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In the midst of a rough summer, the beer industry just posted a victory. Trade groups representing brewers big and small have cajoled over half of the legislators in the House of Representatives to sign…

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Lager Heads has discussed the possibility of a beer tax being used as a funding mechanism for a remaking of the U.S. health care system. But it appears that is not going to happen.

A beer tax…

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Sure, they’re a little arcane and obscure, those closed-door negotiations in the U.S. Congress over how to pay for a proposed health care overhaul. But you can bet that the beer industry is paying attention.…

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Brewers have been watching - with various levels of concern - the machinations on Capitol Hill over ways to finance possible health care reform. In recent weeks, there has been some brainstorming - but…

A new law in New York is designed to increase recycling and pad the state’s coffers. But the law is making no friends in the brewing community. In fact, it has caused one of the most fascinating pieces of beer news we’ve…

A new economic impact study casts America’s beer industry as an economic powerhouse directly employing more than one million people and paying $28 billion in wages. The study, commissioned by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association, also indicated…

Across the country, governors and state legislators are trying to plug gaping holes in their budgets. Federal bailout money only goes so far. Are heavier taxes on beer a good option to boost revenue?

Well, if New York’s recent experience is…

Thought experiment: What would happen to the brewing industry if state lawmakers raised alcohol taxes to cover budget gaps? What would happen to drinkers?

Those questions might be more than theoretical as states grapple with unbalanced budgets. Bloomberg has a fascinating story…

Two big trade groups for the beer industry are applauding the introduction of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would lower the federal excise tax on beer to levels not seen in nearly two decades.

The Washington-based Beer Institute (for…