Uh, no. Beer sales are at their highest ever...its just people are switching to craft beer at a huge rate and the big breweries are suffering.
Once people try a flavorful beer its hard to go back, even to Guinness.
And the beauty is that some of these breweries are practically their own community with followers and fans. I went to a few in Colorado I. The sticks and you really felt a sense of neighborly pride in their product. Sociali gatherings were basically neighbors setting out and enjoying each other’s company and and too much beer. ‘Merica!