Month: September 2016

For decades, the Wholesale Beer Distributors of  Texas has published a monthly report analyzing beer shipments into the state.  This report begins with a summary of the entire state’s beer by volume, by brand, and by package.  The report also converts the brand totals into barrels.  Obviously, this is a pretty handy report as it provides […]

There is the saying: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Such is the case in the beer industry, but not necessarily in a negative way. We see history repeating itself in the birth and incredible surge of craft beers, aided, of course, by the internet and social media.  Go […]

Shortly after Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys he sold the beer concession rights to Texas Stadium.  What was unusual about this deal was that Texas Stadium, at that time, was not part of the Dallas Cowboys, because the NFL had a sponsorship with AB.  When Jones sold the rights, the football team was experiencing […]

The west coast has always been the incubator of trends for the United States, and this, of course, includes trends in the beer industry.  Crafts got their start on the west coast, predominantly due to that area’s favorable laws, and as some will point out, the mild climate of that area.  Expect the next big […]