The firms that produce craft beer and the farmers that grow Idaho potatoes have somewhat similar pandemic supply problems.
Beer Cans and Aluminum Tariffs
Craft brewers are upsizing to 16-ounce cans. Whereas U.S. beer sales are down by 1%, they are up 40% for craft beer in 16-ounce cans. A beer can primer: Because the beer industry uses 36 billion cans a year, they…
A Progressive Tax: Beer Economics
Artisanal beer makers are asking for a tax break. Because typical craft brewers produce fewer than 15,000 barrels a year, they already have a lower tax rate than the larger firms. Currently, US beer brewers pay a $7 tax per barrel (31…