Beer Demand Goes Flat As Even Alcoholics Pull Back With Gas Above $4

Beer Demand Goes Flat As Even Alcoholics Pull Back With Gas Above $4 Beer sales across the U.S. over Memorial Day weekend were troublingly soft, according to a new Goldman report, which attributed the weakness primarily to a "challenging macro backdrop" and unusually cold weather across parts of the Lower 48 states. The Gulf-related fuel price shock has kept the national average for 87-octane gasoline above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold for more than 66 days, or...