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More than 3,000 people turned out for the second Tops of the Hops Beer Festival in Biloxi, Mississippi. But organizers say it could have been even more successful if the state didn't ban 90 of the nation's top 100 beers. Mississippi bans the sale of beer with more than 5 percent alcohol content, and organizers say that keeps them from providing many craft beers.