tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1175277275358974415..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Taxes and ProductionJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-87248885671562705552016-03-22T08:26:07.498-07:002016-03-22T08:26:07.498-07:00Looking at the map, doesn't there seem to be a...Looking at the map, doesn't there seem to be a something of a high-tax concentration in the Bible Belt?Chaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734540435752271729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-34690001160503464822016-03-21T18:41:50.033-07:002016-03-21T18:41:50.033-07:00politifact.com argues that there are some signific...politifact.com argues that there are some significant problems with this map.<br /><br />http://www.politifact.com/tennessee/statements/2012/mar/20/tax-foundation/tax-foundation-map-shows-tennessee-has-low-beer-ex/<br /><br />I can't begin to understand everything being argued here, but it's pretty clear that the Tax Foundation's map is trying to single out just a piece of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-37380936575878295692016-03-20T06:20:08.010-07:002016-03-20T06:20:08.010-07:00They are definitely a factor, but they aren't ...They are definitely a factor, but they aren't the ONLY factor. Here in SC, they changed a bunch of laws to allow for easier revenue streams despite the high taxes, and that was all the push "Craft brewing" needed to take off like a VC-fueled rocket. Margins are awfully tight still, and they're going to get worse as the bubble attenuates (another 7 breweries coming in the next Daniel Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541362075861422658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22672434152784509482016-03-20T00:58:39.082-07:002016-03-20T00:58:39.082-07:00It should be noted that state excise tax is paid o...It should be noted that state excise tax is paid on all beer that is to be sold in the state, regardless of the location of the brewery. <br />The tax is not paid on all the beer brewed in the state. <br />In most states, the wholesaler is responsible for paying the excise tax (as the NBWA is quick to point out), brewers typically pay it only when they are in-state. (source - Brewers Almanac, JessKiddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13957063630653714731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-56257812345392764092016-03-19T12:09:16.953-07:002016-03-19T12:09:16.953-07:00It's hard for me to puzzle out whether low tax...It's hard for me to puzzle out whether low taxes are cause of higher production or not. Did the low rates in Wisconsin, Missouri and Colorado give Miller, Budweiser and Coors big advantages, or did the lobbying power of Miller, Budweiser and Coors make sure that taxes stayed low in those states?<br /><br />I'm guessing it's the second case, but you'd probably need to look at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-82565522878770578402016-03-19T03:35:09.497-07:002016-03-19T03:35:09.497-07:00DC's first brewpub opened in 1992; its first &...DC's first brewpub opened in 1992; its first 'craft' production brewery in 2011. The city now has 11 'craft' breweries: 5 of which are production-only; 6, brewpubs.THOMAS CIZAUSKAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485107199809830204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-67884377408725505842016-03-18T13:23:50.672-07:002016-03-18T13:23:50.672-07:00It does suggest that there is no discernible relat...It does suggest that there is no discernible relationship between beer taxes and production rates. But I do find it fascinating that there is beer production in Washington DC. The last time I was there I don't think there was a single brewpub in the city. <br />jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-46396582894828435752016-03-18T12:09:15.891-07:002016-03-18T12:09:15.891-07:00I think Tennessee's data is even inflated a go...I think Tennessee's data is even inflated a good bit by the contract brewing numbers from City Brew in Memphis, the old Coors plant, that brews for Sixpoint and 21st Amendment, which aren't even distributed in the state!<br /><br />We are in the lower half for taxes on liquor though. The distilleries have had the ear of lawmakers for a long time, but we are slowly making progress. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com