Beer shipments in the U.S. slipped an estimated 1.4%, or 2.9 million barrels, from 2010 to 2011, according to recent newsletter published by Beer Marketer’s Insights. Of course it was the Big Boys who took the hit, with Anheuser-Busch InBev shipments slipping 2.9% and MillerCoors seeing shipments fall 3%.  Imports didn’t fare any better, as [...]

  …is poking fun at Jim’s expense, of course!  So, above is a picture of Jim’s new car.  Spankin’ new is a matter of fact.  Looks like little brother is hitting that “Mid-Life Crisis” stage where he buys something fun and completely impractical!  Jim and I have been texting back and forth about which car [...]

There’s an old business adage: if you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em, and that’s what Anheuser-Busch is doing, buying out Goose Island Brewery for somewhere between $22.5 million (according to MarketWatch) and $38.8 million (according to the Chicago Tribune). When I first saw this I thought it was an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke, but [...]