Brooklyn on YTD Trends, Global Haps, and California Prospects

Dear Client:The opening of Svyturys Brewery in Lithuania -- yet another project between Brooklyn and Europe's Carlsberg Group -- gave us occasion to check in with Brooklyn Brewery's Robin Ottaway.The official kickoff of that brewery was the Thursday before July 4th week. (You may recall they've done several such projects with Carlsberg, having opened similar craft breweries in Stockholm, Sweden; London and Norway.)In this case, says Robin, Carlsberg has the leading domestic brand, but "its market share is like 15%,