That’s from a year earlier, when U.S. brewers produced 12,390,000 barrels. This year, in the midst of the pandemic, they shipped 12,300,000 barrels, Beer Institute said. All things considered, with many pouring locations closed, as we noted yesterday, that’s pretty good. It suggests to us the beer business is doing okay, relatively speaking.
For the calendar year, domestic removals are down 1,290,793 barrels, also a 0.8% decrease. Still, given the impact of Covid throughout the year, we think that’s pretty good.