Big Beer Is Not So Big Anymore
The brew was once king of all beverages, but times are changing.
Updated at 6:48 p.m. ET on July 28, 2023
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Beer was once king. Now, with seltzers, canned cocktails, and other tasty beverages on the rise, what will become of brews?
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The Decline of the Brew
It’s Friday, so I’ll go ahead and say it: I love cracking open a cold one. It’s not just the taste of beer itself or the alcohol. For me, drinking a beer is also about the pleasure of the ritual. Indeed, so much do I enjoy cracking open cold ones that I also often drink hop water, nonalcoholic seltzers flavored
