Some Distribs Asking Small Brewers for Buybacks

Dear Client: By now, most of the largest craft brewers, like Sierra Nevada and Boston Beer, have announced credits for expiring keg returns (60% and 50%, respectively; Boston's terms were pre-existing). Even Summit Brewing, which only produces a hair over 120,000 barrels, announced a plan to offer full credit on untapped, expiring kegs, about a month ago [see CBD 03-31-2020]. But now, it appears that some distributors may come to expect rebates from craft brewers of every size.  One small