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Brewery

Behind the scenes at a brewery with a rope across it an the outline of New Hampshire in orange | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Midjourney | Wikimedia Commons

Alcohol

New Hampshire's New Booze Law Will Hamstring the State's Brewpubs

Despite passing two bills to reduce barriers to enjoying a drink, the Granite State is making it harder for brewpubs to grow.

Tosin Akintola | 7.16.2025 4:25 PM

A 'Buy Canadian' display at a liquor store | Liang Sen / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom

Tariffs

Trump Makes Canada Free Again

Canada’s retaliation against Trump’s tariffs is wiping American alcohol off store shelves—and fueling an unexpected push to deregulate its own restrictive liquor laws.

C. Jarrett Dieterle | 3.15.2025 7:00 AM

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Alcohol

'Transparency' Mandate Would Burden Small Brewers and Distilleries

Government pre-approval for every label could crush craft breweries. And do you really want to force the Carthusian monks who make Green Chartreuse to reveal their ingredients?

C. Jarrett Dieterle | 8.24.2024 7:00 AM

Beer San Francisco Anchor Brewing Company Anchor Steam steam beer brewing California craft brewing bankruptcy Fritz Maytag | Michael Tercha/TNS/Newscom

Beer

RIP Anchor Steam, the San Francisco Brew That Saved Craft Beer in America

Anchor Brewing was sunk by the same forces that former owner Fritz Maytag helped unleash by nurturing America's craft beer revolution.

Eric Boehm | 7.15.2023 7:00 AM

Multiple beers in a flight on a table | Photo 32648784 © Joshua Rainey | Dreamstime.com

Alcohol

New Jersey Cracks Down on Breweries for Hosting Trivia Nights, Serving Food

Regulations ban food sales, limit the number of events, and include other inane requirements.

C. Jarrett Dieterle | 7.12.2022 11:10 AM

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Civil Liberties

The First Amendment Protects the Right To Put a Tiny Penis on a Beer Label

A federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina bureaucrats violated the Constitution when they tried to ban a Flying Dog beer over a possible penis on the label.

Eric Boehm | 5.16.2022 4:40 PM

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Free Markets

If You Think Capitalism Is Dying Because Two Companies 'Control 90 Percent of the Beer Americans Drink,' Go Home, You're Drunk

Obituaries for the benefits of free markets are as numerous as they are wrongheaded.

Nick Gillespie | 5.17.2019 5:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Ingram Publishing/Newscom

Brewery

Government Shutdown Means No New Beers, Because No Bureaucrats Are Working To Approve New Beer Labels

Why do we need the government to do that in the first place?

Eric Boehm | 1.9.2019 11:15 AM

Large image on homepages | Yelp.com/Flickr

Beer

Yes, Blue Moon Is Brewed by the Second-Biggest Beer Company In America. It Can Still Be a 'Craft Beer'

A federal court finds Belgian-style witbier Blue Moon is not deceptively advertised as a craft beer.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.20.2016 4:35 PM

Large image on homepages | American Homebrewers Association/Facebook

Policy

Small Breweries Could Get Big Tax Break Under New Bipartisan Bills

Less taxes, more beer!

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.9.2015 4:10 PM

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Policy

FDA Backtracks on Plan to Stop Small Breweries From Sharing Spent Grain With Farmers

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.23.2014 1:20 PM

Large image on homepages | Epicbeer/Flickr

Policy

Sen. Chuck Schumer Blasts FDA's 'Ridiculous' New Proposal for Breweries

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.22.2014 4:26 PM

Large image on homepages | Austin Brewing Company/Facebook

Policy

Austin Breweries Now Allowed to Open for On-Site Drinking

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.18.2014 1:05 PM

Large image on homepages | Dave Goldberg/Flickr

Policy

Craft Breweries Fight Florida Bills That Benefit Big Distributors

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.3.2014 11:38 AM

Large image on homepages | Scot Rumery/Flickr

Policy

FDA Moves to Stop Sharing Between Beer Makers and Farmers

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.28.2014 4:39 PM

Alabama

Alabama Moving Closer to Legalizing Homebrewing

True brew

Reason Staff | 4.3.2013 12:36 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Anchor Brewing Company - A conversation with craft beer pioneer Fritz Maytag

Reason Staff | 9.7.2010 3:00 PM

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