Americans' fondness for beer shows signs of lagging. U.S. beer sales fell 1.7 percent last year, according to the Brewers Association. The continued rise in craft beers — and growth of spirits — are taking market share from some of the stalwarts of the U.S. beer industry.
For example, Anheuser-Busch InBev saw sales declines with both its Budweiser and Bud Light brands, according to data from IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm (@iriworldwide).
