On August 15 the Brewers Association (BA) filed comments on two important Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) rule making projects. TTB Notice 237 would impose “alcohol facts” nutritional labeling on most beer that moves in interstate commerce …Read More

The Brewers Association now expects the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in August or September. Final content of the revised Guidelines remains unknown, but multiple reports suggest that they will …Read More

On July 1, Brewers Association (BA) Vice President of Government Affairs Marc Sorini testified at a hearing on a proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule on heat injuries and illnesses. The rule would impose a variety of safety …Read More

Recent agreement-in-principle trade deals with the EU, Japan, and several other nations are beginning to clarify the status of tariffs on good relied upon by craft brewers to run their U.S. manufacturing businesses. Aluminum and steel remain tariffed at 50% …Read More

The passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has transfixed Washington observers over the past two months. A centerpiece of President Trump’s agenda, the bill, now signed into law, provides a number of benefits for brewers. Read More

The Brewers Association expects the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans sometime in July. Final content of the revised Guidelines remains unknown, but multiple reports suggest that they will advocate that …Read More

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” making its way through Congress includes several provisions that would benefit small and independent brewers. Key among them: Permanency of the Section 199A tax credit, that seeks to put pass-through entities (e.g., a limited liability company …Read More