Bart Grokks Craft Closings, Shopping Behavior

Dear Client:  As expected, craft volume ended up being down double digits heading into the back half of 2020, per today’s mid-year update from Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson. Yep, based on their mid-year surveys, Bart and company found that craft brewing volume declined about 10% in the first half of 2020 versus the same period in 2019.  While it’s crazy to see that kind of decline attached to craft, sadly, you can’t say it’s a shock given the