Spirit distiller and seller Brown-Forman posted a 9% dip in fiscal fourth quarter earnings but ends up in the green. Alcoholic beverage company Brown-Forman posted a 9% dip in fiscal fourth quarter earnings today, to $72.7 million, or $0.49 per share, versus $79.6 million, or $0.53 per share, in the same quarter last year.Sales rose 7%, to $733 million.