Archive for February, 2013

Small brewer federal excise tax bill reintroduced

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

The Brewers Association reports that H.R. 494, the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act (Small BREW Act) has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation, which was reintroduced by Representatives Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), seeks to recalibrate the federal beer excise tax that small brewers pay on [...]

Brewers Association honors Congressmen Gerlach, Neal

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

The Brewers Association has presented two United States Congressmen with the organization’s Legislator of the Year Award.
Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) were recognized for their stewardship of the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act (Small BREW Act). The awards were presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., by Bob Pease, [...]

OBF adds day, switches to glassware

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

The Oregon Brewers Festival has added a fifth day to its celebration and for the first time drinkers will use taste beer from glassware rather than a plastic mug. The festival is scheduled for July 24-28 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon [...]

Super Bowl Clydesdale gets a name: Hope

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

The baby Clydesdale featured in a Budweiser commercial shown during Super Bowl XLVII now has a name: Hope. Anheuser-Busch InBev also announced another foal would be named in honor of St. Louis baseball icon, Stan Musial.
Last week Budweiser asked its Facebook and Twitter followers to send along naming suggestions. More than 60,000 tweets, Facebook comments, [...]