Lester Gives the Good, Bad and Ugly on Current Beer Landscape

Dear Client:  NBWA chief economist Lester Jones delivered a wide-ranging webinar on the current landscape of beer and overall economy yesterday for the organization’s associate members, giving way to some partly positive details, some “mind-boggling” stats, and some ugly reality for the industry. Let’s get the ugly out of the way first, as Lester did in yesterday’s presentation. “ATROCIOUS” SHIPMENT NUMBER FOR BEER IN JUNE. Lester kicked things off informing those who may be inattentive that “the industry is not