as we stare down a key beer holiday -- we thought it would be useful to share a recent, timely story from sister publication, Wine & Spirits Daily.  Indeed, the entire U.S. bev alc market is challenging right now, from wholesaler inventories (particularly on the spirits side) to that aforementioned consumer trepidation.  As part of the Distilled Spirits Council’s recent "Ask the