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We need a new word for when higher priced segments are growing share simply because they are shrinking slower than lower priced segments. To me premiumization suggests people actively moving up market. This is de-economization (or whatever better word exists).

What do you want to know?.

GABF ticket sales kick off today! . One thing I'm most excited about for this year's fest are new investments in the music experience at the Mile High Stage. Aiko on Th night & Fr night announcement coming soon!. Come for the beer, stay for the concerts!.

And this is squinted eyeball analysis, but looks like wages are maybe half of the explanation?.

For years restaurant prices largely tracked overall food prices. That changed ~10 years ago & since then restaurant prices have grown significantly faster. What changed? I'm sure the simple answer is wages - but can't believe that's the whole story.

RIP to the TTB's keg and can/bottle data. It's been fun.

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Congrats to Ken - well deserved. I've had the pleasure of interacting with him on multiple occasions as he's turned his sharp mind to the topic of beer.

There are going to be far too many of these, but I wanted to share the GoFundMe for Maria Pearman, who has been a friend and advisor to so many in the bev alc community. Please share and contribute as able.

Craft Brewers Conference Registration is now open! Come join us in Indianapolis.

Brewers - 24 additional ingredients now exempt from TTB formula approval as a result of a BA petition.

Cool new resource for BA members from the BA market development committee & our creative team: Sell sheet templates. Canva files that you can easily edit for your brewery and brands. If you've thought about sell sheets but never made one, now is the time!.

The graph you didn't know you needed today but you're getting anyway. States ranked by barley production from 2005-2024.

Those percentages are in terms of customs value.

Of the top 5 ports for bev alc imports, 2 (NY and Miami) are affected and 3 (Laredo, Nogales, and SF) aren't.

All of this data comes from US Trade Online and looks at 2204 Wine, 2208 Spirits, and 2203 Beer. I included 11 districts and I believe the other ports affected are also in those districts.

Possible that only looking at "scotch, whiskey and rum" is skewing it, but seems like this is a big deal for wine imports, big but not as big for spirits, and not as impactful on beer.

I pulled spirits generally as opposed to "whiskey, scotch and rum" but the number I get is 47% - most of which is wine (75% of wine imports through affected ports). Spirits is ~50% and beer it's only 15%. Most imported beer coming through Laredo and Nogales districts (79% total).

Related to the port strike, I've seen the often used number (originally from CNN business) that those ports cover "80% of imported beer, wine, whiskey and scotch and 60% of rum." Didn't ring true to me so I pulled some numbers.