Sen. Kerry Introduces BEER Act
Sen. Kerry (D-MA) has introduced the Brewer’s Employment and Excise Tax Relief Act (BEER Act). The legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and now supported by 17 other Senators would allow small craft brewers to pay an excise tax of $3.50 per barrel on the first 60,000 barrels of beer they produce each year. This rate is half of what the brewers currently pay. After 60,000 barrels, the excise tax would raise to $16 per barrel, until they reach 2 million barrels.
Currently, small craft breweries are defined as those who produce less than two million barrels of beer annually. The BEER Act would raise that ceiling to 6 million barrels per year. Similar legislation was introduced last session by Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), but failed to advance.
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