BeerBoard reports locations open and pouring beer dipped a point to 91% of locations open. Average Number of Taps dropped one handle to average 19 per location nationally. Seven states tracked lost one handle each, while three states held firm from the prior period.
Percentage Taps Pouring dialed back to 70% on the weekend, following two straight periods of growth. Each of the 10 states tracked by BeerBoard saw a decline for the period, led by South Carolina, which fell from 76% to 71%.
Volume lost all of its growth from last period, and then some. Coming off a +14.2% climb July 8-11, volume realized a -17.8% drop for July 22-25. Each state tracked saw a decline, with Tennessee (-26.4%), Nevada (-22.2%) and Georgia (-20.1%) among the most significant.
Rate of Sale also saw the gains from the prior period evaporate this weekend, as it was-16.4% for the period. Similar to Volume, Tennessee (-20.0%), Nevada (-18.8%) and Georgia (-17.6%) were the leaders among each state to realize a decline on the weekend.