World Series bets, and some beer news 10/23/13

Happy World Series everyone. There's been a lot of poo slung in the direction of Cardinal Nation recently, as apparently having the best fans in baseball, and having a team with a rich history of winning and playing the game the right way ruffles the feathers of some. I don't know about you all, but I kinda enjoy being the underdogs, the forgotten ones from flyover country. Anyhow, this is a beer blog, not a baseball blog so I'll leave it with a simple Go Cards!

The baseball tie in here is that St. Louis and Boston are home to some very fine breweries, and they've decided to place a friendly wager on the outcome of the Series. From the Schlafly blog:
http://schlafly.com/blog/2013/10/23/time-for-some-world-series-wagers/

Boulevard Brewing has been sold to the Belgians. Duvel Moortgart has acquired the Kansas City brewery, Missouri's largest after the InBev buyout. That title reverts back to our side of the state with Schlafly taking over the top spot. Read about it here. From The Kansas City Star:
 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/17/4558825/kansas-citys-boulevard-brewing.html

Less beer was sold in Missouri in the state’s most recent fiscal year, but several craft brewers continued to see growth.

Overall beer sales fell 1.3 percent to 134.08 million gallons through June 30, the end of Missouri’s fiscal year, as some consumers shifted to wine and spirits.

That’s down from 135.86 million gallons in 2012, according to new data from the state’s Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.

It’s the fourth straight year of declining beer sales in Missouri.

TOP SELLERS

The top 10 beer sellers in Missouri, by gallons sold in the state:

Rank. Brewer. FY 2012 sales. FY 2013 sales.

1. Anheuser Busch   84,521,510   83,670,624

2. MillerCoors          33,289,663   31,804,430

3. Pabst Brewing       3,229,430   3,222,611

4. Crown Imports      2,557,184   2,554,360

5. Boulevard Brewing 1,969,138   2,056,191

6. Heineken USA       1,536,187   1,538,288

7. Diageo/Guinness   1,447,162   1,297,430

8. Schlafly                1,052,797   1,135,777

9. Boston Beer Co.       929,482     996,310

10. Mark Anthony/Mike's 787,896   713,057

Source: Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control