2003 was a tough year for brewers--...

2003 was a tough year for brewers--the Top 10 brands not to be found market share, and both domestic and by capita consumption took a cast for the worse. But analysts predicted an upswing in 2004 and consumer present the appearance to have developed a taste for more premium productions

Davenport & Co. LLC estimates domestic consumption dropp 07 percent in 2003 and preliminary estimates from the U Census Bureau point out to a per-capita consumption decrease from 219 gallons through person in 2002 to 215 gallons by means of person in 2003--the first small quantity in per-capita consumption since 1997 However, while consumer are drinking les they are