09.08.2009 10:43 am
Is the beer industry recession-proof?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With the economy rearranging spending priorities, we periodically ask: Is the beer industry immune to the recession? We have certainly seen a lot of resilience in the industry over the past few months. As wags tell us, people drink when things are going well, and they also drink when things are falling apart.
Inc. magazine tackles the recession question here.



Jeremiah McWilliams is a native Virginian who came to the Post-Dispatch in early 2007 to cover beer and other consumer products. He previously covered manufacturing for the Virginian-Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, Va. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University.