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U.S. Senate Establishes Small Brewers Caucus

June 20, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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The Brewers Association (BA) announced today that the United States Senate established a Senate Small Brewers Caucus. The new Caucus was founded by Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).

From the press release:

In a Dear Colleague letter, Senators Baucus and Crapo noted, “In recent years, the more than 1,700 craft brewers all across America have met growing consumer demand for their products by brewing flavorful and innovative beers which they encourage Americans to enjoy in a responsible manner. These small and independent brewers…generate more than $3 billion in wages and benefits, and pay more than $2.3 billion in business, personal and consumption taxes.”

Mirroring the House Small Brewers Caucus, formed in 2007, the Senate Small Brewers Caucus provides a forum for members of the Senate and their staffs to discuss the issues important to small brewers while exploring what lawmakers can do to strengthen the growth and role of these small businesses in local economies across the country.

The caucus will also provide opportunities for Senators and staff to learn about the science and art of brewing beer, and the unique cultural and economic contributions made by small brewers to their communities.

Currently, the 1,700+ small American breweries account for about five percent of all the beer enjoyed in the United States and 50 percent of brewery jobs—-totaling some 100,000 good-paying part- and full-time positions across the country.

According to Senator Crapo, “[t]his caucus will provide Senators with a better understanding of all aspects of small brewing and the positive impact it has on their communities.”

Filed Under: Breweries, News, Politics & Law Tagged With: D.C., Law



Comments

  1. Rory says

    June 20, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Hopefully this will help states get rid of some of the repressive & archaic laws on the books. AT least some in congress are actually working for American business!

  2. easong says

    June 20, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    I will drink a Montana beer soon to thank Sen. Baucus. (Not a Moose Drool). Love Flathead Lake Brewing Co ales, wish they could be had out here on the Coast.

  3. Beerman49 says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:42 am

    Gawdamn! A Republican w/sense when it comes to beer/alcohol. May the moronic WI gov & his fellow T-party-ites take note; ditto for the Marin Institute!

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