Dear Client:  It was arguably Boston Beer’s late July Q2 results —where the company posted 24% depletion growth, a halving of prior trends — where “Seltzer Slowdowngate” officially started.  Recall, that showing led the company to revise depletion and shipment growth estimates significantly downward, to between +25% and +40% (odd times indeed, when this is … Continue reading "Boston Grows Depletions and Shipments 11% in Q3 but Sees $133 Million Cost to Seltzer Slowdown"