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BEER INSTITUTE SUPPORTS FDA ACTION TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY THROUGH MENU LABELING REQUIREMENTS

 Requests chain restaurants list calories for each brand of alcohol beverage served WASHINGTON, D.C. AUGUST 3, 2017 – Today, the Beer Institute, an industry trade association whose members include domestic brewers of all sizes as well as beer importers and beer industry suppliers, announced that it submitted comments to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the extension of the compliance date for the final rule, Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments, to May 7, 2018.

BEER INSTITUTE RELEASES JUNE 2017 DOMESTIC TAX PAID ESTIMATE

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for June 2017: The June 2017 estimate is 16,858,000 barrels, an increase of 0.5% versus June 2016 removals of 16,777,000. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

BEER INSTITUTE HONORS WILLIAM COORS WITH JEFF BECKER BEER INDUSTRY SERVICE AWARD

San Diego, California – The Beer Institute, representing brewers of all sizes, as well as beer importers and industry suppliers, awarded William “Bill” Coors, Director Emeritus and Technical Advisor at MillerCoors, with the 2017 Jeff Becker Beer Industry Service Award for his lifetime of dedication to the beer industry and America’s beer drinkers.

BEER INSTITUTE RELEASES TOP TEN FACTS ABOUT JULY 4TH, AMERICA’S FOUNDERS, AND BEER

WASHINGTON, DC—Tuesday marks the Fourth of July, a quintessentially American holiday when friends, neighbors, and family will celebrate the birth of our nation.

PRESS RELEASE: BEER INSTITUTE RELEASES MAY 2017 DOMESTIC TAX PAID ESTIMATE

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for May 2017: The May 2017 estimate is 16,272,000 barrels, an increase of 3.8% versus May 2016 removals of 15,677,000. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

BEER INSTITUTE PRAISES MAJORITY OF U.S. HOUSE MEMBERS’ SUPPORT OF CRAFT BEVERAGE MODERNIZATION AND TAX REFORM ACT

WASHINGTON, DC–The Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers—released the following statement after Representative David Rouzer (R-NC) became the 218th member of the House of Representatives to add his name in support of H.R. 747, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, comprehensive legislation that provides fair and equitable reforms to the federal excise tax for brewers and beer importers of all sizes. “I want to thank Rep.

BEER INSTITUTE LAUNCHES ‘FACES OF BEER’ HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSE JOBS OF THE BEER INDUSTRY

From Farming to Glass Manufacturing, Beer Industry Employs nearly 2.23 Million Americans and Contributes more than $350 Billion to the Economy   WASHINGTON, D.C. June 6, 2017 –As part of the broader Pride Starts Here campaign, the Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers— today launched the Faces of Beer…

BEER INSTITUTE RELEASES APRIL 2017 DOMESTIC TAX PAID ESTIMATE

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for April 2017: The April 2017 estimate is 14,134,000 barrels, a decrease of 4.1% versus April 2016 removals of 14,744,000 barrels. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax…

BEER INSTITUTE AND NBWA ANNOUNCE U.S. BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES $350 BILLION TO ECONOMY AND CREATES 2.23 MILLION JOBS

Beer Serves America Reveals the Beer Industry’s Vast Impact on U.S. Economy and Job Creation Across the Nation WASHINGTON, D.C. – From brewers and beer importers to beer distributors and  retailers, the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) today released Beer Serves America, an economic study that highlights how the U.S. beer industry…

BEER INSTITUTE LAUDS MILLERCOORS $50 MILLION EXPANSION OF MILWAUKEE’S TENTH STREET BREWERY

WASHINGTON–The Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers—released the following statement on the groundbreaking of a $50 million expansion of the Tenth Street Brewery near downtown Milwaukee by MillerCoors, the U.S. division of Molson Coors Brewing Co.: “We commend MillerCoors for their decision to further invest in America’s beer industry,…