Small BREW Act Provides Tax Relief for Local Breweries

[MNBrewer]

Thanks Sen. Klobuchar.

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/beer-214425611.html

[unionthug777]

1. beer is good !!!

having an imperial ipa right now !! mmmmmmmmmmm...nice and cold.

[MNBrewer]

2. Drinking a home brew of my own right now

an White IPA type with candied ginger and other spices.

[customerserviceguy]

3. While I support the craft brew industry

as often as possible, I do wonder: What's the trade-off? Where will the lost revenue be made up? The devil may be in that detail.

Also, being so far away from Minnesota, I have to ask the locals there, what are the names of the best brewers in the state, I'd like to keep that in mind should I decide to visit.

[MNBrewer]

4. Well

It's a big state, geographically.

If you're in Duluth up on the shores of Lake Superior, I can recommend Fitger's. My favorite MN brewery. If you're interested in the full details of how I realized I "love" beer, ask in a private message

In the twin cities, there is a plethora of options. My personal favorite of the new breweries is Dangerous Man, but Fulton, Lucid and Badger Hill are also good. For brew pubs...Barley John's or Town Hall/Town Hall Tap are my choices. Beer bars: RePublic or the Blue Nile (Ethiopian restaurant with a GREAT beer bar).

[customerserviceguy]

6. Thanks!

I'm a bit surprised that I've never even read about any of them before. Sounds like a road trip may have to come on the agenda in the next year or two!

[MNBrewer]

5. I think the lost revenue is marginal... btw.

I'm in favor of enriching culture at the expense of $.

[customerserviceguy]

7. While I agree

in this case, I thought legislation had to balance out between revenues lost and other savings from other things in the bill. If they want to tax macrobrewers more to make up for it, I'm all for that, but it's my bet that Miller-Bud-Coors owns enough congresscritters to keep that from happening.