Another great summit, due to our speakers. Here are the highlights.

Brutal Fruit to hit stores in test markets later in March.

What a terrible month. Luckily, February is better. Plus, c-stores numbers are up.

Plus, early distributor reaction to Bud Select rollout.

Craft beers are again the fatest growing category in the beer business. Plus, has per capita consumption bottomed out?

Heineken us pulling out the stops in the US and Western Europe. Plus, it posted a decent year for HUSA. Plus, Miller posts another full page ad stoking the fires on Bud Select. Details inside.

And A-B is deploying all three tactics in spades. Here are the latest figures.

Bud Light is not in crisis, but there are concerns. Is Bud Select the answer or a curse?

A-B is rolling out retro-cans and Bud Select, Miller is DCing SKYY Blue, Mich Ultra is losing share cooler sets are in play at retail.

More information on Costco, and beer briefs.

Washington distribs hire Oregon attorney Paul Romaine. Plus, will it go to trial? We speak with a source who says it may not get that far. And Pabst hires a new agency for Old Style.

Here are the 2004 import shipment highlights.

The Detroit Free Press fronts a long series on Mich beer and wine distributors. Plus, Coors to close Memphis brewery.

Coors posts a good quarter, and Molson posts a challenging one. Here are the details from the call.

Bad weather, Super Bowl timing contribute to a terrible month.