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Michigan Guild Kicks Off New Year with Substance and Style

Michigan small brewers convene for annual winter conference. More

Export Development Program at 2012 Fancy Food Show

The Fancy Food Show attracts a large contingent of buyers from the US and internationally, helping American craft brewers gain exposure in the marketplace and ultimately sell more craft beer domestically and abroad.  More

Congressman Tours and Tastes at North Carolina Breweries

U.S. Representative Brad Miller (D-NC) toured two small brewers in Raleigh, NC, recently, highlighting his support of the Small BREW Act. More

Delaware Senators Visit Local Brewery

Fordham Brewing meets with Democratic Senators Carper and Coons. More

US Senator Visits Ohio Craft Brewer

Great Lakes Brewing Co. provides an update to US Senator Rob Portman's visit to their Cleveland brewery. More

Texas Small Brewer Wins Partial Victory Against State Alcoholic Beverage Commission

In a decision handed down earlier this week by the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, several provisions of Texas alcohol law have been found to violate the First Amendment of the Constitution. The court found in favor of Jester Kin More

Brewers Guild Update: Arizona

Trip notes on a recent Arizona Brewers Guild meeting by State Brewers Association Coordinator, Acacia Coast. More

Five New State Guilds in 2011

As 2011 wrapped up, the national guilds roster had grown by five, with Louisiana, Tennessee, Delaware, Utah, and Kansas establishing state small brewers associations. More than three-quarters of the 50 U.S. states now have some form of a small craft brewe More

Senator Charles Schumer Joins Senate Small Brewers Caucus

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) recently joined the Senate Small Brewers Caucus and is in support of the proposed Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act (S. 534). More

New Jersey’s Flying Fish Brewing Co. Hosts Lt. Governor

Small business in New Jersey prompts Lt. Governor's visit to Flying Fish. More

Support Your Local Brewery

Your brewery needs to become part of the SYLB network enlisting beer activists to help support the rights of craft breweries around the country. Visit www.SupportYourLocalBrewery.org.

Monthly Legal Briefs

Find out what is happening locally and nationally in the Monthly Legal Briefs. This comprehensive summary can be found in our Government Affairs section.

Brewers Association Logo Usage Policy

The number of logo usage requests by Brewers Association members is on the rise, and here are the rules of use. More