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Trump Tariffs Hit Beer Where it Hurts

Yesterday President Trump announced plans to propose a 10% tariff on imported aluminum in order to reverse what he calls "unfair trade and bad policy" around the world.The announcement received immediate backlash from manufacturers and other countries, as it would increase production costs for a number of industries, per WSJ. The tariff hurts beer more than wine and spirits as more than half of the beer produced annually is in aluminum cans or aluminum bottles, according to Beer Institute chief

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