U.S. Beer Industry Slowly Recovering

Low Carb May Be Our SalvationShe's still sick, but she's making a slow but steady recover. The Beer Institute estimates that state-by-state shipments were up 0.8% in July, which still puts us down 1.4% year-to-date to July. That means we've been in positive territory for the second month in a row this year (all trends previous to June were negative). Look for August shipments to be about flat.Among the high volume states, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas have made remarkable