Higher costs are impacting Wisconsin breweries. Some industry leaders don`t expect that to change in 2023.

In recent months, Henry Schwartz from MobCraft Beer said it feels like brewery customers have hit a "hard reset" on their pre-pandemic habits.

"We`ve seen a lot of new customers that have shown up, maybe because their old watering hole went out of business or they just thought, `Well, let`s try something new.` So we`ve definitely seen a big shift in consumer habits," Schwartz said.

He said they`ve seen a strong turnout at their taproom in Milwaukee, but they`re still selling more packaged beer at grocery stores than at bars. It`s a trend that started during the height of the pandemic and has continued nationally...