text:  For short, it hit a three-year high last month. That's according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association, whence that index comes. The trade group says July the 4th is generally the top beer-consuming holiday in these United States, and it looks like the industry has a bit more to celebrate this year after a tough 2023 when beer sales slumped last year and they hit lows not seen since the 1990s. Marketplace's Megan McCarty Carino has more on what's brewing.