Lawsuits and taxes and beer laws, oh my!

2023 has been a hell of a year for craft beer. Breweries continue to close their doors or move in together. Like when you had to go back to your parents’ house after college to save some money. Shit happens and you gotta do what you gotta do.

Bevana Drama and Trouble at Tree House

Craft beer is no stranger to lawsuits but there are a couple heavy hitters lately. You’ve heard us talk about Bevana several times. Some of our friends breweries have partnered with them. Well, things are not going well at Bevana. One brewery claims money owed to them by Bevana forced them to close and file bankruptcy and others say monies are owed and promises have not been delivered on. There’s a lot to this one and it’s just getting started so we’ll keep our eyes open for more. Also, a minority shareholder of Tree House brewing claims majority stakeholders paid themselves excessive salaries and amassed real estate holding while no paying proceeds to others. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out.

Taxes and Laws and Big ‘ol Stouts

Britian has frozen their beer taxes until next Summer. Seems people were getting pretty upset about recent increases. News from New Jersey, Gov. Murphy vetoed a bill that would have eased restrictions on breweries. However, there’s more to it as the governor vetoed the bill as he said it doesn’t go far enough. More to come here.

More in the show as we talk about Blackout Wednesday, the return of Bourbon Country Brand Stout, and interesting collaborations in Colorado. Cheers!

Beers of the Week

  • Sierra Nevada Celebration
    Halfway Crooks / Three averns – Tiene Pils (10th Anni Belgian pils w/100% Belgian ingredients.)
    Bell’s – HopSlam (DIPA with Honey)
    Parish / Tripping Animals – Animals in the Machine (Double NEIPA)

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