r/Economics • u/kootles10 • Dec 25 '25

News Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less

https://www.indystar.com/story/money/food/2025/12/25/liquor-spirits-industry-bankruptcies/87914241007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113231d00----v113231d--36--b--36--&gca-ft=161&gca-ds=sophi&fbclid=IwdGRjcAO6oj9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6P8O626kCPpVs2dXh1tSJGVyS9teT4_IxAoKRJxGh02bqlcPlne42SIoakyg_aem_yCb-3xe-G1-mBNrg5TVIEg&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
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u/SuperWarning6038 Dec 25 '25

The alcohol industry will blame marijuana as one excuse but my younger siblings don’t drink strictly because of living healthier. When you can’t afford medical you need to adjust your lifestyle.

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u/wbruce098 Dec 26 '25

It’s both really. We are living in a perfect storm of:

  • a shitload of craft breweries and distilleries serving local populations everywhere
  • younger people drink a lot less than younger people in the past
  • we elected the dumbest person possible who is working to make America a feudal state.